Butler hit key free throws down the stretch to secure an 85-78 win over visiting Seton Hall Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Kellen Dunham led the Bulldogs with 22 and fellow senior Roosevelt Jones added 20. With the win, Butler improves to 20-9 and 9-8 in BIG EAST play. Seton Hall, which entered the game having won eight of nine, is now 21-8 (11-6).
Butler made eight of 10 free throws in the last 1:36 of the contest in addition to a Jones's runner in the lane to take a 75-73 lead and turn it into the final margin.