Jahmyl Telford scores 24, Butler knocks off No. 25 Mississippi State 87-77 to win Arizona Tip-Off
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Jahmyl Telfort scored 24 points, Pierre Brooks II added 22 and Butler knocked off No. 25 Mississippi State 87-77 to win the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday night.
Butler (6-1) survived with a 61-59 win against Northwestern in the semifinals after blowing a 15-point lead and nearly coughed up an 11-point lead on Friday night after Riley Kugel and Josh Hubbard brought Mississippi State back.
Kugel had 10 points in the first three minutes of the second half, and Hubbard followed with 13 quick points as Mississippi State (6-1) used an 8-0 run to pull within 70-68.
Brooks hit a 3-pointer and, after Telford hit a floater, scored on a runner to stretch the lead to 81-70 with 2 1/2 minutes left. Mississippi State got no closer than eight after that.
Hubbard and Kugel each had 22 points.
Butler: The Bulldogs were superb on offense as they shot 53% from the floor and made 12 of 22 from 3-point range to pick up their biggest win of the season.
Mississippi State: Everything that went right in the Bulldogs' first game in the desert flipped against Butler. Mississippi State shot 7 for 27 from 3 and had numerous defensive breakdowns to lose its first game of the season.
Brooks' two baskets after Mississippi State cut the lead to two gave Butler the momentum back, and the Bulldogs stretched the lead from there.
Mississippi State scored 30 second-chance points on 19 offensive rebounds in an 80-58 win over UNLV in the semifinals. The Bulldogs had 11 offensive boards against Butler but were limited to seven second-chance points.
Mississippi State hosts Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and Butler hosts Eastern Illinois on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Augusto Cassia vs. Michael Nwoko (Bulldogs gains possession) | ||
| 19:37 | | Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:35 |  | Augusto Cassia defensive rebound | ||
| 19:02 | | Jump ball. Augusto Cassia vs. Michael Nwoko (Bulldogs gains possession) | ||
| 18:59 | | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:57 | | Michael Nwoko defensive rebound | ||
| 18:52 | | Kanye Clary misses two point layup | ||
| 18:50 | | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | ||
| 18:41 | | Pierre Brooks II turnover (bad pass) (Riley Kugel steals) | ||
| 18:34 | | Riley Kugel misses two point layup | ||
| 18:32 | | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | ||
| 18:32 | | Michael Nwoko personal foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul) | ||
| 18:20 | | Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals) | ||
| 18:11 | | Kanye Clary misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:09 | | Michael Nwoko offensive rebound | ||
| 18:08 | | +2 | Michael Nwoko makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | | Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Augusto Cassia draws the foul) | ||
| 17:47 | | +1 | Augusto Cassia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 17:47 | | +1 | Augusto Cassia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | | +2 | Riley Kugel makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 17:02 | | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot | 4-4 |
| 16:54 | | Patrick McCaffery personal foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul) | ||
| 16:50 | | Michael Nwoko misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:48 | | Finley Bizjack defensive rebound | ||
| 16:35 | | Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:33 | | Bulldogs offensive rebound | ||
| 16:31 | | Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hubbard steals) | ||
| 16:23 | | +2 | Michael Nwoko makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kanye Clary assists) | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | | +3 | Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists) | 7-6 |
| 15:36 | | KeShawn Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Augusto Cassia steals) | ||
| 15:26 | | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:24 | | KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound | ||
| 15:11 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:55 | | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:53 | | Bulldogs defensive rebound | ||
| 14:29 | | Kolby King misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:27 | | KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound | ||
| 14:13 | | Riley Kugel turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 13:55 | | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:53 | | KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound | ||
| 13:37 | | Kolby King shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | ||
| 13:37 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 13:37 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 13:16 | | Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul) | ||
| 13:16 | | +1 | Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 13:16 | | +1 | Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-8 |
| 12:54 | | Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:52 | | KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound | ||
| 12:47 | | KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:45 | | Andre Screen defensive rebound | ||
| 12:38 | | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:36 | | Gai Chol defensive rebound | ||
| 12:24 | | +2 | Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot | 9-10 |
| 12:24 | | Landon Moore shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | ||
| 12:24 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-11 |
| 12:04 | | +3 | Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists) | 12-11 |
| 11:49 | | KeShawn Murphy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:47 | | Landon Moore defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Landon Moore draws the foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:32 | | +1 | Landon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-11 |
| 11:32 | | +1 | Landon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-11 |
| 11:12 | | +2 | KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists) | 14-13 |
| 10:36 | | Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Kanye Clary misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Andre Screen turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals) | ||
| 9:55 | | Finley Bizjack personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | Finley Bizjack personal foul (Kanye Clary draws the foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Official timeout | ||
| 9:11 | | RJ Melendez misses two point layup | ||
| 9:09 | | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Landon Moore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk | 14-15 |
| 8:14 | | +3 | Kolby King makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists) | 17-15 |
| 8:03 | | +2 | Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk | 17-17 |
| 8:03 | | Kolby King shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | +1 | Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-18 |
| 7:47 | | +3 | Kolby King makes three point jump shot (Augusto Cassia assists) | 20-18 |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk (Michael Nwoko assists) | 20-20 |
| 7:15 | | Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup | ||
| 7:13 | | Pierre Brooks II offensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup | ||
| 7:06 | | Riley Kugel defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Cameron Matthews misses two point layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Michael Nwoko offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Augusto Cassia shooting foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul) | ||
| 6:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:58 | | +1 | Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-21 |
| 6:58 | | Michael Nwoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:58 | | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Patrick McCaffery turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals) | ||
| 6:42 | | Michael Nwoko turnover (lost ball) (Pierre Brooks II steals) | ||
| 6:34 | | Josh Hubbard personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | Riley Kugel shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | Pierre Brooks II misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:23 | | +1 | Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-21 |
| 6:06 | | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +3 | Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Pierre Brooks II assists) | 24-21 |
| 5:28 | | Augusto Cassia shooting foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul) | ||
| 5:28 | | +1 | Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-22 |
| 5:28 | | +1 | Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-23 |
| 5:12 | | KeShawn Murphy personal foul (Andre Screen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Andre Screen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-23 |
| 5:12 | | +1 | Andre Screen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-23 |
| 4:51 | | Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Claudell Harris Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Cameron Matthews makes two point layup | 26-25 |
| 4:20 | | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot | 28-25 |
| 4:13 | | +3 | Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot | 28-28 |
| 3:53 | | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Kanye Clary defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Kanye Clary misses two point layup | ||
| 3:42 | | Andre Screen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Cameron Matthews personal foul (Landon Moore draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:34 | | +1 | Landon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-28 |
| 3:34 | | +1 | Landon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 3:07 | | Michael Nwoko misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Andre Screen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | +2 | Andre Screen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Pierre Brooks II assists) | 32-28 |
| 2:58 | | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists) | 32-30 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists) | 34-30 |
| 2:08 | | Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Michael Nwoko offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Andre Screen personal foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | +1 | Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-31 |
| 2:05 | | +1 | Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-32 |
| 1:43 | | +3 | Landon Moore makes three point jump shot (Andre Screen assists) | 37-32 |
| 1:20 | | Riley Kugel misses two point layup | ||
| 1:18 | | Andre Screen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Josh Hubbard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Andre Screen shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:50 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-33 |
| 0:50 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-34 |
| 0:40 | | +3 | Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists) | 40-34 |
| 0:35 | | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:12 | | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:10 | | Josh Hubbard offensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Landon Moore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Bulldogs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |