Butler scores 35, UT Martin routs D-III Boyce College 108-64
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) Matthew Butler scored a career-high 35 points and UT Martin routed Division III Boyce College 108-64 on Sunday.
Butler went 13 of 19 from the field, including 7 of 10 from beyond the arc, with seven rebounds for the Skyhawks (8-2). Malik Pugh had 19 points with 10 assists and Kedar Edwards added 17 points, six steals, five assists and five boards. Mike Fofana had 11 points off the bench.
Boyce College was led by Trey Stewart with 19 points, Adam Rabke with 14 and Bryce Wells with 10 points.
Butler made back-to-back 3-pointers, followed by another 3 by Pugh, to open a 10-point lead in the first five minutes. A 14-point run moments later precipitated the blowout.
Butler had 30 points and UTM led 66-27 at intermission as Boyce just couldn't keep up.