Kamar Baldwin drives to the basket against a Furman opponent. Baldwin finished the game with 18 points. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis.
Bouncing back from a loss at Maryland, the Butler men’s basketball team crafted an 82-65 home win over Furman University to open the Phil Knight Invitational, which will carry into this week at Portland.
Four Bulldogs posted points in the double digits to power Butler’s offense, which shot at 57 percent from the field and 43 percent from the 3-point arc. Guard Kamar Baldwin tallied 18 points, followed by forward Sean McDermott with 17 and guard Paul Jorgenson who posted 16 of his own.