Xavier 78-66 Butler (5 Mar, 2023) Play-by-Play

Butler Bulldogs

14-17, 6-14 conf

	1	2	T
BUT	27	39	66
XAV	37	41	78

Xavier Musketeers

23-8, 15-5 conf

TIME		BUT	XAV
19:44	Jayden Taylor missed Jumper.	0	0
19:40	Jack Nunge Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:32	Souley Boum missed Layup.	0	0
19:31	Colby Jones Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Foul on Jalen Thomas.	0	0
19:31	Colby Jones missed Free Throw.	0	0
19:31	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Colby Jones missed Free Throw.	0	0
19:29	Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:08	Adam Kunkel Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:53	Jerome Hunter made Layup.	0	2
18:52	Foul on Jalen Thomas.	0	2
18:52	Jerome Hunter missed Free Throw.	0	2
18:51	Manny Bates Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:31	Jayden Taylor made Jumper.	2	2
18:14	Adam Kunkel made Jumper. Assisted by Souley Boum.	2	4
18:01	Jayden Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:58	Jerome Hunter Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:44	Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:40	Manny Bates Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:26	Eric Hunter Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:22	Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:17	Adam Kunkel made Layup. Assisted by Colby Jones.	2	6
17:01	Chuck Harris made Jumper.	4	6
16:37	Colby Jones Turnover.	4	6
16:37	Simas Lukosius Steal.	4	6
16:32	Jayden Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Chuck Harris.	6	6
16:14	Souley Boum missed Three Point Jumper.	6	6
16:11	Eric Hunter Jr. Defensive Rebound.	6	6
15:58	Chuck Harris missed Layup.	6	6
15:55	Jack Nunge Defensive Rebound.	6	6
15:44	Colby Jones made Jumper.	6	8
15:25	Foul on Jack Nunge.	6	8
15:25	Official TV Timeout	6	8
15:17	Jayden Taylor missed Layup.	6	8
15:14	Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.	6	8
15:05	Jack Nunge missed Three Point Jumper.	6	8
15:01	Souley Boum Offensive Rebound.	6	8
14:54	Foul on Eric Hunter Jr..	6	8
14:49	Desmond Claude made Layup. Assisted by Cesare Edwards.	6	10
14:30	Foul on Jerome Hunter.	6	10
14:27	Manny Bates missed Jumper.	6	10
14:24	Jerome Hunter Defensive Rebound.	6	10
14:13	Desmond Claude missed Layup.	6	10
14:10	Jerome Hunter Offensive Rebound.	6	10
14:10	Jerome Hunter missed Layup.	6	10
14:08	Eric Hunter Jr. Defensive Rebound.	6	10
13:59	Foul on Souley Boum.	6	10
13:59	Eric Hunter Jr. missed Free Throw.	6	10
13:59	Butler Offensive Rebound.	6	10
13:53	Eric Hunter Jr. made Free Throw.	7	10
13:51	Adam Kunkel Turnover.	7	10
13:30	Simas Lukosius missed Jumper.	7	10
13:27	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	7	10
13:11	Cesare Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by Colby Jones.	7	12
12:55	Connor Turnbull missed Three Point Jumper.	7	12
12:51	Chuck Harris Offensive Rebound.	7	12
12:51	Chuck Harris made Layup.	9	12
12:35	Souley Boum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colby Jones.	9	15
12:06	Simas Lukosius missed Jumper.	9	15
12:02	Souley Boum Defensive Rebound.	9	15
11:53	Colby Jones missed Jumper.	9	15
11:50	Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.	9	15
11:42	Eric Hunter Jr. missed Layup.	9	15
11:39	Souley Boum Defensive Rebound.	9	15
11:33	Cesare Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Souley Boum.	9	17
11:14	Jayden Taylor missed Layup.	9	17
11:12	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	9	17
11:08	Desmond Claude Turnover.	9	17
11:08	Chuck Harris Steal.	9	17
11:08	Foul on Desmond Claude.	9	17
11:08	Official TV Timeout	9	17
10:42	Simas Lukosius missed Layup.	9	17
10:42	Desmond Claude Block.	9	17
10:38	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	9	17
