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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

Valparaiso Beacons @ Butler Bulldogs 51–59

2009-01-30 · NCAA · Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis IN

Valparaiso Beacons 2008-09 · Butler Bulldogs 2008-09 · 2008-09 season

Team stats

ValparaisoButler
Field goals17-47 .36217-45 .378
Three-pointers10-28 .3576-19 .316
Free throws7-14 .50019-30 .633
Offensive rebounds710
Defensive rebounds2425
Total rebounds3339
Assists1410
Steals813
Blocks42
Turnovers2118
Personal fouls2718
Technical fouls00
Largest lead211

Valparaiso Beacons

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF
Jake Diebler G4041-31-21-103312012
Howard Little G3762-52-40-004442064
Urule Igbavboa F36156-112-41-517851434
Michael Rogers F3083-112-80-023510031
Erik Buggs G1500-40-40-002210055
Logan Jones G22102-41-15-601120005
De'Andre Haskins G1262-62-50-011203024
Cameron Witt F821-30-00-222400012
Total5117-4710-287-147243314842127

FG .362 · 3P .357 · FT .500

Did not play: Nick Shelton, Drew Ferry, Benjamin Fumey, Brandon McPherson

Butler Bulldogs

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF
Gordon Hayward G-F37186-102-64-412332124
Willie Veasley F35134-61-24-622420040
Shelvin Mack G3282-101-63-625712044
Ronald Nored G3130-20-03-603322023
Matt Howard F2693-80-03-6471123105
Garrett Butcher F1231-41-10-002201011
Zach Hahn G1051-21-22-200003021
Shawn Vanzant G900-20-10-000000030
Avery Jukes F500-10-10-001100000
Grant Leiendecker G300-00-00-000000000
Total5917-456-1919-30102539101321818

