Bulldogs Drop Overtime Thriller to Columbia 74-69

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11/12/2025 | 7PM

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Nov. 12 (Wed) / 7PM

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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler fell to the Columbia Lions 74-69 on Friday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in overtime. With the loss, Butler moves to 1-1 on the season while Columbia opens the year at 1-0. 
 
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

Neveah Jackson paced the BU offense with 14 points on an efficient 5-for-8 shooting. Jackson chipped in a team-high seven rebounds.
Lily Zeinstra (13) and Kennedy Langham (13) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures. 
A trio of Bulldogs logged three assists in the contest. 
Caroline Dotsey tallied seven rebounds and a steal. 
Anna Wypych was stellar for BU in limited minutes, chipping in seven points on 3-4 shooting from the floor. 
Butler forced 18 Columbia turnovers.

 
COLUMBIA HIGHLIGHTS

Riley Weiss led Columbia in the scoring column pouring in 27 points on 10-of-22 shooting from the floor. 
Perri Page recorded a double-double for the Lions recording 19 points and 10 rebounds. 
Fliss Henderson paced the Columbia offense with four assists. 
The Lions outrebounded BU 39-37 and forced 29 Butler turnovers. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

Both sides traded baskets through the first five minutes of action as BU held a 7-4 edge at the first media timeout. Columbia had the slight 14-13 advantage at the end of the first quarter behind nine points from Weiss. 
Columbia came out of the gates hot in the second quarter going 3-for-3 on their first three shots forcing Butler to take a timeout with 7:29 left in the frame. 
Butler responded shortly after the timeout, staging a 6-0 run which cut the deficit to two with just under five minutes left in the second quarter. Both sides continued to trade buckets as Columbia took the 29-27 lead into the half. 
Both sides continued to go back and forth trading buckets to start the third. Neither side was able to go up by more than five in the frame as the third ended with the score tied at 45-45.
Butler started the fourth quarter making four of its first five shots. BU was able to extend its advantage to seven with just over seven minutes left in the game. Columbia answered with a mini run of their own as both sides were even at 58-58 with 2:30 left in the game. 
Neither side was able to pull away at the end of the frame taking the 60-60 deadlock into overtime. 
In overtime, Columbia was able to take a three-point lead with 53 seconds left. BU was unable to claw back as the Bulldogs fell, 74-69. 

 
UP NEXT
Butler will return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 12 as BU hosts Central Michigan at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and fans can stream the game live on ESPN+. Fans can purchase tickets for the game at Butlersports.com/buytickets.