INDIANAPOLIS (Interstat) — Butler defeated Lipscomb 104-57 on Thursday in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs improved to 2-0, while the Bisons fell to 0-2. Attendance was 678. Butler’s Tamar Singer was the top star, finishing with 13 points, two rebounds and 13 assists in 29 minutes.

Lipscomb started quickly as McKayla Miller made a layup 39 seconds into the game. Saniya Jackson answered with a layup for Butler, and the teams traded baskets early. Miller made two 3-pointers in the opening quarter, while Lexi Primus added a layup and a 3-pointer to help the Bisons stay in front. Butler received free throws from Taya Ellis and Laniah Wills, a 3-pointer from Judit Valero and late scoring from Nevaeh Jackson. Miller’s layup late in the period gave Lipscomb a 19-18 lead after the first quarter.

Butler took control in the second quarter. Lili Krasovec made layups, and Nevaeh Jackson added a driving layup. Miller kept Lipscomb close with a pullup jumper, a turnaround jumper and a 3-pointer, while Primus hit another 3-pointer. Hope Counts made a turnaround jumper to tie the score at 29, and Mia Smith’s layup put Lipscomb ahead 31-29. Butler responded with two free throws from Singer and a driving layup from Krasovec. After Miller’s 3-pointer gave Lipscomb a 34-33 lead, Valero made two free throws and Krasovec hit a 3-pointer just before halftime to send Butler into the break ahead 38-34.

The decisive stretch came in the third quarter. Hope Counts opened the half with a 3-pointer, but Butler answered with a 37-point quarter while holding Lipscomb to 15. Saniya Jackson made a layup and free throw, and Krasovec scored repeatedly inside. Valero hit a 3-pointer, Karina Bystry made a layup and free throw, and Nevaeh Jackson added a 3-pointer. Jacy Weisbrod hit two 3-pointers late in the period, and Singer capped the quarter with a layup and free throw to give Butler a 75-49 lead. The Bulldogs continued to pull away in the fourth quarter behind driving layups from Singer, a 3-pointer from Saniya Jackson and inside scoring from Wills and Ellis.

Butler shot 38 of 81 from the floor and 8 of 23 from 3-point range. Lipscomb shot 21 of 55 from the floor and 6 of 23 from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs made 20 of 25 free throws, while the Bisons made 9 of 11. Butler scored 104 points from 88 possessions, an offensive rating of 118.3, while Lipscomb scored 57 points from 82 possessions, an offensive rating of 69.3. Butler held a 17-4 advantage in offensive rebounds and had 18 assists to Lipscomb’s 8. Lipscomb blocked eight shots, and Butler blocked five. The Bulldogs committed 12 turnovers, while the Bisons committed 26.

Miller led all scorers with 23 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes. The 6-foot-1 guard from Cimarron, Kan., was Lipscomb’s primary offensive option throughout. Singer, a 5-foot-4 guard who previously played at Ironi Hey, posted 13 points, two rebounds and 13 assists in 29 minutes. Ellis, a 6-foot-1 forward from Royal Crown Academy, added 10 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and four blocks in 16 minutes. Wills, a 6-foot guard from Lapel High School, had 10 points and 10 rebounds in 16 minutes. Valero, a 5-foot-11 guard from CB SantFeliuenc, contributed 12 points, four rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes. Saniya Jackson, a 6-foot guard from Northrop, scored 13 points with three rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes. Krasovec, a 6-foot-3 forward from Winston-Salem Christian, finished with 15 points, five rebounds and one block in 21 minutes. Bystry, a 5-foot-9 guard from McMinn Central HS, had seven points and three assists in 16 minutes. Nevaeh Jackson, a 6-foot guard from Northrop, added eight points, three rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes. For Lipscomb, Primus, a 5-foot-7 guard from North Knox High School, had 10 points, two rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes.

Lipscomb previously lost at Vanderbilt and next hosts CarolinaU. Butler, which beat Tennessee Tech in its opener, next visits Central Michigan.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Butler 59, Lipscomb 58. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Butler with a 92.7 percent probability to win.