Xavier 91-78 Butler (Mar 5, 2025) Play-by-Play

Xavier Musketeers

20-10, 12-7 Big East

	1	2	T
XAV	44	47	91
BUT	40	38	78

Butler Bulldogs

13-17, 6-13 Big East

Jahmyl Telfort made Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II missed Layup.
Andre Screen missed Layup.
Pierre Brooks II missed Layup.
Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick McCaffery.
Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Screen.
Jahmyl Telfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pierre Brooks II.
Pierre Brooks II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
Andre Screen made Layup. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
Pierre Brooks II missed Layup.
Pierre Brooks II missed Jumper.
Kolby King missed Three Point Jumper.
Boden Kapke made Jumper.
Andre Screen missed Layup.
Jahmyl Telfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
Finley Bizjack made Layup. Assisted by Andre Screen.
Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.
Finley Bizjack missed Layup.
Boden Kapke missed Three Point Jumper.
Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pierre Brooks II.
Jahmyl Telfort made Jumper.
Boden Kapke missed Jumper.
Jahmyl Telfort missed Layup.
Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
Andre Screen made Layup. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper.
Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II missed Jumper.
Finley Bizjack made Layup. Assisted by Andre Screen.
Landon Moore missed Layup.
Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.
Jahmyl Telfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick McCaffery.
Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
Boden Kapke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
Landon Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper.
Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boden Kapke.
Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
Finley Bizjack made Layup.
Pierre Brooks II made Layup.
Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II made Layup.
Ryan Conwell missed Three Point Jumper.
Zach Freemantle made Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
Zach Freemantle made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Foster.
Ryan Conwell missed Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dailyn Swain.
Dailyn Swain missed Layup.
Dailyn Swain made Jumper.
Zach Freemantle made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Foster.
Marcus Foster missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
Jerome Hunter made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Conwell.
Jerome Hunter made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.
Ryan Conwell missed Layup.
Zach Freemantle made Layup.
Marcus Foster missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.
Dante Maddox Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
John Hugley IV made Jumper.
John Hugley IV made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Conwell.
Dante Maddox Jr. made Layup.
Ryan Conwell missed Three Point Jumper.
Dailyn Swain made Dunk.
Jerome Hunter made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Conwell.
Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper.
Dante Maddox Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Zach Freemantle missed Layup.
Marcus Foster missed Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.
Zach Freemantle missed Three Point Jumper.
Zach Freemantle missed Layup.
Dante Maddox Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Dailyn Swain missed Jumper.
John Hugley IV missed Layup.
Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Conwell made Layup.
Dailyn Swain missed Layup.
Zach Freemantle made Two Point Tip Shot.
Zach Freemantle made Dunk. Assisted by Dailyn Swain.
Zach Freemantle made Layup.
Dailyn Swain made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Conwell.
Marcus Foster missed Three Point Jumper.
Dailyn Swain made Dunk.
Zach Freemantle made Jumper.
Jerome Hunter made Jumper.
Dante Maddox Jr. missed Jumper.
Zach Freemantle made Jumper.
Zach Freemantle made Dunk. Assisted by Jerome Hunter.
Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
Zach Freemantle made Jumper.
Dante Maddox Jr. missed Jumper.
Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Hugley IV.
Dailyn Swain made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Foster.
Dailyn Swain missed Jumper.
John Hugley IV missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Conwell missed Layup.
Ryan Conwell missed Three Point Jumper.
Zach Freemantle missed Layup.
Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
Zach Freemantle made Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
Dailyn Swain made Two Point Tip Shot.
Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
Dailyn Swain missed Three Point Jumper.

