INDIANAPOLIS — Pierre Brooks had 29 points and 13 rebounds to lead Butler past DePaul 86-69 on Saturday, handing the Blue Demons their 11th loss in 14 games.
N.J. Benson finished with 20 points and nine rebounds for DePaul (10-11, 1-9 Big East). CJ Gunn added 16 points, and Conor Enright had 12 points, six assists and two steals.
Jahmyl Telfort shot 7 of 12 from the field for 18 points and Finley Bizjack added 17 for the Bulldogs (9-11, 2-7).
Butler took the lead with 2:17 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The Bulldogs led 40-33 at halftime, with Brooks racking up 13 points, then pulled away with a 10-0 second-half run.
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