Butler 81, DePaul 71 - Box Score

NET #84

	H1	H2	T
Butler	39	42	81
DePaul	32	39	71

DePaul

NET #102

	H1	H2	T
Butler	39	42	81
DePaul	32	39	71

Sat, Mar 7, 2026Wintrust ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Butler

DePaul

41%

59%

✗ MissedMargin: +2.6 predicted → -10 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

51.1%→ 45.9

eFG%

41.4 ←50.4%

13.0%→ 15.9

TO Rate

12.2 ←14.8%

31.9%

ORB%

28.3%

42.1%→ 49.2

FT Rate

28.6 ←36.1%

Butler

Predicted Actual

DePaul

Recap

Mid-table matchup: Butler, DePaul

Butler secures a 10-point road win despite being only 14 spots ahead of DePaul in NET rankings.

The Butler Bulldogs secured an 81-71 victory over the DePaul Blue Demons at Wintrust Arena, a margin of 10 points that belies the competitiveness of the contest. Given the relatively narrow difference in the final score, it is clear that this game was decided by a possession or two. The Bulldogs hel...

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Top Performers

Butler

Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor35.9

PTS15REB7AST4STL4

4-7 FG, 0-1 3PT, 7-8 FT

Michael Ajayi31.7

PTS14REB11AST5STL3

5-16 FG, 0-1 3PT, 4-5 FT

Finley Bizjack22.3

PTS19REB4AST1

6-15 FG, 2-5 3PT, 5-6 FT

DePaul

NJ BensonMVP43.0

PTS24REB10AST0STL2BLK3

11-17 FG, 2-4 FT

CJ Gunn24.7

PTS9REB6AST5STL1BLK1

3-15 FG, 1-9 3PT, 2-4 FT

Brandon Maclin24.6

PTS9REB3AST7STL3

3-8 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-3 FT

Hot Players

Efeosa Oliogu-ElaborButler+183%

PTS

5.0 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

2.0 avg

57% FG 4-7

Kaleb BanksDePaul+88%

PTS

5.6 avg

REB

2.5 avg

AST

0.4 avg

57% FG 4-7

NJ BensonDePaul+66%

PTS

11.7 avg

REB

7.6 avg

AST

1.2 avg

65% FG 11-17

Yohan TraoreButler+40%

PTS

8.3 avg

REB

3.0 avg

AST

0.8 avg

14% FG 1-7

Jamie Kaiser Jr.Butler+28%

PTS

9.5 avg

REB

4.3 avg

AST

1.0 avg

75% FG 6-8

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Butler81

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Finley Bizjack	39	19	6-15	2-5	5-6	4	1	0	0	2
Michael Ajayi	32	14	5-16	0-1	4-5	11	5	3	0	6
Jamie Kaiser Jr.	32	15	6-8	3-5	0-0	3	1	1	0	1
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	29	15	4-7	0-1	7-8	7	4	4	0	1
Yohan Traore	23	10	1-7	0-1	8-9	5	2	0	1	0
Drayton Jones	17	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	4	0	3	3
Evan Haywood	14	3	1-5	1-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	0
Jackson Keith	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1
Yame Butler	3	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	0
Bryson Cardinal	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack McCaffery	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Jackson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Azavier Robinson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Ndzie	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan McComb	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	81	25-61	6-18	25-30	41	18	8	5	14

DePaul71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
CJ Gunn	34	9	3-15	1-9	2-4	6	5	1	1	2
NJ Benson	34	24	11-17	0-0	2-4	10	0	2	3	2
Brandon Maclin	31	9	3-8	1-2	2-3	3	7	3	0	3
Layden Blocker	25	9	1-11	1-7	6-6	6	3	2	0	2
Kaleb Banks	22	11	4-7	2-4	1-3	4	1	0	1	0
Kruz McClure	18	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	2
RJ Smith	15	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0
Théo Pierre-Justin	14	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Fabián Flores	6	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Lorenz	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Amsal Delalic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Khaman Maker	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Kasher	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Medina	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonas Johnson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ilija Milijaševic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	71	26-70	6-27	13-20	33	18	8	5	11