Butler 97-90 California (9 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

California Golden Bears

3-6, 0-1 away

	1	2	OT	T
CAL	37	36	17	90
BUT	34	39	24	97

Butler Bulldogs

8-2, 6-0 home

TIME		CAL	BUT
19:37	Jaylon Tyson Turnover.	0	0
19:17	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	0	0
19:14	Fardaws Aimaq Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:46	Jalen Cone made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keonte Kennedy.	3	0
18:29	Posh Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
18:25	Butler Offensive Rebound.	3	0
18:13	Pierre Brooks made Jumper.	3	2
17:49	Fardaws Aimaq made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Tyson.	6	2
17:23	Pierre Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.	6	2
17:21	California Defensive Rebound.	6	2
16:59	Foul on Jalen Thomas.	6	2
16:59	Fardaws Aimaq made Free Throw.	7	2
16:59	Fardaws Aimaq made Free Throw.	8	2
16:46	Posh Alexander missed Jumper.	8	2
16:43	Posh Alexander Offensive Rebound.	8	2
16:43	Posh Alexander made Jumper.	8	4
16:31	Jalen Cone made Three Point Jumper.	11	4
16:14	Posh Alexander Turnover.	11	4
16:14	Jalen Cone Steal.	11	4
16:04	Fardaws Aimaq missed Layup.	11	4
16:04	Jalen Thomas Block.	11	4
16:03	Butler Defensive Rebound.	11	4
15:44	Foul on Jaylon Tyson.	11	4
15:44	Official TV Timeout	11	4
15:36	Andre Screen missed Layup.	11	4
15:34	Fardaws Aimaq Defensive Rebound.	11	4
15:06	Keonte Kennedy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Tyson.	14	4
14:39	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	14	4
14:35	Fardaws Aimaq Defensive Rebound.	14	4
14:16	Fardaws Aimaq made Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Tyson.	16	4
14:00	Pierre Brooks Turnover.	16	4
13:55	Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper.	16	4
13:50	Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.	16	4
13:44	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	16	4
13:41	Fardaws Aimaq Defensive Rebound.	16	4
13:28	Jaylon Tyson missed Jumper.	16	4
13:25	Pierre Brooks Defensive Rebound.	16	4
13:20	Pierre Brooks missed Jumper.	16	4
13:19	Butler Offensive Rebound.	16	4
13:18	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	16	4
13:14	Fardaws Aimaq Defensive Rebound.	16	4
12:58	Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper.	16	4
12:56	Butler Defensive Rebound.	16	4
12:36	DJ Davis missed Layup.	16	4
12:35	Andre Screen Offensive Rebound.	16	4
12:35	Andre Screen made Layup.	16	6
12:35	Foul on Keonte Kennedy.	16	6
12:35	Andre Screen made Free Throw.	16	7
12:26	Rodney Brown Jr. made Jumper.	18	7
12:04	Andre Screen missed Layup.	18	7
12:01	Fardaws Aimaq Defensive Rebound.	18	7
11:51	Fardaws Aimaq missed Jumper.	18	7
11:48	Landon Moore Defensive Rebound.	18	7
11:41	Foul on Fardaws Aimaq.	18	7
11:41	Official TV Timeout	18	7
11:41	Landon Moore made Free Throw.	18	8
11:41	Landon Moore made Free Throw.	18	9
11:10	California Turnover.	18	9
10:59	Finley Bizjack Turnover.	18	9
10:53	Foul on Jaylon Tyson.	18	9
10:53	Jaylon Tyson Turnover.	18	9
10:31	Landon Moore missed Jumper.	18	9
10:26	Keonte Kennedy Defensive Rebound.	18	9
10:20	Keonte Kennedy missed Three Point Jumper.	18	9
10:16	Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.	18	9
10:08	Finley Bizjack made Layup.	18	11
10:08	Foul on ND Okafor.	18	11
10:08	Finley Bizjack made Free Throw.	18	12
9:39	Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper.	18	12
9:36	Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.	18	12
9:31	Posh Alexander made Layup.	18	14
9:30	California Timeout	18	14
9:17	Grant Newell Turnover.	18	14
9:09	Landon Moore Turnover.	18	14
9:09	Keonte Kennedy Steal.	18	14
9:05	Rodney Brown Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keonte Kennedy.	21	14
8:41	Jahmyl Telfort missed Layup.	21	14
8:38	Keonte Kennedy Defensive Rebound.	21	14
8:19	Fardaws Aimaq made Jumper.	23	14
7:57	Posh Alexander made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Thomas.	23	16
7:40	Jalen Cone Turnover.	23	16
7:40	Posh Alexander Steal.	23	16
7:35	Posh Alexander made Layup.	23	18
7:32	Official TV Timeout	23	18
7:18	Jalen Cone made Jumper.	25	18
6:59	Jahmyl Telfort Turnover.	25	18
6:40	Fardaws Aimaq missed Jumper.	25	18
6:36	Jalen Thomas Defensive Rebound.	25	18
6:28	Jahmyl Telfort missed Layup.	25	18
6:26	Butler Offensive Rebound.	25	18
6:15	Foul on Grant Newell.	25	18
6:15	Posh Alexander missed Free Throw.	25	18
6:15	Butler Offensive Rebound.	25	18
6:15	Posh Alexander made Free Throw.	25	19
6:04	Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper.	25	19
6:01	Fardaws Aimaq Offensive Rebound.	25	19
5:42	Fardaws Aimaq missed Layup.	25	19
5:42	Jalen Thomas Block.	25	19
5:38	Jalen Thomas Defensive Rebound.	25	19
5:38	Pierre Brooks made Layup.	25	21
5:18	Fardaws Aimaq made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cone.	28	21
4:54	Foul on Jalen Celestine.	28	21
4:54	DJ Davis made Free Throw.	28	22
4:54	DJ Davis made Free Throw.	28	23
4:41	Keonte Kennedy made Layup.	30	23
4:30	Pierre Brooks missed Jumper.	30	23
4:26	Jalen Thomas Offensive Rebound.	30	23
4:26	Jalen Thomas made Layup.	30	25
4:14	Jalen Celestine missed Three Point Jumper.	30	25
4:11	DJ Davis Defensive Rebound.	30	25
4:08	Finley Bizjack made Layup. Assisted by DJ Davis.	30	27
3:47	Foul on Jalen Thomas.	30	27
3:47	Official TV Timeout	30	27
3:41	Keonte Kennedy made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Cone.	32	27
3:18	Andre Screen Turnover.	32	27
3:18	Keonte Kennedy Steal.	32	27
3:14	Keonte Kennedy made Dunk.	34	27
3:03	Posh Alexander Turnover.	34	27
3:03	Gus Larson Steal.	34	27
2:56	Fardaws Aimaq missed Layup.	34	27
2:56	Andre Screen Block.	34	27
2:52	Pierre Brooks Defensive Rebound.	34	27
2:51	Pierre Brooks made Jumper.	34	29
2:22	Jalen Cone missed Jumper.	34	29
2:19	Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.	34	29
2:08	Posh Alexander missed Layup.	34	29
2:05	Fardaws Aimaq Defensive Rebound.	34	29
1:52	Fardaws Aimaq Turnover.	34	29
1:52	Posh Alexander Steal.	34	29
1:47	Pierre Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.	34	29
1:43	Jaylon Tyson Defensive Rebound.	34	29
1:27	Jaylon Tyson missed Jumper.	34	29
1:27	Andre Screen Block.	34	29
1:24	California Offensive Rebound.	34	29
1:15	Fardaws Aimaq missed Layup.	34	29
1:15	Gus Larson Offensive Rebound.	34	29
1:15	Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.	34	29
1:10	Fardaws Aimaq missed Jumper.	34	29
1:07	Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.	34	29
0:57	Jahmyl Telfort made Layup. Assisted by Posh Alexander.	34	31
0:29	Keonte Kennedy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cone.	37	31
0:19	Butler Timeout	37	31
0:04	Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Posh Alexander.	37	34
0:00	End of 1st half	37	34

Hinkle Fieldhouse

5:00 PM, 9 December 2023

Indianapolis, IN

Attendance: 8,034

Referees:
John Gaffney
Tim Smith
Connor Mooney

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Arizona	15-5	-	27-9
Washington State	14-6	1	25-10
Colorado	13-7	2	26-11
Oregon	12-8	3	24-12
UCLA	10-10	5	16-17
Utah	9-11	6	22-15
Washington	9-11	6	17-15
California	9-11	6	13-19
USC	8-12	7	15-18
Arizona State	8-12	7	14-18
Stanford	8-12	7	14-18
Oregon State	5-15	10	13-19

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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