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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

2nd Half
BUF
Bulls
33
BUT
Bulldogs
37

Time		Play	Score
19:47		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
19:45		Anquan Boldin Jr. defensive rebound
19:30		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
19:28		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
19:22	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)	26-38
19:07		Jalen Thomas blocks Anquan Boldin Jr.'s two point layup
19:05		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
18:58		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
18:56		Zaakir Williamson defensive rebound
18:43		Shawn Fulcher turnover (DJ Davis steals)
18:37		Sy Chatman blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point layup
18:35		Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound
18:27	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	26-40
18:16		Shawn Fulcher misses two point jump shot
18:14		Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound
18:10	+2	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point layup	28-40
17:58	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot (DJ Davis assists)	28-42
17:36		Shawn Fulcher misses two point jump shot
17:34		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
17:30		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
17:28		Posh Alexander offensive rebound
17:21	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)	28-45
17:18		Bulls 30 second timeout
17:18		TV timeout
17:01		Pierre Brooks II shooting foul
17:01		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:01	+1	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-45
16:46	+2	DJ Davis makes two point layup	29-47
16:26		Sy Chatman misses three point jump shot
16:24		Bulls offensive rebound
16:21		Anquan Boldin Jr. turnover (DJ Davis steals)
16:15	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists)	29-49
15:57	+2	Kanye Jones makes two point dunk	31-49
15:32		Lloyd McVeigh shooting foul
15:32		TV timeout
15:32	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-50
15:32	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-51
15:01		Kanye Jones misses two point layup
14:59		Landon Moore defensive rebound
14:51	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point dunk (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	31-53
14:20		Kanye Jones misses three point jump shot
14:18		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point layup (DJ Davis assists)	31-55
14:04		Bulls 30 second timeout
13:55		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:53		Andre Screen defensive rebound
13:43		Andre Screen turnover (Sy Chatman steals)
13:23	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point jump shot (Ryan Sabol assists)	33-55
13:05		Posh Alexander turnover (Jonnivius Smith steals)
12:57	+3	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sy Chatman assists)	36-55
12:42		Landon Moore misses three point jump shot
12:40		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
12:24		Jonnivius Smith misses two point jump shot
12:22		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
12:12		Jonnivius Smith blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point jump shot
12:10		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
12:02	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point layup	38-55
11:47		Ryan Sabol shooting foul
11:47		TV timeout
11:47	+1	Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-56
11:47		Posh Alexander misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:47		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
11:34	+3	Sy Chatman makes three point jump shot (Lloyd McVeigh assists)	41-56
11:13		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
11:11		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
11:00	+3	Lloyd McVeigh makes three point jump shot (Anquan Boldin Jr. assists)	44-56
10:30		Lloyd McVeigh personal foul
10:11		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
10:09		Bulls defensive rebound
9:56		Andre Screen blocks Jonnivius Smith's two point layup
9:54		Andre Screen defensive rebound
9:43		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
9:41		Bulldogs offensive rebound
9:33		Jonnivius Smith blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point layup
9:31		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
9:13		Sy Chatman misses two point jump shot
9:11		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
9:05		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
9:03		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
9:03		Jump ball. (Bulls gains possession)
8:46		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
8:44		Sy Chatman offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point layup	46-56
8:34		Landon Moore misses three point jump shot
8:32		Bulls defensive rebound
8:12		Sy Chatman turnover (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
7:59		Jalen Thomas misses two point jump shot
7:57		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
7:55		TV timeout
7:43		Jalen Thomas personal foul
7:28		Sy Chatman turnover (Posh Alexander steals)
7:24		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
7:22		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
7:20		Jonnivius Smith turnover (out of bounds)
7:15		DJ Davis misses two point jump shot
7:13		Shawn Fulcher defensive rebound
7:06		Posh Alexander personal foul
6:45		Pierre Brooks II shooting foul
6:45	+1	Jonnivius Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-56
6:45	+1	Jonnivius Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-56
6:25	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot (Jalen Thomas assists)	48-58
6:08	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot	51-58
5:45	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point dunk (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	51-60
5:42		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:37		Jalen Thomas shooting foul (Sy Chatman draws the foul)
5:37		Sy Chatman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:37		Sy Chatman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:37		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	51-62
5:00	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Jonnivius Smith assists)	54-62
4:39		Jalen Thomas misses two point jump shot
4:37		Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound
4:34	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	54-64
4:23	+3	Sy Chatman makes three point jump shot (Jonnivius Smith assists)	57-64
4:03		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
4:01		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
3:39		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
3:37		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
3:30		Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
3:28		Sy Chatman defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Sy Chatman makes two point dunk (Anquan Boldin Jr. assists)	59-64
3:05		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
3:03		Shawn Fulcher defensive rebound
2:56		Shawn Fulcher misses two point dunk
2:54		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
2:38	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	59-66
2:15		Sy Chatman turnover (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
2:11		Jonnivius Smith blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point layup
2:09		Anquan Boldin Jr. defensive rebound
2:02		Anquan Boldin Jr. turnover (Posh Alexander steals)
1:55	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point layup	59-68
1:42		Shawn Fulcher misses three point jump shot
1:41		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:41		Jonnivius Smith personal foul
1:41		TV timeout
1:37		Posh Alexander turnover (Shawn Fulcher steals)
1:19		Jahmyl Telfort blocks Sy Chatman's two point layup
1:17		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
1:16		Ryan Sabol personal foul
1:08		Posh Alexander turnover (Shawn Fulcher steals)
1:01		Shawn Fulcher misses three point jump shot
0:59		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
0:41	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point alley-oop dunk (Posh Alexander assists)	59-70
0:29		Shawn Fulcher misses three point jump shot
0:27		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
0:25	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	59-72
0:25		Bulls 30 second timeout
0:21		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
0:19		Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound
0:12		Ryan Sabol misses two point layup
0:10		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound