NCAAB

Providence Friars at Butler Bulldogs

· Big East Tournament - 1st Round
Providence Friars
15-17, 3-8 Away
Final
91 - 81
Butler Bulldogs
16-16, 10-7 Home

Providence defeats Butler 91-81 in Big East Conference Tournament

Vaaks shot 9 for 16, including 8 for 13 from beyond the arc for the Friars (15-17). Ryan Mela added 23 points while going 10 of 14 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) while he also had nine rebounds and five assists. Jaylin Sellers had 23 points and shot 8 for 22 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Michael Ajayi led the way for the Bulldogs (16-16) with 21 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Finley Bizjack added 17 points and five assists for Butler. Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor also had 10 points and two blocks.

Vaaks scored 14 points in the first half and Providence went into the break trailing 42-40. Sellers scored 19 points in the second half.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 91 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 91 - 81
2nd 0:23 Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound. 91 - 81
2nd 0:26 Finley Bizjack misses driving layup 91 - 81
2nd 0:33 Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound. 91 - 81

Statistics

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34-65 FG 30-65
52 Field Goal % 46
14-27 3PT 5-17
52 Three Point % 29
9-13 FT 16-21
69 Free Throw % 76
37 Rebounds 33
9 Offensive Rebounds 9
28 Defensive Rebounds 24
21 Assists 16
5 Steals 4
3 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 4
11 Fast Break Points 12
34 Points in Paint 50
16 Fouls 14
12 Largest Lead 16
2 Lead Changes 2
39 Percent Led 59

Game Information

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Capacity:

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 18-2 - 25-6
UConn 17-3 1 27-4
Villanova 15-5 3 24-7
Seton Hall 10-10 8 20-11
Creighton 9-11 9 15-16
DePaul 8-12 10 16-16
Butler 7-13 11 16-16
Providence 7-13 11 15-17
Marquette 7-13 11 12-20
Xavier 6-14 12 15-17
Georgetown 6-14 12 15-17
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