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Telfort and Davis combine for 51 points to help Butler beat Texas Tech in Big East-Big 12 Battle

Jahmyl Telfort scored 26 points, DJ Davis added 25 points, and Posh Alexander had a triple-double to help Butler beat Texas Tech 103-95 in overtime on Thursday in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.

Alexander had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for Butler's first triple-double since Roosevelt Jones in 2016.

At the end of regulation, Telfort made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 28.6 seconds left to give Butler an 83-81 lead. The Bulldogs defense surrounded Joe Toussaint in the lane at the other end and he passed it out to Pop Isaacs, who drove the left side of the paint for a tying layup with 3.8 to go. Telfort's heave from midcourt just before the horn did not hit the rim.

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