Butler earns 84-72 win against DePaul

Posted February 22, 2025 10:23 pm

Associated Press

Pierre Brooks scored 24 points as Butler beat DePaul 84-72 on Saturday night.

Brooks had 7 rebounds for the Bulldogs (13-14, 6-10 Big East Conference). Jahmyl Telfort scored 17 points and added 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Finley Bizjack had 16 points and went 5 of 9 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range).

The Blue Demons (11-17, 2-15) were led in scoring by Layden Blocker, who finished with 25 points and 5 assists. DePaul also got 13 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks from Isaiah Rivera. CJ Gunn had 12 points.

Butler led DePaul 40-34 at the half, with Brooks (11 points) its high scorer. Butler took the lead for what would be the final time on Brooks' 3-pointer with 4:25 left in the second half.

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

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