ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Butler continued its habit of struggling early in games.
This time, the issue nearly resulted in a loss to a last-place team.
The 13th-ranked Bulldogs trailed by as many as 20 points in the first half before rallying to hold off DePaul 70-69 in overtime on Saturday.
Kethan Savage scored 20 points, Kamar Baldwin added 18 and Kelan Martin had 12 for the Bulldogs (17-3, 6-2 Big East), who improved to 3-3 in road games after trailing at halftime in six straight conference games.
"There are some significant areas that we have to make major strides in, major strides," Butler coach Chris Holtmann said.