Butler Bulldogs at Creighton Bluejays
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Green and Swartz combine for 55 as Creighton takes down Butler 89-85
Green 23 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Bluejays (9-5, 3-0 Big East), while shooting 8 of 11 and 6 of 6 at the line. Swartz scored 22 points while going 8 of 16 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and added five rebounds. Isaac Traudt shot 6 for 12, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc to finish with 16 points.
The Bulldogs (10-4, 1-2) were led in scoring by Yohan Traore, who finished with 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Michael Ajayi added 16 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out with 4:42 remaining. Jamie Kaiser Jr. also had 16 points.
Creighton used an early 12-0 run and a 13-3 run to go into halftime ahead of Butler 44-35. Traudt scored 12 points in the half. Despite a late, 11-3 run from Butler, Green's 15-point second half helped Creighton close out the four-point victory.
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Statistics
 BUT |
 CREI |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-75 | FG | 31-63 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 13-32 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 15-19 | FT | 14-15 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 21 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 96 |
Game Information
Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: 16,761 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 11-0 | - | 21-1 |
| St. John's | 9-1 | 1.5 | 16-5 |
| Villanova | 7-3 | 3.5 | 16-5 |
| Seton Hall | 6-5 | 5 | 16-6 |
| Creighton | 6-5 | 5 | 12-10 |
| Butler | 4-7 | 7 | 13-9 |
| Xavier | 4-7 | 7 | 12-10 |
| Georgetown | 4-7 | 7 | 12-10 |
| DePaul | 4-7 | 7 | 12-10 |
| Marquette | 3-9 | 8.5 | 8-15 |
| Providence | 2-9 | 9 | 9-13 |