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Butler scores 35, Bowling Green beats Morgan State 102-81

AP
Dec 07, 2024

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) Derrick Butler's 35 points led Bowling Green over Morgan State 102-81 on Saturday.

Butler also added six rebounds for the Falcons (4-5). Trey Thomas scored 16 points while shooting 6 for 10, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. Javontae Campbell finished 6 of 8 from the field to finish with 13 points.

Will Thomas led the way for the Bears (5-7) with 19 points. Morgan State also got 12 points from Kameron Hobbs. Ahmarie Simpkins also had 11 points.

Bowling Green took the lead with 14:52 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 55-37 at halftime, with Butler racking up 22 points. Bowling Green extended its lead to 63-39 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run. Trey Thomas scored a team-high 16 points in the second half as his team closed out the win.

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1st Half
MORG
Bears
37
BGSU
Falcons
55

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Marland Harris vs. Jamai Felt (Falcons gains possession)
19:32		Trey Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Will Thomas steals)
19:32	+3	Rob Lawson makes three point jump shot (Wynston Tabbs assists)	3-0
19:00		Derrick Butler misses two point jump shot
18:58		Jamai Felt offensive rebound
18:53	+2	Jamai Felt makes two point layup	3-2
18:42	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot (Wynston Tabbs assists)	5-2
18:23		Marland Harris blocks Marcus Johnson's three point jump shot
18:21		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
18:08		Marland Harris misses two point layup
18:06		Jamai Felt defensive rebound
18:00	+2	Marcus Johnson makes two point jump shot	5-4
17:38	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot (Wynston Tabbs assists)	7-4
17:03		Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:01		Marland Harris defensive rebound
16:53		Marland Harris misses two point layup
16:51		Jamai Felt defensive rebound
16:42		Derrick Butler misses two point layup
16:40		Rob Lawson defensive rebound
16:37	+2	Amahrie Simpkins makes two point dunk (Rob Lawson assists)	9-4
16:25		Wynston Tabbs personal foul (Derrick Butler draws the foul)
16:25	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-5
16:25	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-6
16:15		Amahrie Simpkins turnover (out of bounds)
16:03	+3	Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Marcus Johnson assists)	9-9
15:42		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
15:40		Bears offensive rebound
15:38		TV timeout
15:32		Will Thomas misses two point layup
15:30		Marland Harris offensive rebound
15:17		Marland Harris misses two point layup
15:17		Will Thomas misses two point layup
15:15		Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
15:07		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
15:05		Marland Harris defensive rebound
14:56		Rob Lawson turnover (bad pass) (Javontae Campbell steals)
14:52	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point layup (Braelon Green assists)	9-11
14:52		Rob Lawson personal foul
14:52	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-12
14:31		Marland Harris misses two point jump shot
14:29		Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
14:21	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup (Marcus Johnson assists)	9-14
14:00	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point jump shot (Wynston Tabbs assists)	11-14
13:50		Derrick Butler misses two point layup
13:48		Jamai Felt offensive rebound
13:41	+2	Jamai Felt makes two point layup	11-16
13:27		Jamai Felt shooting foul (Amahrie Simpkins draws the foul)
13:27		Amahrie Simpkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:27		Amahrie Simpkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:27		Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
13:16	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	11-18
13:02		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
13:00		Daniel Akitoby offensive rebound
12:54		Daniel Akitoby misses two point layup
12:52		Kiran Oliver offensive rebound
12:48		Kiran Oliver misses two point layup
12:48		Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
12:48		Derrick Butler misses two point layup
12:46		Braelon Green offensive rebound
12:43	+2	Braelon Green makes two point layup	11-20
12:28		Rob Lawson misses three point jump shot
12:26		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
12:19		Kameron Hobbs personal foul
12:08	+2	Marcus Johnson makes two point layup	11-22
12:06		Marland Harris shooting foul (Marcus Johnson draws the foul)
12:06	+1	Marcus Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-23
11:52		Kiran Oliver misses three point jump shot
11:50		Braelon Green defensive rebound
11:42	+2	Preston Squire makes two point layup (Braelon Green assists)	11-25
11:26		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
11:24		Kiran Oliver offensive rebound
11:23		Trey Thomas personal foul
