Telfort leads Butler against Eastern Illinois after 24-point game
Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-5) at Butler Bulldogs (6-1)
Indianapolis; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Butler plays Eastern Illinois after Jahmyl Telfort scored 24 points in Butler’s 87-77 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs are 4-1 on their home court. Butler is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Panthers are 0-5 in road games. Eastern Illinois gives up 78.3 points to opponents while being outscored by 11.0 points per game.
Butler’s average of 9.1 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.8 fewer made shots on average than the 9.9 per game Eastern Illinois gives up. Eastern Illinois has shot at a 42.1% rate from the field this season, 5.4 percentage points greater than the 36.7% shooting opponents of Butler have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Telfort is shooting 47.4% and averaging 17.6 points for the Bulldogs.
Nakyel Shelton is scoring 18.4 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Panthers.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.