Butler Bulldogs vs South Alabama Jaguars
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - 1ST ROUND AT BIRMINGHAM AL
61
26-7
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 31 | 61 | |
BUT | 47 | 34 | 81 |
81
30-3
South Alabama Jaguars
starters |
bench |
DeAndrae RossD. Ross |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | 14 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 7-11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 34 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
61 | 21-48 | 6-20 | 13-27 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 19 | |
44% | 30% | 48% |
Butler Bulldogs
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | 18 | 6-14 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 26 | 9-11 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
81 | 27-53 | 15-28 | 12-13 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | |
51% | 54% | 92% |
Game Information
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
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