16-9, 5-7 Big East

Final

	1	2	T
Xavier XAV	23	38	61
Butler BTLR	32	34	66

Butler BulldogsButlerBTLR

19-6, 7-5 Big East

Xavier Musketeers @ Butler Bulldogs

Game Information

Indianapolis, IN

Referee:Tim Clougherty

Referee:James Breeding

Referee:Tony Chiazza

NCAA Division I

Big East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	30-7
UConn	17-3	1	34-6
Villanova	15-5	3	24-9
Seton Hall	10-10	8	21-12
Creighton	9-11	9	16-18
DePaul	8-12	10	16-16
Butler	7-13	11	16-16
Providence	7-13	11	15-18
Marquette	7-13	11	12-20
Georgetown	6-14	12	16-18
Xavier	6-14	12	15-18

Men's College Basketball News

Villanova to exit Philadelphia's Big 5 basketball series

Villanova will leave the Big 5 college basketball series at the end of this season, with the event continuing next season with five teams in a round-robin format.

Early top-10 men's basketball recruiting class rankings

The best freshmen classes for 2027-28 -- starting with Houston, UConn and Indiana. Yes, Duke is in the top 10.

Louisville's Flory Bidunga unbothered by Kansas fans' chants in exhibition

Louisville's Flory Bidunga said he expected Jayhawks fans to taunt him Wednesday night, but Kansas coach Bill Self said the use of profanity crossed a line.

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