FG .378 · 3P .316 · FT .633

Did not play: Alex Anglin, Nick Rodgers

Play-by-play

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First half

  • 19:46 BUT Gordon Hayward made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Shelvin Mack. 0–2
  • 19:18 VAL Michael Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 19:18 BUT Matt Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • 19:08 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 19:08 VAL Urule Igbavboa Defensive Rebound.
  • 18:32 VAL Michael Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 18:32 BUT Matt Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • 18:15 BUT Matt Howard made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Ronald Nored. 0–4
  • 17:50 BUT Foul on Shelvin Mack
  • 17:34 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 17:34 VAL Howard Little Defensive Rebound.
  • 17:18 VAL Erik Buggs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 17:18 VAL Urule Igbavboa Offensive Rebound.
  • 17:14 VAL Urule Igbavboa missed Two Point Layup.
  • 17:14 BUT Ronald Nored Defensive Rebound.
  • 17:00 VAL Foul on Erik Buggs
  • 16:55 BUT Matt Howard missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 16:55 VAL Urule Igbavboa Block.
  • 16:54 BUT Butler Offensive Rebound.
  • 16:42 BUT Willie Veasley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gordon Hayward. 0–7
  • 16:12 VAL Michael Rogers missed Two Point Layup.
  • 16:12 VAL Michael Rogers Offensive Rebound.
  • 15:43 BUT Gordon Hayward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Willie Veasley. 0–10
  • 15:31 VAL Valparaiso 30 Second Timeout.
  • 15:04 VAL Official TV Timeout.
  • 14:45 BUT Matt Howard missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 14:45 VAL Cameron Witt Defensive Rebound.
  • 14:24 VAL Urule Igbavboa made Two Point Layup. 2–10
  • 13:50 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 13:50 VAL Howard Little Defensive Rebound.
  • 13:33 VAL Cameron Witt missed Two Point Layup.
  • 13:33 BUT Shelvin Mack Defensive Rebound.
  • 13:25 BUT Gordon Hayward missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 13:25 VAL Cameron Witt Defensive Rebound.
  • 13:07 VAL Logan Jones missed Two Point Layup.
  • 13:07 BUT Gordon Hayward Block.
  • 13:04 VAL Cameron Witt Offensive Rebound.
  • 13:03 VAL Cameron Witt missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 13:03 VAL nan
  • 13:02 BUT Foul on Matt Howard
  • 12:14 VAL Michael Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 12:14 BUT nan
  • 12:10 VAL Foul on De'Andre Haskins
  • 12:01 VAL Foul on Logan Jones
  • 11:44 VAL De'Andre Haskins made Three Point Jumper. 5–10
  • 11:32 VAL Foul on De'Andre Haskins
  • 11:32 BUT Official TV Timeout.
  • 10:43 BUT Avery Jukes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 10:43 VAL Erik Buggs Defensive Rebound.
  • 10:38 VAL De'Andre Haskins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 10:38 BUT Avery Jukes Defensive Rebound.
  • 10:30 BUT Shawn Vanzant missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 10:30 VAL Jake Diebler Defensive Rebound.
  • 9:40 VAL Foul on Erik Buggs
  • 9:18 BUT Shawn Vanzant missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 9:18 VAL Valparaiso Defensive Rebound.
  • 9:06 VAL Jake Diebler missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 9:06 BUT Matt Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • 8:54 BUT Willie Veasley made Two Point Layup. 5–12
  • 8:21 VAL Michael Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 8:21 BUT Willie Veasley Defensive Rebound.
  • 8:10 BUT Foul on Ronald Nored
  • 7:57 VAL Howard Little made Three Point Jumper. 8–12
  • 7:29 VAL Howard Little missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 7:29 BUT Shelvin Mack Defensive Rebound.
  • 7:07 VAL Foul on Urule Igbavboa
  • 7:07 BUT Official TV Timeout.
  • 6:33 BUT Gordon Hayward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Howard. 8–15
  • 6:16 VAL Urule Igbavboa missed Two Point Layup.
  • 6:16 BUT Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound.
  • 5:59 BUT Shelvin Mack made Three Point Jumper. 8–18
  • 5:48 VAL Valparaiso 30 Second Timeout.
  • 5:34 VAL Howard Little missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 5:34 BUT Matt Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • 5:24 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 5:24 BUT Matt Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • 5:18 VAL Foul on Logan Jones
  • 5:18 BUT Matt Howard made Free Throw. 8–19
  • 5:18 BUT Matt Howard missed Free Throw.
  • 5:18 VAL Michael Rogers Defensive Rebound.
  • 5:01 VAL Urule Igbavboa missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 5:01 BUT Shelvin Mack Defensive Rebound.
  • 4:53 BUT Gordon Hayward missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 4:53 VAL Urule Igbavboa Defensive Rebound.
  • 4:37 VAL Howard Little made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Urule Igbavboa. 11–19
  • 4:22 BUT Garrett Butcher missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 4:22 VAL Jake Diebler Defensive Rebound.
  • 4:15 VAL Urule Igbavboa made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Howard Little. 13–19
  • 3:57 BUT Gordon Hayward missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 3:57 VAL Howard Little Defensive Rebound.
  • 3:41 VAL Foul on Jake Diebler
  • 3:41 BUT Official TV Timeout.
  • 3:41 BUT Matt Howard missed Free Throw.
  • 3:41 VAL Urule Igbavboa Defensive Rebound.
  • 3:17 VAL Urule Igbavboa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Howard Little. 16–19
  • 2:19 BUT Foul on Gordon Hayward
  • 2:15 VAL De'Andre Haskins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Logan Jones. 19–19
  • 2:08 BUT Butler 30 Second Timeout.
  • 1:52 VAL Foul on Urule Igbavboa
  • 1:52 BUT Willie Veasley missed Free Throw.
  • 1:52 BUT nan
  • 1:52 BUT Willie Veasley missed Free Throw.
  • 1:52 VAL De'Andre Haskins Defensive Rebound.
  • 1:40 VAL De'Andre Haskins missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 1:40 BUT Ronald Nored Defensive Rebound.
  • 1:31 VAL Foul on De'Andre Haskins
  • 1:31 BUT Ronald Nored missed Free Throw.
  • 1:31 BUT nan
  • 1:31 BUT Ronald Nored missed Free Throw.
  • 1:31 BUT Willie Veasley Offensive Rebound.
  • 0:54 VAL Foul on Cameron Witt
  • 0:54 BUT Gordon Hayward made Free Throw. 19–20
  • 0:54 BUT Gordon Hayward made Free Throw. 19–21
  • 0:41 VAL Logan Jones missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 0:41 VAL Cameron Witt Offensive Rebound.
  • 0:29 BUT Foul on Matt Howard
  • 0:29 VAL Logan Jones made Free Throw. 20–21
  • 0:29 VAL Logan Jones made Free Throw. 21–21
  • 0:13 BUT Zach Hahn made Three Point Jumper. 21–24
  • 0:02 BUT Foul on Shelvin Mack
  • 0:02 VAL Logan Jones made Free Throw. 22–24
  • 0:02 VAL Logan Jones missed Free Throw.
  • 0:02 BUT Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • 0:00 End of the 1st Half.