XAVIER

BUTLER

TIME		XAV	BUT
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:55	Jump Ball won by Xavier	0	0
19:55	Jump Ball lost by Butler	0	0
19:39	Ryan Conwell missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:06	Butler Turnover.	0	0
18:59	Zach Freemantle made Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.	2	0
18:40	Jahmyl Telfort made Jumper.	2	2
18:19	Zach Freemantle made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Foster.	4	2
18:00	Pierre Brooks II missed Layup.	4	2
17:59	Andre Screen Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:59	Foul on Dayvion McKnight.	4	2
17:44	Andre Screen missed Layup.	4	2
17:39	Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:32	Ryan Conwell missed Jumper.	4	2
17:28	Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:23	Pierre Brooks II missed Layup.	4	2
17:20	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:16	Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dailyn Swain.	7	2
17:01	Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.	7	2
16:57	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	7	2
16:55	Dailyn Swain missed Layup.	7	2
16:55	Finley Bizjack Block.	7	2
16:50	Patrick McCaffery Defensive Rebound.	7	2
16:48	Pierre Brooks II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick McCaffery.	7	5
16:33	Dailyn Swain made Jumper.	9	5
16:12	Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Screen.	9	8
15:56	Zach Freemantle made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Foster.	11	8
15:43	Jahmyl Telfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pierre Brooks II.	11	11
15:23	Marcus Foster missed Three Point Jumper.	11	11
15:19	Marcus Foster Offensive Rebound.	11	11
15:16	Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper.	14	11
14:52	Pierre Brooks II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.	14	14
14:34	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	14	14
14:30	Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.	14	14
14:22	Andre Screen made Layup. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.	14	16
14:21	Xavier Timeout	14	16
14:21	Official TV Timeout	14	16
14:21	Patrick McCaffery subbing out for Butler	14	16
14:21	Andre Screen subbing out for Butler	14	16
14:21	Kolby King subbing in for Butler	14	16
14:21	Boden Kapke subbing in for Butler	14	16
14:21	Marcus Foster subbing out for Xavier	14	16
14:21	Dayvion McKnight subbing out for Xavier	14	16
14:21	Jerome Hunter subbing in for Xavier	14	16
14:21	Dante Maddox Jr. subbing in for Xavier	14	16
14:04	Jerome Hunter made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Conwell.	16	16
13:47	Pierre Brooks II missed Layup.	16	16
13:47	Zach Freemantle Block.	16	16
13:39	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	16	16
13:39	Dailyn Swain Turnover.	16	16
13:23	Dailyn Swain subbing out for Xavier	16	16
13:23	Marcus Foster subbing in for Xavier	16	16
13:23	Foul on Dante Maddox Jr..	16	16
13:22	Pierre Brooks II missed Jumper.	16	16
13:19	Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.	16	16
13:11	Jerome Hunter made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.	18	16
12:51	Jahmyl Telfort Turnover.	18	16
12:51	Ryan Conwell Steal.	18	16
12:48	Ryan Conwell missed Layup.	18	16
12:45	Zach Freemantle Offensive Rebound.	18	16
12:45	Zach Freemantle made Layup.	20	16
12:19	Kolby King missed Three Point Jumper.	20	16
12:15	Marcus Foster Defensive Rebound.	20	16
12:02	Marcus Foster missed Three Point Jumper.	20	16
11:59	Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.	20	16
11:40	Boden Kapke made Jumper.	20	18
11:27	Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.	23	18
11:12	Kolby King Turnover.	23	18
11:12	Official TV Timeout	23	18
11:12	Finley Bizjack subbing out for Butler	23	18
11:12	Pierre Brooks II subbing out for Butler	23	18
11:12	Landon Moore subbing in for Butler	23	18
11:12	Patrick McCaffery subbing in for Butler	23	18
11:12	Ryan Conwell subbing out for Xavier	23	18
11:12	Zach Freemantle subbing out for Xavier	23	18
11:12	John Hugley IV subbing in for Xavier	23	18
11:12	Dayvion McKnight subbing in for Xavier	23	18
11:02	Dante Maddox Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	23	18
10:59	Kolby King Defensive Rebound.	23	18
10:38	Boden Kapke Turnover.	23	18
10:38	Dayvion McKnight Steal.	23	18
10:38	Foul on Kolby King.	23	18
10:38	Kolby King subbing out for Butler	23	18
10:38	Boden Kapke subbing out for Butler	23	18
10:38	Finley Bizjack subbing in for Butler	23	18
10:38	Andre Screen subbing in for Butler	23	18
10:27	John Hugley IV made Jumper.	25	18
10:03	Foul on Dayvion McKnight.	25	18
10:03	Dayvion McKnight subbing out for Xavier	25	18
10:03	Ryan Conwell subbing in for Xavier	25	18
9:49	Andre Screen missed Layup.	25	18
9:46	John Hugley IV Defensive Rebound.	25	18
9:43	Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.	25	18
9:31	John Hugley IV made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Conwell.	28	18
9:10	Jahmyl Telfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.	28	21
8:52	Dante Maddox Jr. made Layup.	30	21
8:28	Foul on John Hugley IV.	30	21
8:28	Landon Moore subbing out for Butler	30	21
8:28	Pierre Brooks II subbing in for Butler	30	21
8:28	Dailyn Swain subbing in for Xavier	30	21
