Boise State scores 100, moves to semis
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UCF advanced with an 88-80 win over Big 12 rival Cincinnati in the first game of the quarterfinals.
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Butler 's 2024-25 season has come to an end, losing to Boise State 100-93 in the second round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament.
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The Knights were also given a momentum lift when Benny Williams rose for a put-back dunk late in the game. UCF ultimately closed out Cincinnati in an 88-80 victory to advance to the College Basketball Crown semifinals.
Even so, Fox Sports executives looked at the schedule and thought there was a place for one more, working with AEG to put together the College Basketball Crown, a 16-team tournament in Las Vegas that concludes its inaugural edition Sunday.
The Broncos didn’t achieve that goal, allowing Butler to go 13-for-31 (41.9%) from beyond the perimeter. A significant part of that effort came from Bulldogs guard Finley Bizjack, who shot 6-for-9 from three and finished with a game-high 30 points.
Darius Johnson scored eight straight points in a pivotal 10-0 run to snap the Knights' five-game losing streak against Cincinnati.
Butler’s opening game against Utah was very much an up-and-down game, with the Bulldogs winning 86-84 while watching the Utes collect 38 points in the paint and hit 10 3-pointers. The Broncos posted 52 PITP and knocked down nine triples versus GW.