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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Butler 84, Seton Hall 54
When: 6:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # Tony Chiazza, # Clarence Armstrong
Attendance: 8634

Butler never trailed and earned its first road victory of the season, torching short-handed Seton Hall 84-54 on Wednesday night in Big East Conference action in Newark, N.J.

Boden Kapke had his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds for Butler, which started the season 0-6 on the road. Five other Bulldogs (10-13, 3-9) scored in double figures, including Pierre Brooks II with a team-high 14.

Seton Hall (6-17, 1-11) has lost eight in a row and 13 of its last 14.

Butler scored a season-high 48 points in the first half, shooting 59.4 percent from the floor and 7 of 15 from 3-point range. Patrick McCaffery sank three 3-pointers in the first six minutes, helping the Bulldogs race to a 17-8 lead.

Midway through the first half, Butler led 24-10. Andre Screen threw down a dunk, Finley Bizjack pumped in a three and then another long three to help boost the lead to 32-13.

The lead reached 31 when Brooks sank a tough fadeaway with 38 seconds left in the half. Prince Aligbe closed the half with a three-point play for Seton Hall, which trailed 48-20 at the break.

The Pirates put on an attacking press in the second half and found success.

When David Tubek sank a 3-pointer from the wing with 9:41 left to trim the deficit to 60-45, the Prudential Center crowd began to stir. However, Butler had the answer. Brooks sank a three and Jahmyl Telfort scored on a turnaround jumper to ignite a game-sealing 11-2 run for the Bulldogs.

Seton Hall was missing three contributors: Chaunce Jenkins (knee), Scotty Middleton (ankle) and Dyaln Addae-Wusu (ankle).

Aligbe was the only Seton Hall player in double figures with 17 points. The Pirates shot just 34.4 percent from the field and made only 2 of 17 3-point attempts.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Butler   Seton Hall
Pierre Brooks II 14 Scoring Prince Aligbe 17
Pierre Brooks II 7 Assists Garwey Dual 6
Boden Kapke 11 Rebounds Prince Aligbe 6
Jahmyl Telfort 3 Free Throws Made Prince Aligbe 3
Patrick McCaffery 2 Steals Prince Aligbe 3
Andre Screen 3 Blocks Prince Aligbe 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Butler 84 57.9 12-24 6-12 19 42 4 7 17
Seton Hall 54 34.4 2-17 8-10 10 24 3 11 10