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Jahmyl Telford scores 24, Butler knocks off No. 25 Mississippi State 87-77 to win Arizona Tip-Off

AP
Nov 30, 2024

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Jahmyl Telfort scored 24 points, Pierre Brooks II added 22 and Butler knocked off No. 25 Mississippi State 87-77 to win the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday night.

Butler (6-1) survived with a 61-59 win against Northwestern in the semifinals after blowing a 15-point lead and nearly coughed up an 11-point lead on Friday night after Riley Kugel and Josh Hubbard brought Mississippi State back.

Kugel had 10 points in the first three minutes of the second half, and Hubbard followed with 13 quick points as Mississippi State (6-1) used an 8-0 run to pull within 70-68.

Brooks hit a 3-pointer and, after Telford hit a floater, scored on a runner to stretch the lead to 81-70 with 2 1/2 minutes left. Mississippi State got no closer than eight after that.

Hubbard and Kugel each had 22 points.

Butler: The Bulldogs were superb on offense as they shot 53% from the floor and made 12 of 22 from 3-point range to pick up their biggest win of the season.

Mississippi State: Everything that went right in the Bulldogs' first game in the desert flipped against Butler. Mississippi State shot 7 for 27 from 3 and had numerous defensive breakdowns to lose its first game of the season.

Brooks' two baskets after Mississippi State cut the lead to two gave Butler the momentum back, and the Bulldogs stretched the lead from there.

Mississippi State scored 30 second-chance points on 19 offensive rebounds in an 80-58 win over UNLV in the semifinals. The Bulldogs had 11 offensive boards against Butler but were limited to seven second-chance points.

Mississippi State hosts Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and Butler hosts Eastern Illinois on Tuesday.

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1st Half
BUT
Bulldogs
40
MSST
Bulldogs
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Augusto Cassia vs. Michael Nwoko (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:37		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
19:35		Augusto Cassia defensive rebound
19:02		Jump ball. Augusto Cassia vs. Michael Nwoko (Bulldogs gains possession)
18:59		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
18:57		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
18:52		Kanye Clary misses two point layup
18:50		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
18:41		Pierre Brooks II turnover (bad pass) (Riley Kugel steals)
18:34		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
18:32		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
18:32		Michael Nwoko personal foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
18:20		Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
18:11		Kanye Clary misses three point jump shot
18:09		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
18:08	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point layup	0-2
17:47		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Augusto Cassia draws the foul)
17:47	+1	Augusto Cassia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-2
17:47	+1	Augusto Cassia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
17:19	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup	2-4
17:02	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot	4-4
16:54		Patrick McCaffery personal foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
16:50		Michael Nwoko misses three point jump shot
16:48		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
16:35		Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
16:33		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:31		Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hubbard steals)
16:23	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kanye Clary assists)	4-6
16:04	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)	7-6
15:36		KeShawn Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Augusto Cassia steals)
15:26		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
15:24		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
15:11		TV timeout
14:55		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
14:53		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:29		Kolby King misses two point jump shot
14:27		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
14:13		Riley Kugel turnover (out of bounds)
13:55		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
13:53		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
13:37		Kolby King shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
13:37	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
13:16		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
13:16	+1	Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-8
13:16	+1	Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-8
12:54		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:52		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
12:47		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
12:45		Andre Screen defensive rebound
12:38		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
12:36		Gai Chol defensive rebound
12:24	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	9-10
12:24		Landon Moore shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
12:24	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-11
12:04	+3	Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)	12-11
11:49		KeShawn Murphy misses three point jump shot
11:47		Landon Moore defensive rebound
11:32		KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
11:32		TV timeout
11:32	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-11
11:32	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
11:12	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists)	14-13
10:36		Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot
10:34		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
10:27		Kanye Clary misses three point jump shot
10:25		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
9:58		Andre Screen turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
9:55		Finley Bizjack personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
9:44		Finley Bizjack personal foul (Kanye Clary draws the foul)
9:27		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
9:25		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
9:23		Official timeout
9:11		RJ Melendez misses two point layup
9:09		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
8:44		Landon Moore misses three point jump shot
8:42		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
8:36	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk	14-15
8:14	+3	Kolby King makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)	17-15
8:03	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk	17-17
8:03		Kolby King shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
8:03	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-18
7:47	+3	Kolby King makes three point jump shot (Augusto Cassia assists)	20-18
7:27	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk (Michael Nwoko assists)	20-20
7:15		Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup
7:13		Pierre Brooks II offensive rebound
7:08		Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup
7:06		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
7:02		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
7:00		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
6:58		Augusto Cassia shooting foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
6:58		TV timeout
6:58	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-21
6:58		Michael Nwoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:58		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
6:47		Patrick McCaffery turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
6:42		Michael Nwoko turnover (lost ball) (Pierre Brooks II steals)
6:34		Josh Hubbard personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
6:23		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
6:23		Pierre Brooks II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:23	+1	Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-21
6:06		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
6:04		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
5:38	+3	Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Pierre Brooks II assists)	24-21
5:28		Augusto Cassia shooting foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-22
5:28	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-23
5:12		KeShawn Murphy personal foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Andre Screen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-23
5:12	+1	Andre Screen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-23
4:51		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
4:49		Claudell Harris Jr. offensive rebound
4:42		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
4:40		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
4:37	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	26-25
4:20	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot	28-25
4:13	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot	28-28
3:53		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
3:51		Kanye Clary defensive rebound
3:44		Kanye Clary misses two point layup
3:42		Andre Screen defensive rebound
3:34		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
3:34		TV timeout
3:34	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-28
3:34	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-28
3:07		Michael Nwoko misses two point hook shot
3:05		Andre Screen defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Andre Screen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Pierre Brooks II assists)	32-28
2:58		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:48	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	32-30
2:21	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	34-30
2:08		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:06		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
2:05		Andre Screen personal foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-31
2:05	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-32
1:43	+3	Landon Moore makes three point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	37-32
1:20		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
1:18		Andre Screen defensive rebound
0:58		Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
0:56		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
0:50		Andre Screen shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-33
0:50	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-34
0:40	+3	Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)	40-34
0:35		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:12		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:10		Josh Hubbard offensive rebound
0:06		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:04		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
0:01		Landon Moore misses three point jump shot
0:01		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BUT
Bulldogs
47
MSST
Bulldogs
43

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
19:35		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
19:04		Finley Bizjack misses two point jump shot
19:02		Bulldogs defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	40-36
18:42	+3	Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot	43-36
18:21	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	43-39
18:03	+3	Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Pierre Brooks II assists)	46-39
17:51	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot	46-42
17:31	+3	Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	49-42
17:19	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	49-44
17:09		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
17:07		Finley Bizjack offensive rebound
17:03	+2	Finley Bizjack makes two point layup	51-44
16:50		Michael Nwoko misses two point layup
16:48		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
16:40		Finley Bizjack offensive foul
16:40		Finley Bizjack turnover (offensive foul)
16:32		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
16:30		Augusto Cassia defensive rebound
16:25	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup	53-44
16:12		Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot
16:10		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
16:06		Augusto Cassia turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
15:59		Patrick McCaffery shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-45
15:59	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-46
15:37		Finley Bizjack turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hubbard steals)
15:33		Riley Kugel misses two point dunk
15:31		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
15:17	+2	Landon Moore makes two point layup	55-46
15:17		KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
15:17		Landon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:17		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
15:00	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	55-48
14:39		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
14:34		Riley Kugel personal foul (Kolby King draws the foul)
14:30	+2	Landon Moore makes two point layup (Andre Screen assists)	57-48
14:20	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	57-50
13:53		Josh Hubbard personal foul (Kolby King draws the foul)
13:49	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	59-50
13:36	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	59-53
13:14		Michael Nwoko blocks Andre Screen's two point dunk
13:12		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
12:52		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
12:50		Kolby King defensive rebound
12:42	+2	Kolby King makes two point layup	61-53
12:31		Andre Screen blocks KeShawn Murphy's two point layup
12:29		Andre Screen defensive rebound
12:04		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
12:02		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
11:54	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	61-55
11:54		Landon Moore shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54		Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:54		Boden Kapke defensive rebound
11:36	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup	63-55
11:36		Josh Hubbard shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
11:36		Pierre Brooks II misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:36		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
11:25		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
11:23		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
11:20		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
11:18		Kolby King defensive rebound
11:08		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
11:08	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-55
11:08	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-55
10:59		Josh Hubbard turnover (lost ball) (Landon Moore steals)
10:53		Landon Moore turnover (lost ball)
10:33		KeShawn Murphy misses two point hook shot
10:31		Kolby King defensive rebound
10:18		Kolby King turnover (bad pass) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
10:02		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:00		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
9:57		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
9:55		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
9:41		Jahmyl Telfort turnover (traveling)
9:28	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup	65-57
9:15		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
9:13		Kolby King offensive rebound
9:04	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot	68-57
8:52	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	68-60
8:49		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:49		TV timeout
8:23		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
8:21		Boden Kapke offensive rebound
8:13	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup	70-60
7:55		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
7:53		Kolby King defensive rebound
7:26		Kolby King misses three point jump shot
7:24		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
7:07	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	70-63
6:48		Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
6:44		Boden Kapke shooting foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
6:44		TV timeout
6:44	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-64
6:44	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-65
6:35		Patrick McCaffery misses two point layup
6:33		Andre Screen offensive rebound
6:32		Andre Screen misses two point layup
6:32		Andre Screen offensive rebound
6:32		Michael Nwoko shooting foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
6:32		Andre Screen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:32		Andre Screen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:32		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
6:20	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	70-67
6:20		Finley Bizjack shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-68
5:59		Pierre Brooks II turnover (lost ball) (Riley Kugel steals)
5:47		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
5:45		Andre Screen defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	72-68
5:23		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:09		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
5:07		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
4:51	+2	Andre Screen makes two point layup (Kolby King assists)	74-68
4:38	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	74-70
4:38		Pierre Brooks II shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
4:38		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:38		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
4:11		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
4:09		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
4:04		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
4:02		Kolby King defensive rebound
3:41	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	77-70
3:29		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
3:27		Andre Screen defensive rebound
3:17	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	79-70
3:10		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:10		TV timeout
2:57		KeShawn Murphy turnover (traveling)
2:46	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	81-70
2:34		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Andre Screen steals)
2:14		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
2:12		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
2:02		Kolby King personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
2:02	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-71
2:02	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-72
1:51		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-72
1:51		Patrick McCaffery misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:51		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
1:44	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	82-74
1:23		KeShawn Murphy personal foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
1:23		Pierre Brooks II misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:23		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
1:16		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
1:14		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:08		Riley Kugel personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-74
1:08	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-74
1:02		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
1:00		Kolby King defensive rebound
0:58		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Kolby King draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Kolby King makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-74
0:58		Kolby King misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:58		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
0:53		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:51		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
0:48	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot (KeShawn Murphy assists)	85-77
0:46		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:38		Riley Kugel personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-77
0:38	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-77
0:34		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:32		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
0:09		Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup
0:07		Pierre Brooks II offensive rebound
0:03		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)