Indiana Hoosiers vs Butler Bulldogs Match Player Stats On Dec 19, 2020

Trayce Jackson-Davis had 21 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots to lead Indiana to a 68-60 win over Butler in the Crossroads Classic on Saturday at Indianapolis.

Armaan Franklin added 20 points for the Hoosiers (5-2) on 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, and Indiana rallied back from nine points down in the first half. Alijami Durham and Race Thompson also reached double figures for the Hoosiers, with Durham scoring 11 and pulling down eight rebounds and Thompson finishing with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Jair Bolden scored 20 points for Butler (1-2). The Bulldogs couldn't sustain their hot shooting, scoring only 23 points and shooting just 26.7 percent in the second half.

Indiana went on a 13-0 second-half run, turning a 40-34 deficit into a 47-40 lead. Franklin's fifth 3-pointer put Indiana back up 41-40. A corner 3-pointer from Jerome Hunter extended Indiana's lead to 45-40, then Durham followed with a putback in transition, putting the Hoosiers up 47-40 and forcing Butler coach LaVall Jordan to call a timeout. From there, Indiana maintained its lead the rest of the game.

Butler shot 53.8 percent in the first half to take a 37-32 halftime lead. Myles Tate scored all 10 of his points in the first half to help spark the undermanned Bulldogs, who were without three key players in their rotation: Aaron Thompson, Christian David and Carlos Johnson.

The Bulldogs were the more aggressive team early, outrebounding Indiana 17-11 in the first half.

Butler took a 37-28 lead on a jumper by JaKobe Coles with 1:02 left in the first half. But the Hoosiers were able to score the final four points of the half on a pair of Jackson-Davis free throws and a jumper in the paint from Durham to cut the deficit to five points.

Indiana played again without frontcourt starter Joey Brunk, who remains out with back problems.

--Field Level Media