A career day from Pierre Brooks II led Butler to an 86-69 win Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
 
Brooks posted career-highs of 29 points and 13 rebounds to record his second double-double of the season and the third of his career.
 
With the win, Butler improves to 9-11 overall and 2-7 in BIG EAST play. DePaul is now 10-11.
 
KEY STRETCHES:

• Butler led, 40-33, at halftime following an opening 20 minutes that included 11 lead changes and nine ties.
• Butler never relinquished the lead in the second half.
• A 13-2 run by the Bulldogs gave the home team a 62-48 advantage with 12:17 to play. At that point in the game, it was Butler's largest lead.
• After DePaul cut the lead to four (66-62), the Bulldogs outscored the Blue Demons, 20-7, over the final 7:13 of the game.

 
OF NOTE:

• Brooks went 10-for-20 from the field, making four of his eight three-point attempts. It was his sixth 20-point game of the season, but his first in BIG EAST play.
• Finley Bizjack matched his season-high with 17 points, going 4-for-7 from behind the arc. His performance, paired with 17 points Tuesday night at UConn, gave him back-to-back double figure scoring outputs for the first time since his first three games of the season.
• Butler went 10-for-24 from three-point range, the first time the team hit 10 three-pointers since knocking down 12 against Mississippi State to win the Arizona Tip-Off Nov. 29.
• Butler shot 52 percent from the field, while DePaul was able to make 51 percent of their shots.
• DePaul, which entered the game averaging more than 10 made three-pointers per game, was limited to 5-for-21 shooting.
• Butler won the rebounding battle, 36-26.
• Jahmyl Telfort (18) and Andre Screen (15) gave Butler four players in double figures. Screen added eight rebounds.
• Butler went 16-for-17 from the free throw line, while DePaul managed to make only four of their nine attempts.
• NJ Benson led DePaul with 20 points and nine rebounds.
• Former Butler head coaches Chris Holtmann and LaVall Jordan returned to Hinkle Fieldhouse with the DePaul coaching staff.

 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to action at Hinkle Fieldhouse Tuesday night, hosting nationally-ranked Marquette at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are still available for the game, which will also air on FS1.