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
Duke	2-0	-	10-2
SMU	2-0	-	10-2
Clemson	2-0	-	10-3
Pittsburgh	1-0	0.5	10-2
Stanford	1-0	0.5	9-3
NC State	1-0	0.5	8-4
North Carolina	1-0	0.5	7-5
Notre Dame	1-0	0.5	7-5
Wake Forest	1-1	1	9-4
Louisville	1-1	1	7-5
California	0-1	1.5	7-5
Virginia	0-1	1.5	7-5
Syracuse	0-1	1.5	5-6
Virginia Tech	0-1	1.5	5-7
Miami	0-1	1.5	4-8
Florida State	0-2	2	9-4
Boston College	0-2	2	7-5
Georgia Tech	0-2	2	5-7

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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