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Butler led DePaul by 11 points midway through the fourth quarter, but the Blue Demons would push the game into overtime and eventually pull out a 74-67 win. Jorie Allen was the player of the game for the visitors going for a game-high 34 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Butler got another double-double performance from Kilyn McGuff, but it wouldn’t be enough to come out on top. The Bulldogs are now 12-10 on the year while DePaul moves to 11-11. McGuff had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs. Joining her in double figures were teammates Riley Makalusky and Lily Zeinstra. Makalusky went 7-for-7 from the free throw line to end the day with 15 points. Zeinstra hit a couple 3-pointers to move her scoring total to 14. Defense dominated the opening 10 minutes of the game and DePaul would lead BU by one at the first quarter break. Butler’s bench got the offense rolling in the second quarter allowing the Bulldogs to take a one-point halftime lead. Jocelyn Land checked in for the first time at the midway point of the second quarter and immediately hit a 3-pointer to knot the score at 16-16. Ari Wiggins followed with a triple, but DePaul countered with a 6-0 run. Butler matched that effort with a 6-0 run of their own fueled by four Kilyn McGuff free throws. Those were McGuff’s only points of the half. Riley Makalusky led BU in scoring with six points on 2-for-3 shooting and Jorie Allen led all players with 10 at the break for the Blue Demons. Third quarter action featured each team scoring 13 points in just over five minutes. McGuff and Lily Zeinstra had 11 of those 13 for BU while Allen and Meg Newman combined for nine. The final five minutes of the third quarter was some of the best basketball of the day for the Bulldogs. BU used 8-0 and 6-0 scoring runs to grab an eight-point lead. The Bulldogs made seven of their final nine shots of that frame to score 27 third quarter points. Butler was in a good spot with an 11-point lead over DePaul at the under-five timeout of the fourth. Their largest lead of the game would not last however as DePaul used a 10-0 scoring run to make the game 61-60 with two minutes to play. Lily Zeinstra came up with a huge 3-point play to push the BU lead back to four at 64-60. That field goal was countered after a Kate Clarke corner 3-pointer. BU called timeout with a one-point lead and just 49 seconds left on the game clock. The Blue Demons would get a defensive stop on the possession and would use their own timeout to advance the ball with 30 seconds left. DePaul got a shot at the rim, but Taylor Johnson-Matthews’ attempt was off and Zeinstra would collect the rebound. McGuff stepped to the line after a Blue Demon foul and went 1-for-2 on her free throw attempts, making the first. DePaul’s final timeout would follow and the half-court set went inside to Allen. The Indiana native took the ball from the right block, back into the middle of the paint with a spin move and would tie the game at 65-65. Allen had 32 of DePaul’s 65 points heading into overtime and Kate Clarke would join her in double figures by scoring the first five DePaul points in the extra period. Johnson-Matthews made it a two-possession game with a fadeaway jumper and Blue Demon free throws would seal the win. Inside the Box Score- There were 19 lead changes and eight ties in today’s game- Butler led for nearly 23 minutes- DePaul outscored Butler 21-13 in the fourth quarter- BU did not make a field goal in overtime- Butler was hit with 23 turnovers in the setback- The Bulldogs outrebounded the Blue Demons 36-34- DePaul shot 23 percent from 3-point range (3-13)- Sydney Jaynes had six points, three rebounds and two assists- Karsyn Norman recorded five points, four rebounds and three assists
Up NextThe Bulldogs will be in South Orange, N.J. on Wednesday to face the Seton Hall Pirates. Tip at Walsh Gym is set for 7 p.m.
