Kamar Baldwin scored all 21 of his points in the second half and No. 12 Butler took down another top 25 team Saturday, beating No. 15 Xavier 83-78 in a Big East game.
The host Bulldogs (15-3, 4-2) improved to 5-1 against ranked opponents. Edmond Sumner had 22 points and J.P. Macura 16 for Xavier (13-4, 3-2), which has lost back-to-back games.
The Bulldogs charged ahead with a 7-0 run to start the second half.
Eastern Michigan 53, Ohio 49: Ty Toney scored 17 points, including three three-pointers, and visiting Eastern Michigan (11-6, 3-1) slipped past Ohio (11-4, 3-1) in the Mid-American Conference.