10:12	Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.	9	17
10:09	Manny Bates Defensive Rebound.	9	17
9:58	Chuck Harris Turnover.	9	17
9:43	Foul on Manny Bates.	9	17
9:43	Souley Boum missed Free Throw.	9	17
9:43	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	9	17
9:43	Souley Boum made Free Throw.	9	18
9:25	Myles Tate Turnover.	9	18
9:07	Adam Kunkel Turnover.	9	18
8:41	Manny Bates made Layup. Assisted by Chuck Harris.	11	18
8:35	Adam Kunkel made Layup.	11	20
8:15	Jayden Taylor made Jumper.	13	20
7:56	Colby Jones made Layup. Assisted by Adam Kunkel.	13	22
7:30	Chuck Harris missed Layup.	13	22
7:30	Jerome Hunter Block.	13	22
7:30	Butler Offensive Rebound.	13	22
7:30	Official TV Timeout	13	22
7:24	Jayden Taylor missed Jumper.	13	22
7:18	Cesare Edwards Defensive Rebound.	13	22
7:11	Colby Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	13	22
7:06	Souley Boum Offensive Rebound.	13	22
6:47	Souley Boum made Layup.	13	24
6:24	Manny Bates made Layup. Assisted by Myles Tate.	15	24
6:24	Foul on Cesare Edwards.	15	24
6:24	Manny Bates made Free Throw.	16	24
6:15	Foul on Jack Nunge.	16	24
6:02	Connor Turnbull Turnover.	16	24
5:55	Souley Boum missed Layup.	16	24
5:52	Myles Tate Defensive Rebound.	16	24
5:41	Simas Lukosius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Hunter Jr..	19	24
5:12	Adam Kunkel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	19	27
4:50	Jayden Taylor Turnover.	19	27
4:50	Desmond Claude Steal.	19	27
4:46	Foul on Simas Lukosius.	19	27
4:46	Colby Jones made Free Throw.	19	28
4:46	Colby Jones made Free Throw.	19	29
4:18	Simas Lukosius Turnover.	19	29
3:56	Adam Kunkel missed Layup.	19	29
3:54	Jerome Hunter Offensive Rebound.	19	29
3:52	Adam Kunkel missed Jumper.	19	29
3:52	Butler Defensive Rebound.	19	29
3:52	Foul on Cesare Edwards.	19	29
3:52	Official TV Timeout	19	29
3:52	Connor Turnbull made Free Throw.	20	29
3:52	Connor Turnbull made Free Throw.	21	29
3:41	Colby Jones made Layup. Assisted by Cesare Edwards.	21	31
3:27	Foul on Eric Hunter Jr..	21	31
3:27	Eric Hunter Jr. Turnover.	21	31
3:08	Colby Jones Turnover.	21	31
2:53	Chuck Harris missed Layup.	21	31
2:50	Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.	21	31
2:48	Cesare Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Colby Jones.	21	33
2:30	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	21	33
2:27	Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.	21	33
2:14	Foul on Cesare Edwards.	21	33
2:14	Cesare Edwards Turnover.	21	33
2:04	Jayden Taylor missed Layup.	21	33
2:03	Butler Offensive Rebound.	21	33
2:01	Jalen Thomas made Dunk. Assisted by Myles Tate.	23	33
1:44	Desmond Claude missed Jumper.	23	33
1:41	Chuck Harris Defensive Rebound.	23	33
1:29	Chuck Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.	25	33
1:12	Souley Boum missed Jumper.	25	33
1:09	Desmond Claude Offensive Rebound.	25	33
1:06	Souley Boum made Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	25	35
0:47	Myles Tate made Layup. Assisted by Chuck Harris.	27	35
0:22	Foul on Myles Tate.	27	35
0:22	Adam Kunkel made Free Throw.	27	36
0:22	Butler Timeout	27	36
0:22	Adam Kunkel made Free Throw.	27	37
0:04	Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	27	37
0:02	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	27	37
0:00	End of 1st half	27	37

Cintas Center

12:00 AM, 5 March 2023

Cincinnati, OH

Attendance: 10,398

Referees:
Brent Hampton
James Breeding
Matt Potter

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UConn	18-2	-	37-3
Marquette	14-6	4	27-10
Creighton	14-6	4	25-10
Seton Hall	13-7	5	25-12
St. John's	11-9	7	20-13
Providence	10-10	8	21-14
Villanova	10-10	8	18-16
Butler	9-11	9	18-15
Xavier	9-11	9	16-18
Georgetown	2-18	16	9-23
DePaul	0-20	18	3-29

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