CHICAGO (AP) Pierre Brooks scored 24 points as Butler Bulldogs beat DePaul Blue Demons 84-72 on Saturday night.
Brooks had seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (13-14, 6-10 Big East Conference). Jahmyl Telfort scored 17 points and added six rebounds and six assists. Finley Bizjack had 16 points and went 5 of 9 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range).
The Blue Demons (11-17, 2-15) were led in scoring by Layden Blocker, who finished with 25 points and five assists. DePaul also got 13 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and two blocks from Isaiah Rivera. CJ Gunn had 12 points.
Butler led DePaul 40-34 at the half, with Brooks (11 points) its high scorer. Butler took the lead for what would be the final time on Brooks' 3-pointer with 4:25 left in the second half.
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Both teams play again on Wednesday. Butler hosts St. John's and DePaul travels to play Creighton.
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1st Half
BUT
Bulldogs
40
DEP
Blue Demons
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Boden Kapke vs. JJ Traynor (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:38
+2
Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup
2-0
19:21
+2
CJ Gunn makes two point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)
2-2
19:07
Isaiah Rivera personal foul
18:54
+3
Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
5-2
18:35
Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass)
18:25
CJ Gunn personal foul
18:16
Troy D'Amico blocks Boden Kapke's two point layup
18:14
Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
17:52
JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot
17:50
Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
17:39
+2
Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
7-2
17:23
+3
Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)
7-5
17:06
Isaiah Rivera blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point layup
17:04
CJ Gunn defensive rebound
17:00
+2
Troy D'Amico makes two point dunk (CJ Gunn assists)
7-7
17:00
Boden Kapke shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
17:00
Troy D'Amico misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:00
Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
16:41
+3
Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)
10-7
16:24
CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
16:22
Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
16:18
Patrick McCaffery turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
16:14
JJ Traynor misses two point layup
16:12
Blue Demons offensive rebound
16:02
CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
16:00
Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
15:38
+2
Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup
12-7
15:24
CJ Gunn turnover (lost ball)
15:24
TV timeout
15:06
+2
Andre Screen makes two point layup (Pierre Brooks II assists)
14-7
14:40
+2
Jacob Meyer makes two point jump shot
14-9
14:32
+3
Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
17-9
14:20
Jacob Meyer misses two point jump shot
14:18
Andre Screen defensive rebound
14:08
+3
Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)
20-9
13:43
Andre Screen blocks Isaiah Rivera's two point layup
13:41
Jacob Meyer offensive rebound
13:33
Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
13:31
Théo Pierre-Justin offensive rebound
13:25
Théo Pierre-Justin misses two point jump shot
13:23
Andre Screen defensive rebound
13:17
Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
13:15
Andre Screen offensive rebound
13:05
Théo Pierre-Justin blocks Andre Screen's two point layup
13:03
Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
12:53
+3
Layden Blocker makes three point jump shot (Théo Pierre-Justin assists)
20-12
12:38
+2
Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot
22-12
12:23
Théo Pierre-Justin offensive foul
12:23
Théo Pierre-Justin turnover (offensive foul)
12:14
+2
Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot (Pierre Brooks II assists)
24-12
11:53
Théo Pierre-Justin misses three point jump shot
11:51
Kolby King defensive rebound
11:37
+3
Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)
27-12
11:37
Blue Demons 30 second timeout
11:37
TV timeout
11:21
+3
Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)
27-15
10:57
+3
Kolby King makes three point jump shot
30-15
10:30
+2
Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup
30-17
10:15
Landon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Meyer steals)
10:10
+2
Jacob Meyer makes two point layup
30-19
9:45
David Thomas blocks Pierre Brooks II's three point jump shot
9:43
Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
9:36
Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
9:34
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
9:10
Finley Bizjack misses two point jump shot
9:08
Boden Kapke offensive rebound
9:04
+2
Boden Kapke makes two point dunk
32-19
8:55
Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot
8:53
Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
8:47
+3
Kolby King makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
35-19
8:15
+2
CJ Gunn makes two point layup (Troy D'Amico assists)
35-21
7:58
CJ Gunn shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
7:58
TV timeout
7:58
+1
Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-21
7:58
+1
Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-21
7:48
Andre Screen shooting foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
7:48
+1
Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-22
7:48
Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:48
Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
7:34
Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
7:32
JJ Traynor defensive rebound
7:26
Chris Riddle misses three point jump shot
7:24
Isaiah Rivera offensive rebound
7:23
+2
Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup
37-24
7:06
Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
7:04
JJ Traynor defensive rebound
6:59
+2
Layden Blocker makes two point layup
37-26
6:32
Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
6:30
Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
6:11
+3
Layden Blocker makes three point jump shot
37-29
5:51
Kolby King misses two point jump shot
5:49
JJ Traynor defensive rebound
5:38
+3
Layden Blocker makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)
37-32
5:35
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:23
Andre Screen misses two point hook shot
5:21
Pierre Brooks II offensive rebound
5:14
+2
Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot
39-32
4:59
Andre Screen personal foul
4:49
Layden Blocker misses two point jump shot
4:47
Layden Blocker offensive rebound
4:39
Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
4:37
JJ Traynor offensive rebound
4:23
Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
4:21
Chris Riddle offensive rebound
4:18
Troy D'Amico misses two point jump shot
4:16
Layden Blocker offensive rebound
4:08
Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
4:06
Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
3:54
JJ Traynor blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point layup
3:54
Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:54
TV timeout
3:45
Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
3:43
JJ Traynor defensive rebound
3:15
Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
3:13
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
3:07
Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
3:07
+1
Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-32
3:07
Pierre Brooks II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:07
Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
3:05
Boden Kapke personal foul
2:49
Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
2:47
Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
2:29
Finley Bizjack misses two point jump shot
2:27
JJ Traynor defensive rebound
2:17
Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot
2:15
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
2:06
Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup
2:04
Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
1:56
Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
1:54
Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
1:33
Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot
1:31
Blue Demons defensive rebound
1:13
JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot
1:11
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
1:01
Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
0:59
Layden Blocker defensive rebound
0:54
+2
Layden Blocker makes two point layup
40-34
0:42
Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
0:40
Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
0:22
Layden Blocker offensive foul
0:22
Layden Blocker turnover (offensive foul)
0:07
Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
0:05
JJ Traynor defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BUT
Bulldogs
44
DEP
Blue Demons
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:44
CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
19:42
Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
19:17
Layden Blocker shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
19:17
Pierre Brooks II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:17
+1
Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-34
19:07
+2
JJ Traynor makes two point alley-oop dunk (Layden Blocker assists)
41-36
18:56
+2
Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup
43-36
18:41
+3
Layden Blocker makes three point jump shot
43-39
18:20
+2
Boden Kapke makes two point layup (Pierre Brooks II assists)
45-39
17:50
+2
Layden Blocker makes two point jump shot
45-41
17:28
+2
Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup
47-41
17:10
Layden Blocker misses two point jump shot
17:08
Boden Kapke defensive rebound
16:55
Patrick McCaffery turnover (bad pass) (Troy D'Amico steals)
16:49
+3
CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)
47-44
16:19
+3
Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot
50-44
15:57
CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
15:55
Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
15:44
Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot
15:42
CJ Gunn defensive rebound
15:35
+2
Isaiah Rivera makes two point dunk
50-46
15:09
CJ Gunn personal foul
15:09
TV timeout
14:58
Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
14:58
+1
Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-46
14:58
+1
Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-46
14:44
Landon Moore shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
14:44
+1
Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-47
14:44
+1
Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-48
14:26
Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
14:24
Andre Screen offensive rebound
14:23
+2
Andre Screen makes two point layup
54-48
13:59
Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
13:57
Landon Moore defensive rebound
13:46
Troy D'Amico blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point layup
13:46
Blue Demons defensive rebound
13:46
Pierre Brooks II personal foul
13:29
JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot
13:27
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
13:18
+2
Andre Screen makes two point layup (Pierre Brooks II assists)
56-48
12:47
Layden Blocker misses two point jump shot
12:45
Kolby King defensive rebound
12:25
+2
Landon Moore makes two point layup
58-48
11:57
+2
Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (CJ Gunn assists)
58-50
11:57
Pierre Brooks II shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
11:57
TV timeout
11:57
+1
Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 1
58-51
11:42
+2
Andre Screen makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
60-51
11:26
CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
11:24
Kolby King defensive rebound
11:02
Landon Moore misses three point jump shot
11:00
JJ Traynor defensive rebound
10:41
JJ Traynor misses two point jump shot
10:39
Kolby King defensive rebound
10:34
Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
10:33
Blue Demons defensive rebound
10:22
+2
JJ Traynor makes two point alley-oop dunk (Layden Blocker assists)