11:23		TV timeout
11:13		Marland Harris turnover (lost ball) (Braelon Green steals)
11:04		Preston Squire misses three point jump shot
11:02		Falcons offensive rebound
10:52		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
10:50		Marland Harris defensive rebound
10:44		Trey Thomas personal foul (Kiran Oliver draws the foul)
10:33		Rob Lawson turnover
10:23		Marland Harris blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup
10:21		Javontae Campbell offensive rebound
10:11		Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses three point jump shot
10:09		Marland Harris defensive rebound
10:03		Kameron Hobbs misses two point jump shot
10:01		Will Thomas offensive rebound
9:56	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot	13-25
9:47	+3	Marcus Johnson makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)	13-28
9:35	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point jump shot (Will Thomas assists)	15-28
9:07		Javontae Campbell misses three point jump shot
9:05		Kameron Hobbs defensive rebound
8:55	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot (Rob Lawson assists)	17-28
8:28		Braelon Green misses three point jump shot
8:26		Marland Harris defensive rebound
8:16		Marcus Johnson shooting foul (Will Thomas draws the foul)
8:16		Will Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:16	+1	Will Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-28
8:11	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	18-30
7:54	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot (Rob Lawson assists)	20-30
7:41	+3	Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Marcus Johnson assists)	20-33
7:29		Rob Lawson misses two point jump shot
7:27		Jamai Felt defensive rebound
7:18	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point dunk (Javontae Campbell assists)	20-35
6:57		Will Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Javontae Campbell steals)
6:50	+3	Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)	20-38
6:34	+3	Kameron Hobbs makes three point jump shot (Rob Lawson assists)	23-38
6:14	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point jump shot	23-40
6:03		Rob Lawson misses three point jump shot
6:01		Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
5:55	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point layup	23-42
5:39	+2	Amahrie Simpkins makes two point layup	25-42
5:28	+2	Braelon Green makes two point layup	25-44
5:27		TV timeout
5:15	+2	Amahrie Simpkins makes two point dunk (Wynston Tabbs assists)	27-44
4:46	+2	Braelon Green makes two point layup	27-46
4:44		Marland Harris shooting foul (Braelon Green draws the foul)
4:44	+1	Braelon Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-47
4:35		Jaden Martin misses two point jump shot
4:33		Amahrie Simpkins offensive rebound
4:32	+2	Amahrie Simpkins makes two point layup	29-47
4:32		Javontae Campbell shooting foul (Amahrie Simpkins draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Amahrie Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-47
4:04	+2	Braelon Green makes two point layup (Marcus Johnson assists)	30-49
3:44		Jaden Martin misses two point jump shot
3:42		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
3:33		Marcus Johnson offensive foul
3:33		Marcus Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
3:33		TV timeout
3:22		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
3:20		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
3:18		Daniel Akitoby personal foul
3:04	+2	Jamai Felt makes two point dunk (Derrick Butler assists)	30-51
2:50		Kameron Hobbs misses three point jump shot
2:48		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
2:35		Preston Squire misses three point jump shot
2:33		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
2:25		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
2:23		Jamai Felt defensive rebound
2:08	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point layup	30-53
1:43		Javontae Campbell personal foul (Wynston Tabbs draws the foul)
1:43	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-53
1:43	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-53
1:25		Jamai Felt turnover (lost ball) (Kiran Oliver steals)
1:17	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point jump shot	34-53
1:14		Bears 30 second timeout
1:03		Kameron Hobbs personal foul (Preston Squire draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Preston Squire makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-54
1:03	+1	Preston Squire makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-55
0:48		Will Thomas turnover (bad pass)
0:23		Braelon Green misses two point layup
0:21		Jamai Felt offensive rebound
0:20		Will Thomas personal foul
0:20		Jamai Felt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:20		Matar Wade defensive rebound
0:16	+3	Kiran Oliver makes three point jump shot (Demajion Topps assists)	37-55
0:13		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:02		Rob Lawson blocks Trey Thomas's two point jump shot
0:00		Rob Lawson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MORG
Bears
44
BGSU
Falcons
47

