NCAAB

Butler Bulldogs at Xavier Musketeers

· Big East Tournament - 1st Round
Butler Bulldogs
14-18, 3-8 Away
Final
89 - 82
Xavier Musketeers
18-13, 13-5 Home

Butler holds on for 89-82 win over Xavier in OT in Big East

He followed with a 3-pointer for a 73-68 lead and after four free throws pulled the Musketeers within one, Lukosius hit a 3-pointer and went on to score 12 points in the overtime.

Capping a second half that featured eight lead changes and four ties, Lukosius made a pair of free throws to even the score at 68 with 4 seconds remaining in regulation and send the game to overtime.

Chuck Harris scored a season-high 29 points, tying his career high, to lead the Bulldogs. Lukosius added 27 points and seven rebounds. Bryce Nze had 15 points and 15 rebounds for Butler (14-18).

Jack Nunge had 26 points and nine rebounds for the Musketeers (18-13). Paul Scruggs added 15 points, including a go-ahead layup with 8 seconds to go in regulation, and six assists. Colby Jones had 14 points and six rebounds.

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3rd 0:00 End of Game 89 - 82
3rd 0:10 Jack Nunge made Layup. 89 - 82
3rd 0:10 Jack Nunge Steal. 89 - 80
3rd 0:10 Simas Lukosius Turnover. 89 - 80
3rd 0:13 Colby Jones made Layup. 89 - 80

Statistics

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28-64 FG 33-70
44 Field Goal % 47
8-29 3PT 3-15
28 Three Point % 20
25-32 FT 13-29
78 Free Throw % 45
44 Rebounds 42
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
34 Defensive Rebounds 31
10 Assists 13
4 Steals 4
3 Blocks 2
8 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 6
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
25 Fouls 24
11 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Capacity:

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Seton Hall 0-0 - 8-1
Butler 0-0 - 7-1
UConn 0-0 - 7-1
Villanova 0-0 - 6-1
Georgetown 0-0 - 6-2
Xavier 0-0 - 6-3
Creighton 0-0 - 5-3
DePaul 0-0 - 5-3
St. John's 0-0 - 4-3
Marquette 0-0 - 5-4
Providence 0-0 - 5-4
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