Butler Bulldogs @ Xavier Musketeers

12-4, 2-1 Big East

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Butler BTLR	36	43			79
Xavier XAV	44	42			86

Xavier MusketeersXavierXAV

15-1, 3-0 Big East

Game Information

Cincinnati, OH

Referee:Earl Walton

Referee:James Breeding

Referee:Kipp Kissinger

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

North Carolina, NC State to hold 2nd game at neutral site

With a reduction in ACC conference games, UNC and NC State scheduled a second matchup, a nonconference game in neutral Greensboro, on Dec. 15.

Mark Ingram out as UAB athletic director after 11 years

Mark Ingram is leaving after 11 years as UAB athletic director, with men's basketball coach Andy Kennedy becoming interim AD during a search for a replacement.

NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2027 men's March Madness field

The Blue Devils have a stronger résumé (for now) to thank for the promotion over the Gators.

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