Time		Play	Score
19:54	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot (Rob Lawson assists)	39-55
19:41		Jamai Felt misses two point layup
19:39		Amahrie Simpkins defensive rebound
19:33		Wynston Tabbs misses two point layup
19:31		Marland Harris offensive rebound
19:28		Marland Harris misses two point layup
19:12		Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
19:12		Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:10		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
19:00		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
18:58		Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	39-57
18:48		Marland Harris shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
18:48	+1	Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-58
18:36		Will Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Javontae Campbell steals)
18:28	+3	Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)	39-61
18:13		Wynston Tabbs misses two point layup
18:11		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
17:59		Daniel Akitoby shooting foul (Marcus Johnson draws the foul)
17:59	+1	Marcus Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-62
17:59	+1	Marcus Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-63
17:41	+3	Will Thomas makes three point jump shot (Kameron Hobbs assists)	42-63
17:30	+3	Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Marcus Johnson assists)	42-66
17:06		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
17:04		Trey Thomas defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Trey Thomas makes two point jump shot	42-68
16:39	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot (Rob Lawson assists)	44-68
16:22	+2	Preston Squire makes two point layup	44-70
16:03	+2	Amahrie Simpkins makes two point layup	46-70
15:39	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point jump shot	46-72
15:19	+2	Daniel Akitoby makes two point layup (Will Thomas assists)	48-72
14:53		Kameron Hobbs personal foul
14:53		TV timeout
14:47	+3	Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Jamai Felt assists)	48-75
14:35		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
14:33		Marland Harris offensive rebound
14:24	+2	Wynston Tabbs makes two point layup	50-75
14:24		Jamai Felt shooting foul (Wynston Tabbs draws the foul)
14:24	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-75
14:05	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Wilguens Jr. Exacte assists)	51-78
13:45		Jamai Felt personal foul (Trent Edwards draws the foul)
13:37		Wynston Tabbs turnover (bad pass) (Javontae Campbell steals)
13:31		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:29		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
13:04	+2	Wynston Tabbs makes two point jump shot	53-78
12:41		Preston Squire misses three point jump shot
12:39		Trent Edwards defensive rebound
12:27		Braelon Green shooting foul (Marland Harris draws the foul)
12:27		Marland Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:27	+1	Marland Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-78
12:10		Demajion Topps personal foul
12:07		Marcus Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:05		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
12:00	+2	Marland Harris makes two point layup (Wynston Tabbs assists)	56-78
12:00		Derrick Butler shooting foul (Wynston Tabbs draws the foul)
12:00	+1	Marland Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-78
11:52		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:50		Marland Harris defensive rebound
11:40		Demajion Topps misses two point layup
11:40		Demajion Topps offensive rebound
11:40	+2	Demajion Topps makes two point layup	59-78
11:40		TV timeout
11:19	+2	Preston Squire makes two point layup (Braelon Green assists)	59-80
11:06		Preston Squire personal foul
11:06		TV timeout
10:52		Jamai Felt shooting foul (Marland Harris draws the foul)
10:52		Marland Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:52		Marland Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:52		Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
10:33		Amahrie Simpkins personal foul
10:21	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup (Braelon Green assists)	59-82
9:57	+2	Kiran Oliver makes two point jump shot	61-82
9:34		Braelon Green misses two point jump shot
9:32		Marland Harris defensive rebound
9:24		Demajion Topps misses two point jump shot
9:22		Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	61-84
9:01		Marland Harris misses two point jump shot
8:59		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
