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Battle 4 Atlantis - BYU Falls 75-70 to Butler - Recap

Jayden Taylor scored 20 points leading Butler to a 75-70 victory over BYU at Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort on Thursday.

Butler was the ATS victor, as they covered the -2.0-point spread as a favorite.

Butler got 19 points from Eric Hunter Jr and another 14 points from Manny Bates. Manny Bates contributed 4 assists, while Simas Lukosius cleaned the glass with 6 rebounds.

BYU got 21 points from Fousseyni Traore in a losing cause and another 14 points from Gideon George. Fousseyni Traore contributed 4 assists for them, while Fousseyni Traore had 12 rebounds.

Butler was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

BYU won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 36-23.

Next game, Butler takes its act home to face Kansas State looking for another win. For BYU, they head home to face Westminster College-Utah.