Butler scores 144, most in D-I game in 18 years

Kellen Dunham scored 24 points and No. 24 Butler broke four school records Saturday night in a 144-71 trouncing of The Citadel.

The 144 points shattered the previous record of 115 in a regulation win over DePauw in 1965. Trey Pettus' 3-pointer gave the Bulldogs a record 129 points for any game with under 6 minutes to play in the second half.

Dunham scored 22 of his 24 points before halftime when the Bulldogs broke two other school records for points scored in the first half and points scored in any half. Butler led The Citadel 71-41 at halftime, crushing the previous record of 63 points in any half and 61 in the first half.