Butler finished off the exhibition portion of its schedule with a decisive 91-54 win over visiting Franklin College Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
Following the team's two preseason wins, the Bulldogs will now turn their attention to the regular season, which opens Monday night.
 
Five Bulldogs scored in double figures, led by 16 points from Jahmyl Telfort, who made seven of his nine attempts from the field. 

COACH THAD MATTA: "We eventually got our pressure going, some full-court stuff. That kind of ignited us. We had a great run going into halftime. And in the second half, we challenged shots better, we got rebounds, and we got out in transition to get some easy ones. That's kind of how we have to play."
 
OF NOTE:

• Butler shot 55 percent from the field and had a 54-26 advantage in points in the paint.
• Butler closed the first half on a 16-3 run, which gave the Bulldogs a 50-32 lead at intermission.
• All 14 of Pierre Brooks' points came in the first half.
• Telfort and Brooks were joined in double figures by Posh Alexander (15), Connor Turnbull (12), and freshman Finley Bizjack (11).
• Alexander (five) and Telfort (four) combined for nine of Butler's 13 steals.
• The Bulldogs handed out 22 assists on 35 made field goals, while committing only seven turnovers.
• Landon Moore had a game-high five assists; Brooks and Turnbull led the Bulldogs with seven rebounds.
• Butler center Jalen Thomas sat out Wednesday's exhibition to rest a foot issue. He is expected to be available for the Bulldogs' regular season opener Monday (Nov. 6). Andre Screen started in his place.
• Butler was also without freshman Augusto Cassia, who sustained a strain to a muscle in his right leg more than a week ago. He is out indefinitely, and his status will be updated in the coming weeks.
• Butler holds a 46-18 advantage over Franklin in regular season contests over the years; the teams first met during the 1904-05 season. The last of those regular-season match-ups came in the finale of the 1945-46 season. The teams last met in an exhibition contest Nov. 8, 2014 at Hinkle, a 98-43 Butler win.
• The Butler and Franklin campuses are separated by about 30 miles.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs officially open the 2023-24 season Monday, hosting Eastern Michigan at Hinkle Fieldhouse for an 8 p.m. tip. Tickets for that contest are available for as low as $9 in a special promotion for the regular season opener.