INDIANAPOLIS -- Kelan Martin scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Kamar Baldwin added 14 points and Butler crushed Saint Louis 75-45 on Saturday.
Martin and Baldwin combined to shoot 12 of 22 from the field and Butler (6-2) shot 49.1 percent (26 of 53). Butler led 8-0 and never trailed. Javon Bess made a pair of free throws 4 1/2 minutes into the game for Saint Louis' (3-4) first points.
Henry Bradley made a 3, Joey Brunk and Aaron Thompson had layups, and Martin's jumper gave the Bulldogs a 24-6 lead with 7:54 before halftime.