Second half

  • 19:41 BUT Foul on Gordon Hayward
  • 19:27 VAL Erik Buggs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 19:26 BUT Ronald Nored Defensive Rebound.
  • 19:18 VAL Foul on Erik Buggs
  • 19:07 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Two Point Layup.
  • 19:06 VAL Urule Igbavboa Block.
  • 19:05 BUT Matt Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • 18:58 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 18:58 VAL Erik Buggs Defensive Rebound.
  • 18:43 BUT Willie Veasley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 18:43 BUT Gordon Hayward Offensive Rebound.
  • 18:29 BUT Gordon Hayward made Two Point Layup. 22–26
  • 18:16 BUT Gordon Hayward made Two Point Layup. 22–28
  • 18:02 VAL Valparaiso 30 Second Timeout.
  • 17:26 BUT Ronald Nored missed Two Point Layup.
  • 17:26 BUT Matt Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • 17:21 BUT Matt Howard missed Two Point Dunk Shot.
  • 17:21 BUT Matt Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • 17:19 BUT Matt Howard made Two Point Tip Shot. 22–30
  • 17:01 VAL Erik Buggs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 17:01 BUT Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • 16:48 BUT Matt Howard missed Two Point Layup.
  • 16:48 VAL Urule Igbavboa Defensive Rebound.
  • 16:35 VAL Cameron Witt made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Urule Igbavboa. 24–30
  • 16:17 VAL Foul on Cameron Witt
  • 15:54 BUT Foul on Matt Howard
  • 15:54 VAL Official TV Timeout.
  • 15:54 VAL Cameron Witt missed Free Throw.
  • 15:54 VAL nan
  • 15:54 VAL Cameron Witt missed Free Throw.
  • 15:54 BUT Matt Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • 15:30 VAL Foul on Howard Little
  • 15:17 BUT Shelvin Mack made Two Point Layup. 24–32
  • 14:29 VAL Foul on Howard Little
  • 14:26 BUT Ronald Nored missed Two Point Layup.
  • 14:26 VAL Urule Igbavboa Block.
  • 14:25 VAL Michael Rogers Defensive Rebound.
  • 14:19 VAL De'Andre Haskins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 14:19 BUT Willie Veasley Defensive Rebound.
  • 14:12 BUT Matt Howard missed Two Point Layup.
  • 14:12 VAL Jake Diebler Defensive Rebound.
  • 14:08 BUT Foul on Matt Howard
  • 13:57 VAL Howard Little missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 13:57 VAL Michael Rogers Offensive Rebound.
  • 13:49 VAL Urule Igbavboa made Two Point Layup. 26–32
  • 13:29 VAL Foul on Urule Igbavboa
  • 13:29 BUT Willie Veasley made Free Throw. 26–33
  • 13:29 BUT Willie Veasley made Free Throw. 26–34
  • 13:03 VAL Michael Rogers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Howard Little. 29–34
  • 12:43 BUT Garrett Butcher missed Two Point Layup.
  • 12:43 VAL Michael Rogers Defensive Rebound.
  • 12:20 VAL De'Andre Haskins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 12:20 BUT Garrett Butcher Defensive Rebound.
  • 12:09 BUT Gordon Hayward missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 12:09 BUT Shelvin Mack Offensive Rebound.
  • 11:55 BUT Foul on Garrett Butcher
  • 11:55 VAL Official TV Timeout.
  • 11:33 BUT Garrett Butcher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gordon Hayward. 29–37
  • 11:15 VAL Michael Rogers made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Urule Igbavboa. 31–37
  • 11:02 BUT Zach Hahn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 11:02 VAL nan
  • 10:55 BUT Foul on Shelvin Mack
  • 10:31 VAL Foul on Howard Little
  • 10:23 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Two Point Layup.
  • 10:23 VAL Logan Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • 10:08 BUT Foul on Zach Hahn
  • 9:34 BUT Foul on Shelvin Mack
  • 9:28 VAL Logan Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Urule Igbavboa. 34–37
  • 9:19 BUT Butler 30 Second Timeout.
  • 8:42 BUT Garrett Butcher missed Two Point Layup.
  • 8:41 VAL Urule Igbavboa Block.
  • 8:40 VAL Urule Igbavboa Defensive Rebound.
  • 8:27 VAL Urule Igbavboa made Three Point Jumper. 37–37
  • 7:57 VAL Foul on Logan Jones
  • 7:57 BUT Official TV Timeout.
  • 7:57 BUT Gordon Hayward made Free Throw. 37–38
