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Claude's 26 lead Xavier past Butler 76-72 in Big East Conference Tournament

AP
Mar 13, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) Desmond Claude had 26 points in Xavier's 76-72 victory over Butler on Wednesday in the Big East Conference Tournament.

Xavier (16-16) will face No. 2 UConn on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

Claude also had five rebounds for the Musketeers. Dayvion McKnight added 20 points while going 8 of 12 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) while he also had five rebounds and four steals. Quincy Olivari had 19 points and shot 7 of 19 from the field, including 3 for 13 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the line.

Pierre Brooks finished with 21 points for the Bulldogs (18-14). Jalen Thomas added 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for Butler. Posh Alexander also had 14 points and five assists.

McKnight's 16-point second half helped Xavier close out the four-point victory.

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

1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
32
BUT
Bulldogs
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:44		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
19:42		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
19:30		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass)
19:14		Posh Alexander misses two point layup
19:12		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
19:10		Quincy Olivari offensive foul
19:10		Quincy Olivari turnover (offensive foul)
18:57		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
18:55		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
18:48		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
18:46		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
18:39		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
18:37		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
18:30		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
18:28		Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound
18:28		Jahmyl Telfort personal foul
18:21	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point floating jump shot (Abou Ousmane assists)	2-0
18:05	+2	DJ Davis makes two point layup	2-2
17:36	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Abou Ousmane assists)	4-2
17:16	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot	4-5
16:55		Jahmyl Telfort personal foul
16:49		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
16:47		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
16:46	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup	6-5
16:30	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)	6-8
16:16		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
16:16		Musketeers offensive rebound
16:14		Pierre Brooks II personal foul
16:07		Jalen Thomas blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup
16:05		DJ Davis defensive rebound
15:51		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
15:49		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
15:43		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball)
15:43		TV timeout
15:16		Landon Moore misses two point jump shot
15:14		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
15:05		Jalen Thomas shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
15:05	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-8
15:05	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-8
14:49		DJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Lazar Djokovic steals)
14:44	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	10-8
14:27	+3	Posh Alexander makes three point jump shot (Pierre Brooks II assists)	10-11
14:13		Jalen Thomas blocks Trey Green's two point layup
14:11		Musketeers offensive rebound
14:05	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point hook shot	12-11
13:49		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
13:47		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
13:35		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
13:33		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point layup (Pierre Brooks II assists)	12-13
12:52	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot (Lazar Djokovic assists)	14-13
12:32		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
12:28	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)	14-15
12:05		Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
12:03		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
11:51		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
11:49		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
11:44		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
11:42		Kachi Nzeh offensive rebound
11:39		Kachi Nzeh offensive foul
11:39		Kachi Nzeh turnover (offensive foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:26		Abou Ousmane blocks Finley Bizjack's two point layup
11:24		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
11:16	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	16-15
11:06		Andre Screen offensive foul
11:06		Andre Screen turnover (offensive foul)
10:51	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	18-15
10:26		DJ Davis misses two point layup
10:24		Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound
10:10	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point alley-oop dunk (Desmond Claude assists)	20-15
9:50		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
9:48		Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound
9:46		Kachi Nzeh turnover (lost ball)
9:43		Pierre Brooks II turnover (bad pass)
9:30	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point driving floating jump shot (Quincy Olivari assists)	22-15
9:11		Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
9:09		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
8:59		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
8:57		Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound
8:54		Lazar Djokovic misses two point layup
8:52		Kachi Nzeh offensive rebound
8:52		Kachi Nzeh turnover (out of bounds)
8:35	+3	Jalen Thomas makes three point jump shot (DJ Davis assists)	22-18
8:05		Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot
8:03		Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:49	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point layup	22-20
7:36		Lazar Djokovic misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot
7:34		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
7:23	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	22-22
7:07		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
7:05		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
6:59		Posh Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
6:56		Quincy Olivari offensive foul
6:56		Quincy Olivari turnover (offensive foul)
6:56		TV timeout
6:43		Pierre Brooks II turnover (traveling)
6:29		Trey Green misses three point jump shot
6:27		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
6:27		Jalen Thomas personal foul
6:19		Abou Ousmane misses two point driving floating jump shot
6:17		Andre Screen defensive rebound
6:10		Dayvion McKnight personal foul
6:02		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
6:00		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
5:51		Abou Ousmane turnover (bad pass) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
5:34		Posh Alexander misses two point layup
5:32		Andre Screen offensive rebound
5:31	+2	Andre Screen makes two point putback layup	22-24
5:16		DJ Davis blocks Dayvion McKnight's two point layup
5:14		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
5:12		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
5:10		Andre Screen defensive rebound
4:50	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	22-26
4:34	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup (Lazar Djokovic assists)	24-26
4:16		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point hook shot
4:14		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
4:05		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
4:03		Landon Moore defensive rebound
3:56		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
3:54		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point jump shot (Lazar Djokovic assists)	26-26
3:22		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
3:20		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
3:15		TV timeout
3:05	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point floating jump shot	28-26
2:42		Andre Screen misses two point hook shot
2:40		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
2:31		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
2:29		Andre Screen defensive rebound
2:21		Landon Moore misses three point jump shot
2:19		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
1:59		Andre Screen shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-26
1:59	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-26
1:50	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point floating jump shot	30-28
1:33		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
1:20	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	30-31
1:09		Musketeers 30 second timeout
0:59		Abou Ousmane offensive foul
0:59		Abou Ousmane turnover (offensive foul)
0:50		Abou Ousmane personal foul
0:41		Pierre Brooks II turnover (traveling)
0:28	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot (Quincy Olivari assists)	32-31
0:05		DJ Davis misses two point layup
0:03		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
0:02		Lazar Djokovic turnover (lost ball) (DJ Davis steals)
0:00		Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
XAV
Musketeers
44
BUT
Bulldogs
41

