CALEB DENORME | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | cdenorme@butler.edu
In a double-overtime affair at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Butler prevailed 113-110 over the Providence Friars to open Big East play with a bang. It was a back-and-forth contest between the two sides, with each team controlling portions of the game. In the end though, it was the Bulldogs’ late-game heroics that vaulted them into the win column.
Six Dawgs ended up in double-digits, with graduate forward Michael Ajayi leading the way with 28 points, followed closely by junior guard Finley Bizjack’s 26. Junior center Drayton Jones led the creative functions for Butler, notching a game-high eight assists in the victory.