Butler ran away from Seton Hall to post an 84-54 win at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Wednesday night.
Six Bulldogs found double figures, including Boden Kapke, who posted the first double-double of his career with a career-best 11 rebounds to go along with his 13 points.
Butler shot 58 percent from the field in the win to improve to 10-13 (3-9 BIG EAST) on the season. Seton Hall is now 6-17.
OF NOTE:
- The Bulldogs led 48-20 at the half; the 48 points were the most Butler scored in a half this season.
- Butler went 12-for-24 from three-point range with the 12 made threes tying a season-high. The Bulldogs made four of their first five attempts from behind the arc and Patrick McCaffery was 3-for-3 from three-point range less than six minutes into the game.
- Butler held a 45-27 rebounding advantage. Kolby King had eight to go along with the 11 from Kapke.
- Pierre Brooks II led the Bulldogs with 14 points and a career-high seven assists.
- Jahmyl Telfort scored 12 points (all in the second half) to go along with five assists and five rebounds.
- Finley Bizjack’s 12 points came on four made three-pointers.
- Butler’s defense limited Seton Hall to 2-for-17 three-point shooting and a 34-percent shooting performance from the field overall on the night.
- Seton Hall’s leading scorer Isaiah Coleman was limited to two points on 1-for-10 shooting; he entered the game averaging 15.3 points per game.
- Prince Aligbe led Seton Hall with 17 points; he was the only Pirate in double figures.
- Butler’s 33-point lead late in the game was the team’s second-largest of the season, trailing only the team’s Nov. 22 performance against Merrimack (39-point win).
- It was Butler’s second time this season with six players in double figures (also in the win over SMU Nov. 15).
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to Hinkle Fieldhouse for a Saturday tip, hosting Providence. Tickets are still available for the 3 p.m. game, which will also air on Peacock.
