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Butler Bulldogs vs Xavier Musketeers, Big East Tournament 1st Round

College Basketball

14-18

89-82

Final/OT

18-13

Madison Square Garden

Lead tracker

BTLR leadsBiggest lead BTLR 11, XAV 6

XAV leads

Team	1H	2H	OT	T
BTLR	26	42	21	89
XAV	26	42	14	82

Who won: Butler 89-82

The Butler Bulldogs beat the Xavier Musketeers 89-82 in overtime in Big East Tournament 1st Round on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Madison Square Garden. Chuck Harris led the Butler in points (29). Jack Nunge led the Xavier in points (24).

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

Simas Lukosius hit a jumper on the first possession in overtime to give ninth-seeded Butler a lead it would not relinquish en route to an 89-82 win over eighth-seeded Xavier in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday.

What it means

Butler 3-8 on the road; Xavier 13-5 at home.

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Game info

Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Officials: Wally Rutecki (Referee), Brent Hampton (Referee), Tony Chiazza (Referee)

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