National Basketball Association
Butler 79, DePaul 46
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 6, 2014
Where: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # James Breeding, # Karl Hess
Attendance:
6206
By SportsDirect Inc.
Butler 79, DePaul 46: Alex Barlow
had a team-high 19 points and five steals as the Bulldogs ran away
with an easy road victory over the Blue Demons.
Khyle Marshall added 18 points
for Butler (13-16, 3-14 Big East), which snapped a seven-game losing
streak. The Bulldogs dominated on the glass, 46-29, led by Kellen
Dunham's nine boards.
Brandon Young scored 24 points to
lead DePaul (11-20, 3-15), which lost for the 12th time in 13 games and clinched at least a share of last
place in the league standings. Billy Garrett Jr. added 12 points and
six rebounds, but no other Blue Demons player scored more than four
points.
The Bulldogs came out fast,
holding DePaul to just two points in the first 8 1/2 minutes of the game in
taking a 15-2 advantage. The Blue Demons trailed by 10 with just
under eight minutes to go in the half, but Butler never let up and pushed the lead to 20 by halftime.
Butler scored the first 10 points
of the second half to push the lead to 30 and the rout was on. The
Blue Demons never came closer than 25 the rest of the game, suffering
their worst loss of the season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: DePaul's 18 points
in the first half was its lowest scoring half of the season, replacing
the 21 points scored in the first half of its last contest. … The
Blue Demons hit 1-of-18 from 3-point range, matching their fewest
3-pointers of the season. … Dunham came into the game averaging
16.8 points but went 2-of-12 from the field, including 1-of-9 from 3-point
range, and finished with six points.
Top Game Performances
Butler |
|
DePaul |
Alex Barlow 19 |
Scoring |
Brandon Young 24 |
Alex Barlow 3 |
Assists |
Jamee Crockett 1 |
Kellen Dunham 9 |
Rebounds |
Billy Garrett Jr. 6 |
Nolan Berry 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Brandon Young 8 |
Alex Barlow 5 |
Steals |
Durrell McDonald 3 |
Nolan Berry 1 |
Blocks |
Sandi Marcius 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Butler
|
79 |
46.0 |
8-27 |
13-22 |
12 |
42 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
DePaul
|
46 |
32.7 |
1-18 |
11-15 |
5 |
28 |
5 |
6 |
12 |