National Basketball Association
Butler 93, Missouri St. 59
When: 2:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 19, 2015
Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Jeb Hartness, # Olandis Poole
Attendance:
1760
By The Sports Xchange
No. 22 Butler didn't smash any school scoring records Thursday, but it lit up the scoreboard again while easily advancing to the semifinals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Forward Andrew Chrabascz and reserve forward Kelan Martin each scored 18 points as the Bulldogs clobbered Missouri State 93-59 at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan.
Coming off a 144-point performance in its season opener on Saturday night against The Citadel, Butler (2-0) shot 60 percent from the floor as it established a 49-25 halftime lead and never really let up until the margin reached 38 points with 10:19 remaining.
Guard Kellen Dunham added 11 points for the Bulldogs, who will play Temple in a semifinal on Friday. Point guard Tyler Lewis distributed 10 of Butler's 23 assists and guard Roosevelt Jones contributed 10 rebounds.
Guard Dequon Miller scored 15 points for the Bears (0-2) and freshman guard Jarred Dixon came off the bench to add 11. But Missouri State couldn't consistently make shots against Butler's physical defense, hitting only 20-of-59 from the field and 2-of-15 on 3-pointers.
The teams combined for 53 fouls and 59 free throws. The Bears were just 17-of-30 at the foul line.
Top Game Performances
| Butler |
|
Missouri St. |
|
Andrew Chrabascz 18 |
Scoring |
Dequon Miller 15 |
|
Tyler Lewis 10 |
Assists |
Dequon Miller 2 |
|
Roosevelt Jones 10 |
Rebounds |
Obediah Church 6 |
|
Jackson Davis 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Dequon Miller 7 |
|
Andrew Chrabascz 2 |
Steals |
Dorrian Williams 1 |
|
Andrew Chrabascz 1 |
Blocks |
Obediah Church 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Butler
|
93 |
60.0 |
8-17 |
19-29 |
23 |
32 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
| Missouri St.
|
59 |
33.9 |
2-15 |
17-30 |
5 |
27 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
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