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No. 22 Butler takes down No. 2 Villanova for the second time this year, snaps 48-game home winning streak

Kelan Martin smiles as he gets back down the floor in transition in a game earlier this year. Martin finished with 22 points and eight rebounds against Villanova on Feb. 22. Collegian file photo.

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | SPORTS EDITOR | ganschue@butler.edu

The No. 22 Butler University men’s basketball team beat the No. 2 Villanova Wildcats 74-66 on Feb. 22 in The Pavilion in Villanova, PA. The Wildcats had won 48 straight games at home before this loss.

The landscape of the game changed when, down 49-42 with 10:37 left, Butler went on an 18-0 run sparked by three pointers from Kelan Martin and Tyler Lewis.