Butler survived a scare thanks to 29 points and a late 3-point shot by Jahmyl Telfort, defeating Missouri State 72-65 on Monday night in Indianapolis.Telfort scored 13 of those points in the second half, including eight straight points for the Bulldogs (1-0). He made a 3-pointer for a 68-62 lead with 2:56 remaining, and sank two free throws for the game’s final points with 12 seconds left.Iowa transfer Patrick McCaffery was one of three Butler players scoring at least six points in the second half. He totaled 11 points on 3-for-6 shooting from 3-point range and added three assists. Pierre Brooks, who led the Bulldogs in scoring last season (14.8 ppg), added 13 points and four rebounds.Head coach Thad Matta’s Bulldogs went up by as many as 12 points in the first half before the Bears (0-1) tied the game with 15 seconds to go, only to trail 39-36 at halftime.In the second half, the Bears went nearly shot-for-shot against the Big East side, with neither squad going on more than a five-point run in the final 20 minutes.Missouri State made it a game by capitalizing off turnovers, with the Bears outscoring the Bulldogs in points off turnovers 27-16.The Bears took 20 more shots than the Bulldogs in the defeat but were less efficient than the home side, getting outshot 37.3 percent to 44.7 percent.