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No. 22 Butler flexes defensive muscles late in game to beat Xavier on the road

Kamar Baldwin dribbles up the court in a game earlier this year. Baldwin finished with 17 points, five steals and five rebounds against Xavier on Feb. 26. Collegian file photo.

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | SPORTS EDITOR | ganschue@butler.edu

The No. 22 Butler University men’s basketball team swept their season series against the Xavier Musketeers after winning 88-79 on Feb. 26 in the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH.

In the last eight minutes of play, Kamar Baldwin and Kethan Savage combined for five steals, which led to easy points, to allow the Bulldogs (23-6, 12-5 Big East) to pull away from the Musketeers (18-11, 8-8 Big East).