INDIANAPOLIS – IUPUI outscored Butler 29-19 in the fourth quarter to earn a 67-61 victory over Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Sunday afternoon. The Jags outscored the Bulldogs 18-6 over the final four minutes of the contest to notch their first win of the season. Butler is now 1-1 on the year with a road test at Ball State coming up next.
 
Anna Mortag led Butler with 13 points against IUPUI. She was one of four players to reach double figures in the second game of the season. Caroline Strande came off the bench to score 12 points and Kelsy Taylor was in the box score with 11.
 
IUPUI saw four of their five starters score in double figures. Jazymn Turner led all players with a game-high 17 points and added eight rebounds. Ali Berg hit four 3-pointers at Butler to score 15 points and Natalie Anderson added three 3-pointers to score 13 for IUPUI.
 
Butler trailed IUPUI by one after the first quarter (15-14) but the Bulldogs would open the second frame on a 6-1 scoring run to move in front. BU led 20-16 at the second quarter media timeout and would walk into the locker room ahead 24-23 at the half.
 
Butler shot 43 percent from the field over the opening 20 minutes, but 14 first half turnovers would limit BU to just five made field goals in each quarter. The Bulldog defense was locked in during the second quarter and limited the Jags to just one made field goal during that 10-minute stretch. The shot was a banked in three with less than a minute to play.
 
IUPUI used a 6-0 scoring run early in the third quarter to regain a two-point lead. The Bulldogs called a timeout and responded with four-straight of their own. After the media timeout, Trinity White drove to the rim for two making the score 33-29.
 
Caroline Strande hit a corner 3-pointer in front of the BU bench and Anna Mortag followed with another shot from distance at the top of the key to give BU a 42-38 edge after three full quarters.
 
Action picked up in the fourth with the two teams pulling even at 49-49. Anderson hit a triple to knot the score, but the Bulldogs would respond with a bucket from Taylor just before the final media timeout.
 
Butler had a plan coming out of the stoppage and it worked on back-to-back trips as Rachel McLimore drove through the Jag defense for four quick points. McLimore gave BU a six-point lead at 55-49, but IUPUI would go on a 12-0 scoring run to give the Jags a six-point cushion with less than a minute to play.
 
Anna Mortag ended the IUPUI scoring spree with a three-pointer and got Butler back within one possession. The nail in the coffin came late in the game with IUPUI going with a pick and roll on their final possession. Perkins drove left and delivered a nice bounce pass to the right block where Turner scored. Perkins would secure the win by making four free throws down the stretch.
 
Butler led for nearly 28 minutes on Sunday, but 27 turnovers would result in BU taking 48 shots compared to 67 for the Jags. IUPUI scored 22 points off BU miscues and the visitors shot twice as many free throws as Butler.

Butler's next game will be played at Worthen Arena against Ball State. The Cardinals will host the Bulldogs Thursday night at 6:30 PM.