No. 16 Providence rallies late, downs No. 18 Butler 71-68
Ben Bentil scored 13 of his 20 points in the second half, and 16th-ranked Providence rallied late to outlast No. 18 Butler 71-68 on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
68
Providence Friars
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 33 | 35 | 68 |
| PROV | 36 | 35 | 71 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Boise State Broncos | L 81-100 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | W 99-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Lafayette Leopards | W 96-60 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:14 68-71
Foul on Roosevelt Jones.
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LayUpShot 0:55 68-71
Roosevelt Jones made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Wideman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:15 66-71
Kris Dunn made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:01 66-68
Ben Bentil made Dunk. Assisted by Kris Dunn.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:44 66-66
Drew Edwards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:44 66-65
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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JumpShot 3:14 66-65
Kelan Martin made Jumper.
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TipShot 3:44 64-65
Ben Bentil made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:23 64-63
Kris Dunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Edwards.
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DunkShot 4:36 64-60
Tyler Wideman made Dunk. Assisted by Roosevelt Jones.
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JumpShot 4:59 62-60
Kellen Dunham made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:30 60-60
Ben Bentil made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:30 60-59
Ben Bentil made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:30 60-58
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:47 60-58
Tyler Wideman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:47 59-58
Foul on Ryan Fazekas.
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LayUpShot 6:08 59-58
Ryan Fazekas made Layup. Assisted by Kris Dunn.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:37 59-56
Kellen Dunham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Wideman.
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JumpShot 7:14 56-56
Kelan Martin made Jumper. Assisted by Roosevelt Jones.
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PersonalFoul 7:40 54-56
Foul on Roosevelt Jones.
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PersonalFoul 7:46 54-56
Foul on Ben Bentil.
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LayUpShot 8:51 54-56
Rodney Bullock made Layup. Assisted by Ben Bentil.
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PersonalFoul 8:58 54-54
Foul on Ben Bentil.
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PersonalFoul 9:42 54-54
Foul on Rodney Bullock.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:22 54-54
Ben Bentil made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:22 54-53
Ben Bentil made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:22 54-52
Foul on Nate Fowler.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:01 54-52
Rodney Bullock made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:01 54-51
Rodney Bullock made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:01 54-50
Foul on Nate Fowler.
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JumpShot 12:23 54-50
Rodney Bullock made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Fazekas.
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LayUpShot 12:57 54-48
Roosevelt Jones made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:10 52-48
Ben Bentil made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:10 52-47
Foul on Tyler Lewis.
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JumpShot 13:49 52-47
Roosevelt Jones made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 14:10 50-47
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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LayUpShot 14:33 50-47
Ben Bentil made Layup. Assisted by Junior Lomomba.
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PersonalFoul 14:55 50-45
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:07 50-45
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:07 49-45
Foul on Kris Dunn.
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LayUpShot 15:49 49-45
Tyler Wideman made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Gathers.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:06 47-45
Rodney Bullock made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:06 47-44
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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LayUpShot 16:06 47-44
Rodney Bullock made Layup. Assisted by Junior Lomomba.
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PersonalFoul 16:15 47-42
Foul on Andrew Chrabascz.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:39 47-42
Kellen Dunham made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 17:00 44-42
Junior Lomomba made Jumper. Assisted by Ben Bentil.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:09 44-40
Jordan Gathers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:09 43-40
Foul on Junior Lomomba.
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JumpShot 17:09 43-40
Jordan Gathers made Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Dunham.
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DunkShot 17:20 41-40
Ben Bentil made Dunk. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:36 41-38
Kellen Dunham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roosevelt Jones.
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JumpShot 17:56 38-38
Junior Lomomba made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 18:14 38-36
Foul on Jordan Gathers.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:55 38-36
Kellen Dunham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Chrabascz.
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LayUpShot 19:43 35-36
Andrew Chrabascz made Layup. Assisted by Kellen Dunham.
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JumpShot 0:05 33-36
Drew Edwards made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:02 33-34
Foul on Nate Fowler.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:44 33-34
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:46 30-34
Kyron Cartwright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Edwards.
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End Game 0:00 68-71
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 68-71
Ben Bentil Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 68-71
Kellen Dunham missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:09 68-71
Kellen Dunham Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:09 68-71
Kelan Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 0:13 68-71
Tyler Wideman Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:13 68-71
Kris Dunn Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:14 68-71
Roosevelt Jones Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 68-71
Foul on Roosevelt Jones.
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Defensive Rebound 0:25 68-71
Tyler Wideman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:25 68-71
Ben Bentil missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:25 68-71
Providence Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:25 68-71
Tyler Wideman Block.
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LayUpShot 0:25 68-71
Kris Dunn missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:27 68-71
Kris Dunn Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:27 68-71
Drew Edwards missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:53 68-71
Butler Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:55 68-71
Roosevelt Jones made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Wideman.
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ShortTimeOut 1:04 66-71
Butler Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:15 66-71
Kris Dunn made Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:37 66-68
Kelan Martin Turnover.
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DunkShot 2:01 66-68
Ben Bentil made Dunk. Assisted by Kris Dunn.
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Defensive Rebound 2:34 66-66
Ben Bentil Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:34 66-66
Kelan Martin missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:44 66-66
Kelan Martin Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:44 66-66
Drew Edwards missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:44 66-66
Drew Edwards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:44 66-65
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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Offensive Rebound 2:55 66-65
Drew Edwards Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:55 66-65
Andrew Chrabascz Block.
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JumpShot 2:55 66-65
Rodney Bullock missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:14 66-65
Kelan Martin made Jumper.
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TipShot 3:44 64-65
Ben Bentil made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 3:44 64-63
Ben Bentil Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:44 64-63
Ben Bentil missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:09 64-63
Providence Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:09 64-63
Kelan Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 4:19 64-63
Providence Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:23 64-63
Kris Dunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Edwards.
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DunkShot 4:36 64-60
Tyler Wideman made Dunk. Assisted by Roosevelt Jones.
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Team Stats
BTLR
PROV
26-55
FG
24-57
47
Field Goal %
42
7-22
3PT
5-22
32
Three Point %
23
9-15
FT
18-25
60
Free Throw %
72
32
Rebounds
37
10
Offensive Rebounds
15
22
Defensive Rebounds
22
15
Assists
17
6
Steals
6
4
Blocks
1
13
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
23
Fouls
17
6
Largest Lead
5
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