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3 reasons Butler basketball beat DePaul: Simas Lukosius' banked 3 wins it for Dawgs

CHICAGO – The Butler Bulldogs were wounded and wobbling. Not knocked out, though.

Simas Lukosius banked in a go-ahead 3-pointer with six seconds left, and Butler came from behind to stun DePaul 73-71 in Big East basketball Tuesday night at Wintrust Arena.

Lukosius, a freshman from Lithuania, scored 10 of his college-high 19 points in the closing three minutes. Another freshman, Jayden Taylor, added 12 points.

Chuck Harris scored 18 and Aaron Thompson 11 for Butler (13-13, 6-9).

Watch this:Simas Lukosius' 3-pointer in the closing seconds makes the difference

The Bulldogs have three games in six days.