Xavier 87-72 Butler (8 Jan, 2022) Play-by-Play

Xavier Musketeers

12-2, 2-1 Conference

	1	2	T
XAV	42	45	87
BUT	31	41	72

Butler Bulldogs

8-6, 1-2 Conference

TIME		XAV	BUT
19:31	Bryce Golden missed Jumper.	0	0
19:27	Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:16	Nate Johnson Turnover.	0	0
19:16	Aaron Thompson Steal.	0	0
19:12	Jair Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:08	Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:55	Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.	0	0
18:51	Bryce Golden Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:27	Jayden Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:27	Paul Scruggs Block.	0	0
18:23	Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:21	Zach Freemantle made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.	2	0
17:52	Foul on Paul Scruggs.	2	0
17:42	Aaron Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
17:38	Bryce Golden Offensive Rebound.	2	0
17:37	Bryce Golden made Layup.	2	2
17:23	Colby Jones missed Jumper.	2	2
17:18	Aaron Thompson Defensive Rebound.	2	2
16:57	Bryce Nze made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Taylor.	2	5
16:30	Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Hunter.	5	5
15:59	Foul on Nate Johnson.	5	5
15:59	Official TV Timeout	5	5
15:38	Butler Turnover.	5	5
15:27	Jack Nunge missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
15:23	Chuck Harris Defensive Rebound.	5	5
15:17	Bryce Golden missed Jumper.	5	5
15:12	Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.	5	5
15:12	Foul on Chuck Harris.	5	5
15:03	Adam Kunkel made Jumper.	7	5
14:43	Aaron Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Nze.	7	7
14:28	Jack Nunge made Dunk. Assisted by Dwon Odom.	9	7
14:00	Aaron Thompson made Layup.	9	9
13:48	Colby Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwon Odom.	12	9
13:21	Aaron Thompson Turnover.	12	9
13:21	Paul Scruggs Steal.	12	9
13:16	Paul Scruggs made Layup.	14	9
12:59	Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	14	9
12:55	Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.	14	9
12:44	Colby Jones missed Jumper.	14	9
12:43	Butler Defensive Rebound.	14	9
12:20	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	14	9
12:16	Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.	14	9
12:02	Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.	14	9
11:58	Chuck Harris Defensive Rebound.	14	9
11:40	Chuck Harris missed Layup.	14	9
11:40	Dwon Odom Block.	14	9
11:36	Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.	14	9
11:30	Official TV Timeout	14	9
11:13	Jerome Hunter missed Jumper.	14	9
11:10	Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.	14	9
11:07	Foul on Dwon Odom.	14	9
11:07	Bryce Golden made Free Throw.	14	10
11:07	Bryce Golden made Free Throw.	14	11
10:52	Adam Kunkel made Three Point Jumper.	17	11
10:20	Bryce Golden made Dunk. Assisted by Chuck Harris.	17	13
10:06	Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.	17	13
10:02	Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.	17	13
9:54	Simas Lukosius made Jumper.	17	15
9:39	Zach Freemantle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwon Odom.	20	15
9:05	Christian David Turnover.	20	15
8:36	Jerome Hunter made Three Point Jumper.	23	15
8:10	Aaron Thompson made Layup.	23	17
8:04	Jerome Hunter made Three Point Jumper.	26	17
7:44	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	26	17
7:41	Official TV Timeout	26	17
7:40	Xavier Defensive Rebound.	26	17
7:28	Jerome Hunter Turnover.	26	17
7:10	Jair Bolden missed Jumper.	26	17
7:06	Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.	26	17
7:02	Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.	26	17
7:00	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	26	17
7:00	Foul on Simas Lukosius.	26	17
6:55	Paul Scruggs made Layup.	28	17
6:55	Foul on Jayden Taylor.	28	17
6:55	Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.	29	17
6:35	Butler Timeout	29	17
6:27	Aaron Thompson made Layup.	29	19
6:21	Foul on Simas Lukosius.	29	19
6:07	Nate Johnson made Jumper.	31	19
5:32	Bryce Golden made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.	31	21
5:08	Zach Freemantle made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.	33	21
4:35	Bryce Golden made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Taylor.	33	23
4:24	Zach Freemantle made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.	35	23
4:24	Foul on Aaron Thompson.	35	23
4:24	Zach Freemantle made Free Throw.	36	23
4:05	Aaron Thompson made Layup.	36	25
3:47	Zach Freemantle missed Three Point Jumper.	36	25
3:43	Colby Jones Offensive Rebound.	36	25
3:42	Colby Jones made Layup.	38	25
3:23	Bryce Golden Turnover.	38	25
3:23	Official TV Timeout	38	25
3:07	Colby Jones Turnover.	38	25
3:07	Jair Bolden Steal.	38	25
2:50	Bryce Golden made Jumper. Assisted by Jair Bolden.	38	27
2:41	Dwon Odom missed Jumper.	38	27
2:41	Jair Bolden Block.	38	27
2:37	Bryce Nze Defensive Rebound.	38	27
2:33	Aaron Thompson made Layup.	38	29
2:20	Dwon Odom missed Jumper.	38	29
2:16	Chuck Harris Defensive Rebound.	38	29
1:49	Aaron Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	38	29
1:45	Bryce Nze Offensive Rebound.	38	29
1:36	Foul on Nate Johnson.	38	29
1:36	Jair Bolden made Free Throw.	38	30
1:36	Jair Bolden made Free Throw.	38	31
1:19	Jack Nunge made Jumper.	40	31
1:14	Xavier Timeout	40	31
0:55	Bryce Golden missed Jumper.	40	31
0:49	Jack Nunge Defensive Rebound.	40	31
0:28	Adam Kunkel made Jumper.	42	31
0:01	Aaron Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	42	31
0:00	Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.	42	31
0:00	End of 1st half	42	31

Hinkle Fieldhouse

1:30 AM, 8 January 2022

Indianapolis, IN

Attendance: 8,557

Referees:
Pat Driscoll
Doug Shows
Tommy Morrissey

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Marquette	2-0	-	11-2
Georgetown	2-0	-	10-2
St. John's	2-0	-	10-2
UConn	2-0	-	10-3
Creighton	1-1	1	8-5
Villanova	1-1	1	8-5
Providence	1-1	1	7-6
DePaul	0-2	2	8-4
Xavier	0-2	2	8-5
Butler	0-2	2	7-6
Seton Hall	0-2	2	5-8

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