8:51		Derrick Butler misses two point layup
8:49		Preston Squire offensive rebound
8:48		Marland Harris shooting foul (Preston Squire draws the foul)
8:48	+1	Preston Squire makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-85
8:48	+1	Preston Squire makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-86
8:38		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
8:36		Will Thomas offensive rebound
8:35		Javontae Campbell personal foul
8:35	+1	Will Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-86
8:35		Will Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:35		Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
8:29		Javontae Campbell turnover (lost ball) (Wynston Tabbs steals)
8:24		Marcus Johnson personal foul (Wynston Tabbs draws the foul)
8:24		Wynston Tabbs misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:24	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-86
8:07	+2	Trey Thomas makes two point layup	63-88
7:58		Kameron Hobbs misses three point jump shot
7:56		Trey Thomas defensive rebound
7:42	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)	63-91
7:27		Javontae Campbell personal foul
7:27		TV timeout
7:27	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-91
7:27	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-91
7:21	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point layup (Trey Thomas assists)	65-93
7:08	+2	Daniel Akitoby makes two point layup (Kiran Oliver assists)	67-93
6:43		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
6:41		Kiran Oliver defensive rebound
6:29		Will Thomas misses two point layup
6:27		Trey Thomas defensive rebound
6:23		Trey Thomas turnover (lost ball)
6:11		Wynston Tabbs misses two point jump shot
6:09		Braelon Green defensive rebound
6:00		Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:58		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
5:51		Demajion Topps turnover (bad pass) (Trey Thomas steals)
5:42		Trey Thomas misses two point layup
5:40		Trent Edwards defensive rebound
5:25		Kameron Hobbs turnover (lost ball) (Derrick Butler steals)
5:25	+2	Preston Squire makes two point dunk (Trey Thomas assists)	67-95
5:04		Kameron Hobbs misses two point jump shot
5:02		Trent Edwards offensive rebound
5:02	+2	Trent Edwards makes two point layup	69-95
5:02		Braelon Green personal foul
5:02	+1	Trent Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-95
4:37		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
4:24	+2	Matar Wade makes two point layup	72-95
4:13	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Braelon Green assists)	72-98
3:53		Kameron Hobbs misses three point jump shot
3:51		Trent Edwards offensive rebound
3:46	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point layup	74-98
3:46		Jamai Felt shooting foul (Kameron Hobbs draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	Kameron Hobbs makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-98
3:18		Preston Squire turnover (lost ball) (Matar Wade steals)
3:00		Rob Lawson misses two point jump shot
2:58		Rob Lawson offensive rebound
2:54		Rob Lawson misses two point jump shot
2:52		Preston Squire defensive rebound
2:46		Matar Wade shooting foul (Braelon Green draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Braelon Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-99
2:46		Braelon Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:46		Wilguens Jr. Exacte offensive rebound
2:43		Trey Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Demajion Topps steals)
2:36	+2	Matar Wade makes two point layup (Demajion Topps assists)	77-99
2:22		Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses three point jump shot
2:20		Preston Squire offensive rebound
2:18		Matar Wade personal foul
2:18		Preston Squire misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:18		Matar Wade defensive rebound
2:10	+2	Demajion Topps makes two point layup (Rob Lawson assists)	79-99
1:40		Braelon Green misses three point jump shot
1:38		Trent Edwards defensive rebound
1:32		Rob Lawson misses three point jump shot
1:30		Kameron Hobbs offensive rebound
1:22		Kameron Hobbs misses two point jump shot
1:20		Bears offensive rebound
1:11		Kameron Hobbs turnover (bad pass)
0:56		Braelon Green turnover (bad pass) (Matar Wade steals)
0:40	+2	Pierce Shirk makes two point layup	81-99
0:13	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Preston Squire assists)	81-102
0:06		Demajion Topps turnover (lost ball) (Trey Thomas steals)
0:00		End of period

Demajion Topps turnover (lost ball) (Trey Thomas steals)