UConn 88-81 Butler (5 Jan, 2024) Play-by-Play

UConn Huskies

13-2, 3-1 Conference

	1	2	T
CONN	35	53	88
BUT	42	39	81

Butler Bulldogs

10-5, 1-3 Conference

TIME		CONN	BUT
19:39	Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:36	Stephon Castle Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:06	Stephon Castle missed Jumper.	0	0
19:05	UConn Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:05	UConn Turnover.	0	0
18:49	Pierre Brooks missed Layup.	0	0
18:40	Pierre Brooks Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:40	Pierre Brooks made Layup.	0	2
18:26	Cam Spencer made Jumper.	2	2
18:15	DJ Davis made Layup.	2	4
18:15	Foul on Tristen Newton.	2	4
18:15	DJ Davis made Free Throw.	2	5
17:46	Tristen Newton missed Layup.	2	5
17:43	DJ Davis Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:40	Posh Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
17:35	Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:22	Foul on Jalen Thomas.	2	5
17:22	Stephon Castle made Free Throw.	3	5
17:22	Stephon Castle made Free Throw.	4	5
17:13	Posh Alexander Turnover.	4	5
16:49	Stephon Castle missed Layup.	4	5
16:45	Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.	4	5
16:43	Samson Johnson Turnover.	4	5
16:43	Pierre Brooks Steal.	4	5
16:38	DJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	4	5
16:36	Butler Offensive Rebound.	4	5
16:20	Jalen Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by DJ Davis.	4	7
16:03	Cam Spencer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Castle.	7	7
15:41	Foul on Alex Karaban.	7	7
15:41	Pierre Brooks made Free Throw.	7	8
15:41	Pierre Brooks made Free Throw.	7	9
15:22	Alex Karaban missed Layup.	7	9
15:19	Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.	7	9
15:12	DJ Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Posh Alexander.	7	12
14:56	Foul on Landon Moore.	7	12
14:56	Tristen Newton made Free Throw.	8	12
14:56	Tristen Newton made Free Throw.	9	12
14:36	Pierre Brooks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DJ Davis.	9	15
14:20	Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Spencer.	12	15
14:05	Pierre Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.	12	15
14:02	UConn Defensive Rebound.	12	15
14:02	Foul on Pierre Brooks.	12	15
13:40	Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Cam Spencer.	14	15
13:14	Posh Alexander missed Jumper.	14	15
13:14	Samson Johnson Block.	14	15
13:08	Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.	14	15
13:04	Cam Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.	14	15
13:00	Landon Moore Defensive Rebound.	14	15
12:38	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	14	15
12:35	Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.	14	15
12:29	Samson Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Cam Spencer.	16	15
12:08	Jahmyl Telfort missed Layup.	16	15
12:06	Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.	16	15
11:41	Alex Karaban Turnover.	16	15
11:41	Pierre Brooks Steal.	16	15
11:36	Pierre Brooks Turnover.	16	15
11:36	Cam Spencer Steal.	16	15
11:31	Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.	16	15
11:27	Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.	16	15
11:23	Foul on Cam Spencer.	16	15
11:23	Official TV Timeout	16	15
11:21	Finley Bizjack made Layup. Assisted by Landon Moore.	16	17
11:00	Solomon Ball Turnover.	16	17
11:00	Landon Moore Steal.	16	17
10:49	Landon Moore missed Layup.	16	17
10:49	Samson Johnson Block.	16	17
10:45	Landon Moore Offensive Rebound.	16	17
10:33	Foul on Hassan Diarra.	16	17
10:33	Pierre Brooks made Free Throw.	16	18
10:33	Pierre Brooks made Free Throw.	16	19
10:17	Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Tristen Newton.	18	19
9:56	Foul on Samson Johnson.	18	19
9:56	Andre Screen made Free Throw.	18	20
9:56	Andre Screen missed Free Throw.	18	20
9:54	Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.	18	20
9:37	Jaylin Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.	21	20