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	DJ Davis makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists)	32-33
19:48		Dayvion McKnight shooting foul
19:48	+1	DJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-34
19:28	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	34-34
19:13	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point hook shot	34-36
18:51		Lazar Djokovic misses two point jump shot
18:49		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
18:45		Pierre Brooks II offensive foul
18:45		Pierre Brooks II turnover (offensive foul)
18:18		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
18:16		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
18:07		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
18:05		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
17:49	+3	Dayvion McKnight makes three point jump shot (Quincy Olivari assists)	37-36
17:30		Dayvion McKnight personal foul
17:13		Jalen Thomas misses two point hook shot
17:11		Posh Alexander offensive rebound
17:11		Quincy Olivari shooting foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
17:11	+1	Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-37
17:11	+1	Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-38
16:58	+3	Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	40-38
16:41	+3	Jalen Thomas makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)	40-41
16:27	+3	Dayvion McKnight makes three point jump shot	43-41
16:09	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists)	43-43
15:50	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot	46-43
15:48		Musketeers 30 second timeout
15:48		TV timeout
15:32	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point hook shot	46-45
15:13		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
15:11		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
15:03		Posh Alexander offensive foul
15:03		Posh Alexander turnover (offensive foul)
15:03		TV timeout
14:49		Jahmyl Telfort personal foul
14:45	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	49-45
14:26		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
14:24		DJ Davis offensive rebound
14:16	+3	Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)	49-48
14:04		Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
14:02		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:02		Gytis Nemeiksa personal foul
13:48		Posh Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Abou Ousmane steals)
13:44		Quincy Olivari turnover (lost ball) (DJ Davis steals)
13:37		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
13:35		Jalen Thomas offensive rebound
13:35	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point layup	49-50
13:24	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	51-50
13:07		Jalen Thomas turnover (bad pass)
12:53	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	54-50
12:37	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point layup	54-52
12:14		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
12:12		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
11:58		Jalen Thomas misses two point hook shot
11:56		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
11:45		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
11:43		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
11:35	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists)	54-54
11:12	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	57-54
11:00		Posh Alexander offensive foul
11:00		Posh Alexander turnover (offensive foul)
11:00		TV timeout
10:46		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
10:44		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
10:31		Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot
10:29		Posh Alexander offensive rebound
10:27		Posh Alexander misses two point layup
10:25		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
10:21		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
10:19		Desmond Claude offensive rebound
10:05		Desmond Claude offensive foul
10:05		Desmond Claude turnover (offensive foul)
9:42		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
9:40		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	59-54
9:21	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	59-56
8:58		Andre Screen blocks Lazar Djokovic's two point layup
8:56		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
8:51		Pierre Brooks II turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
8:44	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup	61-56
8:36		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
8:34		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
8:31		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
8:29		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
8:09	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point turnaround jump shot (DJ Davis assists)	61-58
7:46		Desmond Claude misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:44		Andre Screen defensive rebound
7:32		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
7:30		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
7:25		Posh Alexander blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup
7:24		Andre Screen defensive rebound
7:24		Gytis Nemeiksa personal foul
7:24		TV timeout
7:03		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
7:01		Jalen Thomas offensive rebound
6:48		Pierre Brooks II turnover (bad pass) (Abou Ousmane steals)
6:21		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
6:19		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
6:12		Posh Alexander turnover (Kachi Nzeh steals)
6:04		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
6:02		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
5:57		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-59
5:57	+1	Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-60
5:30		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
5:28		Jalen Thomas defensive rebound
5:23		Posh Alexander turnover (Dayvion McKnight steals)
5:16	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	63-60
4:59	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot	63-62
4:56		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:31		Jahmyl Telfort personal foul
4:17	+2	Lazar Djokovic makes two point hook shot (Quincy Olivari assists)	65-62
4:01		Abou Ousmane personal foul (DJ Davis draws the foul)
4:01	+1	DJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-63
4:01	+1	DJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-64
3:43	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	67-64
3:21	+2	Jalen Thomas makes two point turnaround jump shot (DJ Davis assists)	67-66
2:53	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	69-66
2:35		DJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Gytis Nemeiksa steals)
2:31		Jalen Thomas blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup
2:29		DJ Davis defensive rebound
2:22	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point layup (DJ Davis assists)	69-68
2:03	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Quincy Olivari assists)	71-68
1:44		Gytis Nemeiksa personal foul
1:44		TV timeout
1:44		Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:44		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
1:27		Posh Alexander shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
1:27	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-68
1:27	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-68
1:18		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
1:16		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
0:53	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Quincy Olivari assists)	75-68
0:50		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:46	+3	DJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	75-71
0:40		Pierre Brooks II personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-71
0:40		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:40		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
0:35		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:29		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
0:27		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
0:16		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Pierre Brooks II steals)
0:13		Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-72
0:13		Posh Alexander misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:07		DJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
0:04		DJ Davis personal foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
0:04		Quincy Olivari misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:04		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
0:02		Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Olivari steals)
0:00		End of period

Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Olivari steals)