Butler’s Simas Lukosius shoots as BYU’s Jaxson Robinson (2) defends throughout an NCAA faculty basketball sport within the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. BYU coach Mark Pope is at left. Tim Aylen, Bahamas Visible Companies through Related Press
BYU misplaced to Butler 75-70 on Thanksgiving evening within the comfort spherical of The Battle 4 Atlantis in The Bahamas.
The Cougars (3-3) trailed nearly all the sport and had been down by three with below 30 seconds. The Bulldogs (4-2) hit clutch free throws over the ultimate 12 seconds to seal the win.
- BYU trailed 37-30 at halftime however scored the primary 12 factors of the second half to briefly take the lead.
- Butler’s Jayden Taylor scored 20 factors and Eric Hunter added 19. The Bulldogs 6 of 10 3-pointers within the second half.
- The Cougars had been led by Fousseyni Traore, who scored a game-high 21 factors, and a game-high 12 rebounds. He additionally added 4 assists.