  • 7:57 BUT Gordon Hayward made Free Throw. 37–39
  • 7:37 VAL Urule Igbavboa made Two Point Layup. 39–39
  • 7:22 BUT Gordon Hayward made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Ronald Nored. 39–41
  • 6:53 VAL Logan Jones made Two Point Layup. 41–41
  • 6:05 BUT Foul on Gordon Hayward
  • 6:05 VAL Logan Jones made Free Throw. 42–41
  • 6:05 VAL Logan Jones made Free Throw. 43–41
  • 5:50 BUT Willie Veasley made Two Point Layup. 43–43
  • 5:30 VAL Jake Diebler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 5:30 BUT Matt Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • 5:21 VAL Foul on Logan Jones
  • 5:21 BUT Ronald Nored made Free Throw. 43–44
  • 5:21 BUT Ronald Nored missed Free Throw.
  • 5:21 VAL Howard Little Defensive Rebound.
  • 5:14 VAL Valparaiso 30 Second Timeout.
  • 5:10 VAL Urule Igbavboa missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 5:10 BUT Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound.
  • 4:35 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 4:35 BUT Willie Veasley Offensive Rebound.
  • 4:30 VAL Foul on Howard Little
  • 4:30 BUT Willie Veasley made Free Throw. 43–45
  • 4:30 BUT Willie Veasley made Free Throw. 43–46
  • 4:08 VAL Michael Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 4:08 BUT nan
  • 3:52 BUT Willie Veasley made Two Point Jumper. 43–48
  • 3:43 BUT Butler 30 Second Timeout.
  • 3:20 BUT Foul on Gordon Hayward
  • 3:20 VAL Official TV Timeout.
  • 3:20 VAL Urule Igbavboa missed Free Throw.
  • 3:20 BUT Matt Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • 2:48 BUT Matt Howard made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Willie Veasley. 43–50
  • 2:48 VAL Foul on Urule Igbavboa
  • 2:48 BUT Matt Howard made Free Throw. 43–51
  • 2:43 VAL Urule Igbavboa missed Two Point Layup.
  • 2:43 BUT Garrett Butcher Defensive Rebound.
  • 2:22 BUT Butler 30 Second Timeout.
  • 2:15 VAL Foul on Jake Diebler
  • 2:15 BUT Matt Howard missed Free Throw.
  • 2:15 BUT nan
  • 2:15 BUT Matt Howard made Free Throw. 43–52
  • 2:10 VAL Michael Rogers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Howard Little. 46–52
  • 1:47 BUT Willie Veasley missed Two Point Layup.
  • 1:47 VAL Urule Igbavboa Defensive Rebound.
  • 1:31 VAL Jake Diebler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Logan Jones. 49–52
  • 1:31 BUT Foul on Ronald Nored
  • 1:31 VAL Jake Diebler made Free Throw. 50–52
  • 1:06 VAL Foul on Logan Jones
  • 1:06 BUT Ronald Nored made Free Throw. 50–53
  • 1:06 BUT Ronald Nored made Free Throw. 50–54
  • 0:57 VAL Michael Rogers missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 0:57 BUT Matt Howard Block.
  • 0:57 VAL Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
  • 0:54 BUT Foul on Matt Howard
  • 0:54 VAL Urule Igbavboa missed Free Throw.
  • 0:54 VAL nan
  • 0:54 VAL Urule Igbavboa missed Free Throw.
  • 0:54 BUT Shelvin Mack Defensive Rebound.
  • 0:52 VAL Foul on De'Andre Haskins
  • 0:52 BUT Shelvin Mack made Free Throw. 50–55
  • 0:52 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Free Throw.
  • 0:52 VAL Urule Igbavboa Defensive Rebound.
  • 0:32 VAL Michael Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 0:32 VAL De'Andre Haskins Offensive Rebound.
  • 0:24 VAL Valparaiso 30 Second Timeout.
  • 0:15 BUT Foul on Ronald Nored
  • 0:15 VAL Urule Igbavboa made Free Throw. 51–55
  • 0:15 VAL Urule Igbavboa missed Free Throw.
  • 0:15 BUT Shelvin Mack Defensive Rebound.
  • 0:10 VAL Foul on Erik Buggs
  • 0:10 BUT Zach Hahn made Free Throw. 51–56
  • 0:10 BUT Zach Hahn made Free Throw. 51–57
  • 0:05 VAL Erik Buggs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 0:05 BUT Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • 0:04 VAL Foul on Erik Buggs
  • 0:04 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Free Throw.
  • 0:04 BUT nan
  • 0:04 BUT Shelvin Mack missed Free Throw.
  • 0:04 BUT Shelvin Mack Offensive Rebound.
  • 0:01 VAL Foul on Michael Rogers
  • 0:01 BUT Shelvin Mack made Free Throw. 51–58
  • 0:01 BUT Shelvin Mack made Free Throw. 51–59
  • 0:00 End Game