8:28	Jerome Hunter subbing out for Xavier	30	21
8:25	Finley Bizjack made Layup. Assisted by Andre Screen.	30	23
8:06	Ryan Conwell missed Three Point Jumper.	30	23
8:02	Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.	30	23
7:55	Finley Bizjack Turnover.	30	23
7:55	Dailyn Swain Steal.	30	23
7:52	Dailyn Swain made Dunk.	32	23
7:30	Foul on Dante Maddox Jr..	32	23
7:30	Official TV Timeout	32	23
7:30	John Hugley IV subbing out for Xavier	32	23
7:30	Zach Freemantle subbing in for Xavier	32	23
7:30	Andre Screen made Free Throw.	32	24
7:30	Andre Screen made Free Throw.	32	25
7:07	Foul on Andre Screen.	32	25
7:07	Dailyn Swain made Free Throw.	33	25
7:07	Andre Screen subbing out for Butler	33	25
7:07	Boden Kapke subbing in for Butler	33	25
7:07	Marcus Foster subbing out for Xavier	33	25
7:07	Jerome Hunter subbing in for Xavier	33	25
7:07	Dailyn Swain made Free Throw.	34	25
6:55	Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.	34	28
6:43	Jerome Hunter made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Conwell.	36	28
6:25	Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.	36	30
6:15	Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper.	39	30
5:56	Finley Bizjack missed Layup.	39	30
5:54	Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.	39	30
5:52	Dante Maddox Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	39	30
5:48	Boden Kapke Defensive Rebound.	39	30
5:38	Boden Kapke missed Three Point Jumper.	39	30
5:35	Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.	39	30
5:16	Zach Freemantle missed Layup.	39	30
5:13	Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.	39	30
5:09	Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pierre Brooks II.	39	33
4:51	Foul on Finley Bizjack.	39	33
4:51	Jerome Hunter subbing out for Xavier	39	33
4:51	Dante Maddox Jr. subbing out for Xavier	39	33
4:51	Marcus Foster subbing in for Xavier	39	33
4:51	Dayvion McKnight subbing in for Xavier	39	33
4:37	Marcus Foster missed Jumper.	39	33
4:34	Patrick McCaffery Defensive Rebound.	39	33
4:06	Jahmyl Telfort made Jumper.	39	35
3:50	Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.	39	35
3:46	Patrick McCaffery Defensive Rebound.	39	35
3:24	Boden Kapke missed Jumper.	39	35
3:21	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	39	35
3:17	Zach Freemantle missed Three Point Jumper.	39	35
3:13	Pierre Brooks II Defensive Rebound.	39	35
3:03	Jahmyl Telfort missed Layup.	39	35
3:03	Zach Freemantle Block.	39	35
2:58	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	39	35
2:57	Official TV Timeout	41	35
2:57	Foul on Pierre Brooks II.	39	35
2:57	Boden Kapke subbing out for Butler	41	35
2:57	Andre Screen subbing in for Butler	41	35
2:57	Marcus Foster subbing out for Xavier	41	35
2:57	Jerome Hunter subbing in for Xavier	41	35
2:57	Ryan Conwell made Free Throw.	40	35
2:57	Ryan Conwell made Free Throw.	41	35
2:57	Ryan Conwell subbing out for Xavier	41	35
2:57	Dante Maddox Jr. subbing in for Xavier	41	35
2:49	Foul on Jerome Hunter.	41	35
2:38	Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.	41	35
2:34	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	41	35
2:20	Zach Freemantle missed Layup.	41	35
2:18	Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.	41	35
2:06	Andre Screen made Layup. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.	41	37
1:43	Dante Maddox Jr. Turnover.	41	37
1:43	Patrick McCaffery Steal.	41	37
1:36	Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper.	41	40
1:17	Dante Maddox Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	41	40
1:15	Butler Defensive Rebound.	41	40
1:15	Dante Maddox Jr. subbing out for Xavier	41	40
1:15	Zach Freemantle subbing out for Xavier	41	40
1:15	John Hugley IV subbing in for Xavier	41	40
1:15	Ryan Conwell subbing in for Xavier	41	40
1:15	Jerome Hunter subbing out for Xavier	41	40
1:15	Marcus Foster subbing in for Xavier	41	40
0:59	Foul on John Hugley IV.	41	40
0:58	Andre Screen missed Free Throw.	41	40
0:56	Marcus Foster Defensive Rebound.	41	40
0:45	Dailyn Swain missed Jumper.	41	40
0:41	John Hugley IV Offensive Rebound.	41	40
0:40	John Hugley IV missed Layup.	41	40
0:40	Jahmyl Telfort Block.	41	40
0:36	Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.	41	40
0:33	Butler Timeout	41	40
0:13	Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.	41	40
0:09	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	41	40
0:06	Foul on Patrick McCaffery.	41	40
0:06	Patrick McCaffery subbing out for Butler	41	40
0:06	Landon Moore subbing in for Butler	41	40
0:06	John Hugley IV subbing out for Xavier	41	40
0:06	Zach Freemantle subbing in for Xavier	41	40
0:03	Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper.	44	40
0:00	End of 1st half	44	40

Hinkle Fieldhouse

7:00 PM, March 5, 2025Coverage: CBSSN

Indianapolis, IN

Line: XAV -3.5

Over/Under: 154.5

Attendance: 8,225

Referees:
Lamar Simpson
Brent Hampton
Tim Smith

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	31-5
Creighton	15-5	3	25-11
UConn	14-6	4	24-11
Marquette	13-7	5	23-11
Xavier	13-7	5	22-12
Villanova	11-9	7	21-15
Georgetown	8-12	10	18-16
Butler	6-14	12	15-20
Providence	6-14	12	12-20
DePaul	4-16	14	14-20
Seton Hall	2-18	16	7-25

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