Taylor's 21 points sends Butler past DII Chaminade 84-51
LAS VEGAS -- — Jayden Taylor scored 21 points on 6-for-9 shooting and Ty Groce scored 18 and missed just one of nine attempts and Butler beat Division II-level Chaminade 84-51 at the Maui Invitational on Wednesday night.
The Bulldogs went 1-2 in Las Vegas and Chaminade lost its three contests.
Bryce Golden shot 6 for 8 for 16 points for Butler. Taylor, Groce and Bolden combined to shoot 20 for 26 and 12 for 13 from the foul line.
The Bulldogs (4-3) built a 9-0 lead and extended it to 18-2 before a 14-6 spurt capped by Tredyn Christensen's dunk brought the Silverwords within 24-16 at 7:51 before halftime.
Jair Bolden buried a 3-pointer nearly a minute-and-a-half later for a 29-17 lead and Butler led by double digits the rest of the way. Butler led 45-29 at halftime and started the second half with a 6-0 run and it was never threatened.
Kevin Kremer scored 12 points off the bench, Christensen 10 in reserve and Isaac Amaral-Artharee 10 for Chaminade.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Don Daily
- A.J. Desai
- Deldre Carr
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| 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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