9:05	Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.	21	22
8:45	Stephon Castle Turnover.	21	22
8:45	Posh Alexander Steal.	21	22
8:38	Posh Alexander Turnover.	21	22
8:38	Stephon Castle Steal.	21	22
8:35	Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.	21	22
8:35	Alex Karaban Offensive Rebound.	21	22
8:34	Alex Karaban made Layup.	23	22
8:24	Jalen Thomas made Layup. Assisted by DJ Davis.	23	24
7:59	Tristen Newton Turnover.	23	24
7:59	Pierre Brooks Steal.	23	24
7:46	Pierre Brooks made Layup.	23	26
7:21	Cam Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.	23	26
7:19	Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.	23	26
7:15	DJ Davis made Jumper.	23	28
6:52	Jaylin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.	23	28
6:52	UConn Offensive Rebound.	23	28
6:52	Foul on Jalen Thomas.	23	28
6:52	Official TV Timeout	23	28
6:51	Tristen Newton Turnover.	23	28
6:51	DJ Davis Steal.	23	28
6:34	Foul on Alex Karaban.	23	28
6:34	DJ Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Posh Alexander.	23	31
6:07	Cam Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.	23	31
6:01	Stephon Castle Offensive Rebound.	23	31
6:00	Stephon Castle made Layup.	25	31
5:34	DJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	25	31
5:32	Andre Screen Offensive Rebound.	25	31
5:32	Foul on Samson Johnson.	25	31
5:32	Andre Screen made Free Throw.	25	32
5:32	Andre Screen made Free Throw.	25	33
5:14	Cam Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.	25	33
5:08	Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.	25	33
4:54	Posh Alexander Turnover.	25	33
4:54	Cam Spencer Steal.	25	33
4:50	Foul on Landon Moore.	25	33
4:50	Solomon Ball missed Free Throw.	25	33
4:50	UConn Offensive Rebound.	25	33
4:50	Solomon Ball made Free Throw.	26	33
4:34	DJ Davis missed Jumper.	26	33
4:30	Stephon Castle Defensive Rebound.	26	33
4:26	Solomon Ball missed Dunk.	26	33
4:20	Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.	26	33
4:15	DJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	26	33
4:12	Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.	26	33
4:00	Stephon Castle made Jumper.	28	33
3:28	Andre Screen missed Jumper.	28	33
3:26	Andre Screen Offensive Rebound.	28	33
3:26	Foul on Youssouf Singare.	28	33
3:26	Official TV Timeout	28	33
3:26	Andre Screen made Free Throw.	28	34
3:26	Andre Screen made Free Throw.	28	35
3:09	Tristen Newton made Layup.	30	35
3:09	Foul on Boden Kapke.	30	35
3:08	Tristen Newton missed Free Throw.	30	35
3:07	Boden Kapke Defensive Rebound.	30	35
2:55	Foul on Stephon Castle.	30	35
2:55	Boden Kapke made Free Throw.	30	36
2:55	Boden Kapke missed Free Throw.	30	36
2:53	Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.	30	36
2:38	Hassan Diarra Turnover.	30	36
2:30	Foul on DJ Davis.	30	36
2:30	DJ Davis Turnover.	30	36
2:19	Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.	30	36
2:16	Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.	30	36
2:09	DJ Davis missed Layup.	30	36
2:01	Posh Alexander Offensive Rebound.	30	36
2:01	Posh Alexander missed Layup.	30	36
2:00	Stephon Castle Defensive Rebound.	30	36
1:57	Tristen Newton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Castle.	33	36
1:53	UConn Timeout	33	36
1:34	Boden Kapke made Layup. Assisted by Posh Alexander.	33	38
1:18	Stephon Castle missed Jumper.	33	38
1:15	Jaylin Stewart Offensive Rebound.	33	38
1:14	Jaylin Stewart made Layup.	35	38
0:56	DJ Davis made Layup.	35	40
0:41	Alex Karaban Turnover.	35	40
0:41	Boden Kapke Steal.	35	40
0:34	Boden Kapke made Dunk. Assisted by Pierre Brooks.	35	42
0:04	Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.	35	42
0:01	Boden Kapke Defensive Rebound.	35	42
0:00	End of 1st half	35	42

Hinkle Fieldhouse

11:30 PM, 5 January 2024

Indianapolis, IN

Attendance: 9,163

Referees:
Mike Roberts
Paul Szelc
Tommy Morrissey

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

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