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Butler earns 78-39 win against Merrimack
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Pierre Brooks scored 23 points as Butler beat Merrimack 78-39 on Friday night.
Brooks added 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-1). Andre Screen scored 12 points while finishing 5 of 6 from the floor and added nine rebounds. Patrick McCaffery had 11 points and shot 3 of 8 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line.
Adam Clark led the way for the Warriors (1-4) with eight points and four assists.
Butler led 37-31 at halftime, with Brooks racking up 15 points. Butler extended its lead to 65-33 during the second half, fueled by a 28-2 scoring run. Brooks scored a team-high eight points in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 0:00 |  | Â | End of period | Â |
| 20:00 | | Â | (Warriors gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 |  | Â | Adam Clark misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:39 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:19 | | Â | Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 19:11 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:09 | | Â | Adam Clark defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:02 | | Â | Adam Clark misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:00 | | Â | Adam Clark offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:56 | | +3 | Matt Becht makes three point jump shot (Adam Clark assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | | Â | Matt Becht misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:10 | | Â | Augusto Cassia defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:48 | | Â | Bryan Etumnu shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:48 | | +1 | Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | | +1 | Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | | Â | Matt Becht misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:22 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:07 | | +3 | Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists) | 3-7 |
| 16:38 | | +3 | Matt Becht makes three point jump shot (Sean Trumper assists) | 6-7 |
| 16:20 | | Â | Augusto Cassia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:18 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:14 | | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot | 6-9 |
| 16:04 | | +3 | Devon Savage makes three point jump shot (Adam Clark assists) | 9-9 |
| 15:49 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:47 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:44 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:38 | | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists) | 9-11 |
| 15:09 | | Â | Bryan Etumnu misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Andre Screen defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:58 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II turnover (Armandas Plintauskas steals) | Â |
| 14:45 | | Â | Tye Dorset misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:43 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:25 | | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup | 9-13 |
| 14:25 | | Â | Bryan Etumnu shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:25 | | +1 | Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-14 |
| 13:55 | | Â | Armandas Plintauskas misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:53 | | Â | David Murray offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:47 | | +2 | David Murray makes two point layup | 11-14 |
| 13:27 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Andre Screen offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | David Murray blocks Andre Screen's two point layup | Â |
| 13:18 | | Â | Sean Trumper defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:59 | | Â | Tye Dorset misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:57 | | Â | Kolby King defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:49 | | Â | Kolby King misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:47 | | Â | Sean Trumper defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Kolby King shooting foul (Malik Edmead draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Malik Edmead misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Malik Edmead misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Andre Screen defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:09 | | Â | Kolby King turnover (David Murray steals) | Â |
| 12:03 | | +2 | Armandas Plintauskas makes two point layup (Malik Edmead assists) | 13-14 |
| 11:44 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:42 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | David Murray blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point layup | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:27 | | +2 | Andre Screen makes two point layup | 13-16 |
| 11:06 | | Â | Kolby King personal foul | Â |
| 10:50 | | +2 | Devon Savage makes two point jump shot | 15-16 |
| 10:18 | | Â | Finley Bizjack turnover (Matt Becht steals) | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Adam Clark misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Finley Bizjack defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:45 | | +2 | Andre Screen makes two point layup | 15-18 |
| 9:23 | | Â | Bryan Etumnu misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:21 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:08 | | +2 | Patrick McCaffery makes two point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists) | 15-20 |
| 8:44 | | +2 | Bryan Etumnu makes two point layup (Matt Becht assists) | 17-20 |
| 8:16 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:14 | | Â | Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | Armandas Plintauskas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Andre Screen defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:54 | | +3 | Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists) | 17-23 |
| 7:43 | | Â | Warriors 30 second timeout | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:28 | | +2 | David Murray makes two point jump shot (Tye Dorset assists) | 19-23 |
| 7:08 | | Â | Tye Dorset shooting foul (Evan Haywood draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:08 | | +1 | Evan Haywood makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 19-24 |
| 7:08 | | +1 | Evan Haywood makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 19-25 |
| 7:08 | | +1 | Evan Haywood makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 19-26 |
| 6:47 | | Â | Sean Trumper turnover (Patrick McCaffery steals) | Â |
| 6:25 | | Â | Evan Haywood misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:23 | | Â | Sean Trumper defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Sean Trumper turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | David Murray shooting foul (Boden Kapke draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Boden Kapke misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 6:15 | | +1 | Boden Kapke makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-27 |
| 5:55 | | +2 | Sean Trumper makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists) | 21-27 |
| 5:33 | | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Boden Kapke assists) | 21-29 |
| 5:09 | | Â | Sean Trumper misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | Boden Kapke defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:00 | | +3 | Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Evan Haywood assists) | 21-32 |
| 4:40 | | +2 | David Murray makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists) | 23-32 |
| 4:26 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:24 | | Â | Adam Clark defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:14 | | +2 | Adam Clark makes two point layup | 25-32 |
| 3:53 | | Â | David Murray shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:53 | | +1 | Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-33 |
| 3:53 | | +1 | Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-34 |
| 3:40 | | Â | Sean Trumper offensive foul | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Sean Trumper turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:14 | | +3 | Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists) | 25-37 |
| 2:59 | | Â | Finley Bizjack personal foul | Â |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Sean Trumper makes two point jump shot (Tye Dorset assists) | 27-37 |
| 2:36 | | Â | Finley Bizjack turnover (Sean Trumper steals) | Â |
| 2:26 | | Â | Adam Clark misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Augusto Cassia defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Sean Trumper personal foul (Landon Moore draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Landon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Warriors defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:49 | | +2 | Adam Clark makes two point jump shot | 29-37 |
| 1:25 | | Â | Bryan Etumnu blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point layup | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Matt Becht defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:18 | | Â | Landon Moore shooting foul (Bryan Etumnu draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:18 | | +1 | Bryan Etumnu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-37 |
| 1:18 | | +1 | Bryan Etumnu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-37 |
| 1:06 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort offensive foul | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Adam Clark misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:40 | | Â | Andre Screen defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:14 | | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Armandas Plintauskas defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | Adam Clark misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |