Butler scores 24 as Central Michigan beats Valparaiso 71-67

AP
Dec 07, 2023

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Derrick Butler scored 24 points as Central Michigan beat Valparaiso 71-67 on Wednesday night.

Butler also added six rebounds for the Chippewas (3-5). Markus Harding scored 13 points and added seven rebounds. Anthony Pritchard and Brian Taylor finished with 12 points.

The Beacons (4-5) were led by Isaiah Stafford, who posted 23 points. Sherman Weatherspoon IV added 13 points for Valparaiso. Jaxon Edwards also recorded eight points, six rebounds and three blocks.

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Both teams play again on Saturday. Central Michigan visits Creighton and Valparaiso travels to play Virginia Tech.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
VALP
Beacons
22
CMU
Chippewas
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jerome Palm vs. Markus Harding (Chippewas gains possession)
19:38	+2	Brian Taylor makes two point layup	0-2
19:32		Darius DeAveiro turnover (bad pass)
19:18		Brian Taylor misses two point layup
19:16		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
19:02		Isaiah Stafford turnover (bad pass)
18:49	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	0-4
18:17		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
18:15		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
18:09	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	0-6
17:45		Jaxon Edwards misses two point layup
17:45		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
17:45		Brian Taylor misses two point layup
17:43		Cayden Vasko offensive rebound
17:31		Cayden Vasko misses two point layup
17:29		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
17:25		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
17:23		Markus Harding defensive rebound
17:21	+3	Brian Taylor makes three point jump shot (Derrick Butler assists)	0-9
17:21		Beacons 30 second timeout
16:53	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point jump shot	2-9
16:33		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Stafford steals)
16:26		Anthony Pritchard blocks Isaiah Stafford's two point layup
16:24		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
16:24		Derrick Butler turnover (Jerome Palm steals)
16:08		Jerome Palm turnover (traveling)
15:53		Jemal Davis misses three point jump shot
15:51		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
15:40	+3	Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot (Jemal Davis assists)	2-12
15:32	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point layup	4-12
15:17		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
15:15		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
15:08		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
15:06		Beacons offensive rebound
15:06		TV timeout
14:59	+3	Isaiah Stafford makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	7-12
14:30		Brian Taylor misses two point jump shot
14:28		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
14:19		Jaxon Edwards misses two point jump shot
14:17		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
14:07		Jemal Davis misses two point jump shot
14:05		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
13:54		Brian Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:52		Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound
13:34		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
13:34		Jemal Davis defensive rebound
13:34		Shaedon Simpson misses three point jump shot
13:32		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
13:17		Jaxon Edwards misses three point jump shot
13:15		Markus Harding defensive rebound
12:45		Jaxon Edwards blocks Jemal Davis's two point layup
12:43		Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
12:39		Cooper Schwieger turnover (traveling)
12:20		Paul McMillan IV misses three point jump shot
12:18		Shaedon Simpson offensive rebound
12:14	+2	Shaedon Simpson makes two point layup	7-14
12:04	+3	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	10-14
11:45		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
11:43		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
11:37		Paul McMillan IV turnover (bad pass) (Sherman Weatherspoon IV steals)
11:26	+3	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	13-14
11:00		Jemal Davis misses two point layup
10:58		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
10:47		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
10:45		Paul McMillan IV defensive rebound
10:40	+3	Markus Harding makes three point jump shot (Shaedon Simpson assists)	13-17
10:26		Darius DeAveiro turnover (out of bounds)
10:26		TV timeout
10:00		Brian Taylor misses two point jump shot
9:58		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
9:29		Ola Ajiboye misses two point jump shot
9:27		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
9:03		Paul McMillan IV misses three point jump shot
9:01		Chippewas offensive rebound
9:00		Darius DeAveiro personal foul
8:57		Ola Ajiboye personal foul (Hunter Harding draws the foul)
8:42		Cayden Vasko turnover (lost ball) (Darius DeAveiro steals)
8:36	+3	Isaiah Stafford makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	16-17
8:19		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
8:17		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
8:08		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
8:06		Kasper Sepp offensive rebound
7:41		Sherman Weatherspoon IV personal foul (Paul McMillan IV draws the foul)
7:41		Sherman Weatherspoon IV turnover (offensive foul)
7:41		TV timeout
7:36	+2	Markus Harding makes two point layup (Brian Taylor assists)	16-19
7:12		Jerome Palm misses two point hook shot
7:10		Markus Harding defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point jump shot	16-21
6:27		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
6:25		Chippewas defensive rebound
6:19		Isaiah Stafford personal foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
6:07		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Darius DeAveiro steals)
5:54	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	18-21
5:30		Brian Taylor misses two point jump shot
5:29		Markus Harding offensive rebound
5:29		Jaxon Edwards shooting foul (Markus Harding draws the foul)
5:29		Markus Harding misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:29	+1	Markus Harding makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-22
5:29		Beacons 30 second timeout
5:11		Markus Harding blocks Cooper Schwieger's two point layup
5:09		Brian Taylor defensive rebound
4:53	+2	Markus Harding makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	18-24
4:41		Sherman Weatherspoon IV turnover (bad pass) (Brian Taylor steals)
4:36		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Derrick Butler draws the foul)
4:36		Derrick Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:36		Derrick Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:36		Chippewas offensive rebound
4:34		Jemal Davis offensive foul
4:13		Jemal Davis turnover (offensive foul)
4:13		Cooper Schwieger turnover (lost ball) (Jemal Davis steals)
4:05		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Derrick Butler draws the foul)
4:05	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-25
4:05	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-26
3:43		Jaxon Edwards misses three point jump shot
3:41		Jemal Davis defensive rebound
3:26		Cayden Vasko turnover (bad pass) (Kasper Sepp steals)
3:19		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
3:17		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
3:11		Derrick Butler misses two point layup
3:09		Derrick Butler offensive rebound
3:05	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point layup	18-28
2:54		Cayden Vasko personal foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
2:54		TV timeout
2:38		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
2:36		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
2:29	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	18-30
2:00	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point layup	20-30
1:43		Shaedon Simpson misses three point jump shot
1:41		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
1:41		Derrick Butler personal foul
1:23		Kasper Sepp turnover (Brian Taylor steals)
1:17		Kasper Sepp blocks Brian Taylor's two point layup
1:16		Jemal Davis offensive rebound
1:16		Jemal Davis misses two point layup
1:16		Chippewas offensive rebound
1:16		Chippewas 30 second timeout
1:07	+3	Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot	20-33
0:50		Darius DeAveiro turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Pritchard steals)
0:46	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	20-35
0:39		Jaxon Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Shaedon Simpson steals)
0:34		Derrick Butler misses two point layup
0:32		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
0:20	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot	22-35
0:00		Brian Taylor misses two point layup
0:01		Brian Taylor offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Brian Taylor makes two point layup	22-37
0:00		End of period

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Butler scores 24 as Central Michigan beats Valparaiso 71-67

1st Half
VALP
Beacons
22
CMU
Chippewas
37

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Butler scores 24 as Central Michigan beats Valparaiso 71-67

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1st Half
VALP
Beacons
22
CMU
Chippewas
37