Thomas' 18 help Butler defeat Buffalo 72-59

AP
Dec 05, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Jalen Thomas scored 18 points as Butler beat Buffalo 72-59 on Tuesday night.

Thomas added 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (7-2). Jahmyl Telfort scored 18 points and added nine rebounds, eight assists, and four steals. Pierre Brooks had 17 points and shot 7 for 14, including 3 for 8 from beyond the arc.

Sy Chatman finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Bulls (1-8). Buffalo also got 10 points and six rebounds from Anquan Boldin Jr.. Shawn Fulcher also had eight points and two steals. The Bulls extended their losing streak to six straight.

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

1st Half
BUF
Bulls
26
BUT
Bulldogs
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Sy Chatman vs. Jalen Thomas (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:34		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
19:32		Anquan Boldin Jr. defensive rebound
19:18		Shawn Fulcher misses three point jump shot
19:16		Bulls offensive rebound
19:08		Sy Chatman misses three point jump shot
19:06		Zaakir Williamson offensive rebound
18:53	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point jump shot (Shawn Fulcher assists)	2-0
18:36		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
18:34		Anquan Boldin Jr. defensive rebound
18:13		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
18:11		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
18:00		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
17:58		Jalen Thomas offensive rebound
17:41		Sy Chatman blocks Jalen Thomas's two point layup
17:39		Jalen Thomas offensive rebound
17:35		Jalen Thomas misses two point layup
17:35		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
17:35		Zaakir Williamson turnover (traveling)
17:30		Jahmyl Telfort turnover (Sy Chatman steals)
17:13		Ryan Sabol turnover
17:00		Sy Chatman shooting foul (Jalen Thomas draws the foul)
17:00	+1	Jalen Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-1
17:00	+1	Jalen Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
16:57		Anquan Boldin Jr. turnover (DJ Davis steals)
16:54		Zaakir Williamson blocks Jalen Thomas's two point layup
16:52		Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound
16:49		Jahmyl Telfort turnover
16:38		Zaakir Williamson misses two point layup
16:36		Zaakir Williamson offensive rebound
16:34	+2	Zaakir Williamson makes two point bank jump shot	4-2
16:21	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	4-5
15:57	+2	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point layup	6-5
15:35	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists)	6-7
15:09		Zaakir Williamson turnover (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
15:04		Shawn Fulcher blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point layup
15:02		Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound
14:57		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
14:55		Anquan Boldin Jr. defensive rebound
14:33		Lloyd McVeigh misses three point jump shot
14:31		Zaakir Williamson offensive rebound
14:30		Zaakir Williamson misses two point layup
14:28		Bulls offensive rebound
14:27		TV timeout
14:11		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
14:07		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:07		Sy Chatman personal foul
13:49		Posh Alexander misses two point layup
13:47		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
13:41		Kanye Jones misses three point jump shot
13:39		Bulls offensive rebound
13:39		Jump ball. (Bulls gains possession)
13:26		Jonnivius Smith misses two point jump shot
13:24		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
13:21		Jonnivius Smith shooting foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Andre Screen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-8
13:21		Andre Screen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:21		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Kanye Jones makes two point layup	8-8
12:39		Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot
12:37		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:37		Jonnivius Smith personal foul
12:25	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot	8-11
12:10	+2	Shawn Fulcher makes two point layup	10-11
12:02	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup	10-13
11:42	+2	Shawn Fulcher makes two point layup	12-13
11:24		Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot
11:22		Andre Screen offensive rebound
11:18	+2	Andre Screen makes two point jump shot	12-15
11:00		TV timeout
10:52		Ryan Sabol misses two point jump shot
10:50		Andre Screen defensive rebound
10:22		Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass)
10:11		Lloyd McVeigh misses three point jump shot
10:09		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
10:00		Lloyd McVeigh personal foul
9:52	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point jump shot (DJ Davis assists)	12-17
9:35	+2	Zaakir Williamson makes two point layup (Shawn Fulcher assists)	14-17
9:17		Landon Moore offensive foul
9:17		Landon Moore turnover (offensive foul)
9:02	+2	Shawn Fulcher makes two point layup	16-17
8:45		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
8:43		Lloyd McVeigh defensive rebound
8:18		Zaakir Williamson turnover (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
8:10	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	16-19
8:00		Bulls 30 second timeout
8:00		TV timeout
7:51		Shawn Fulcher turnover (Posh Alexander steals)
7:43		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
7:41		Jalen Thomas offensive rebound
7:36	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point layup	16-21
7:17	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point layup (Anquan Boldin Jr. assists)	18-21
6:54	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	18-23
6:33		Shawn Fulcher misses three point jump shot
6:31		DJ Davis defensive rebound
6:24		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
6:22		Jalen Thomas offensive rebound
6:18		Lloyd McVeigh blocks Jalen Thomas's two point layup
6:16		Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound
6:08	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	18-25
5:45		Pierre Brooks II blocks Kanye Jones's two point jump shot
5:43		Lloyd McVeigh offensive rebound
5:34	+2	Lloyd McVeigh makes two point layup	20-25
5:29		Pierre Brooks II turnover (Lloyd McVeigh steals)
5:15		Ryan Sabol turnover (out of bounds)
4:56	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	20-27
4:31		Jalen Thomas personal foul
4:13		Jahmyl Telfort shooting foul (Anquan Boldin Jr. draws the foul)
4:13	+1	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-27
4:13	+1	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-27
4:02	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point dunk (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	22-29
3:43	+2	Shawn Fulcher makes two point layup	24-29
3:31		DJ Davis turnover (Lloyd McVeigh steals)
3:25	+2	Kanye Jones makes two point layup (Lloyd McVeigh assists)	26-29
3:17	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point layup	26-31
2:42		Shawn Fulcher misses three point jump shot
2:40		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
2:33		Kanye Jones blocks Posh Alexander's two point layup
2:31		Lloyd McVeigh defensive rebound
2:20		Kanye Jones misses two point layup
2:18		DJ Davis defensive rebound
2:15		Lloyd McVeigh shooting foul
2:15		TV timeout
2:15		Posh Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:15	+1	Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-32
2:15		Posh Alexander personal foul
1:49		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:47		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
1:37		Zaakir Williamson blocks Jalen Thomas's two point layup
1:35		Shawn Fulcher defensive rebound
1:12		Shawn Fulcher misses three point jump shot
1:10		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:47		Finley Bizjack turnover (Kanye Jones steals)
0:16		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:14		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
0:04	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)	26-35
0:00		End of period

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Thomas' 18 help Butler defeat Buffalo 72-59

1st Half
BUF
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26
BUT
Bulldogs
35

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Thomas' 18 help Butler defeat Buffalo 72-59

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BUF
Bulls
26
BUT
Bulldogs
35