Neto scores 25, Ahrens 24 as Boise State beats Butler 100-81
The Broncos improved to 2-0 and host Oakland at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at ExtraMile Arena.
BOISE - Boise State beat Butler 100-81 on Sunday, Nov. 8, at ExtraMile Arena, according to the official box score posted by Boise State athletics. The win moved the Broncos to 2-0; Butler fell to 2-1.
Aginaldo Neto scored 25 points on 10-of-20 shooting, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and added six rebounds, five assists and three steals in 39 minutes. Spencer Ahrens scored 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting and made 5 of 11 threes. Dovydas Butka had 14 points and 14 rebounds, nine of them offensive, and Pearson Carmichael added 14 points off the bench. Damari Wheeler-Thomas finished with 12 points and six assists.
Boise State made 36 of 79 field goals and 17 of 35 three-pointers and led 51-31 at halftime. For Butler, Jalen Jackson and Eduardo Klafke scored 19 points apiece, Jordan Ellerbee added 16, and Treyson Anderson had 13 points and 13 rebounds. The box score listed attendance at 8,933.
Boise State hosts Oakland at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at ExtraMile Arena, according to the team's schedule.
Source: Boise State athletics official box score, Boise State vs. Butler; official box score PDF; Boise State men's basketball schedule.