Pierre Brooks II logged a game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds for Butler, which started the second half with a decisive run to beat Merrimack 78-39 on Friday night in Indianapolis. Andre Screen had 12 points and nine rebounds while Jahmyl Telfort and Patrick McCaffery put up 11 points apiece for the Bulldogs (4-1). Evan Haywood added 10 points. Adam Clark led the Warriors (1-4) with eight points. Matt Becht and David Murray each chipped in six points for Merrimack. The Bulldogs turned a close game into a rout with a 28-2 run to start the second half. Butler led 37-31 at halftime but held Merrimack to 1-for-22 shooting from the field and 0-of-9 from three-point range for the first 14 minutes of the second half.
28-2 run sends Butler to blowout of Merrimack
