Xavier Musketeers @ Butler Bulldogs
6-4, 0-2 Away
68
6-4, 0-2 Away
8-3, 4-0 Home
69
8-3, 4-0 Home
| TIME | PLAY | XAV | BUT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:22 |  | Gordon Hayward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Willie Veasley. | 0 | 3 |
| 19:00 | | Jason Love made Two Point Jumper. | 2 | 3 |
| 18:38 | | Shelvin Mack made Two Point Layup. | 2 | 5 |
| 18:04 | | Jason Love missed Two Point Jumper. | 2 | 5 |
| 18:04 | | Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 5 |
| 17:54 | | Foul on Dante Jackson | 2 | 5 |
| 17:54 | | Gordon Hayward made Free Throw. | 2 | 6 |
| 17:54 | | Gordon Hayward made Free Throw. | 2 | 7 |
| 17:25 | | Terrell Holloway Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 7 |
| 17:25 | | Terrell Holloway missed Two Point Jumper. | 2 | 7 |
| 17:24 | | Foul on Ronald Nored | 2 | 7 |
| 16:53 | | Jordan Crawford missed Two Point Jumper. | 2 | 7 |
| 16:53 | | Matt Howard Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 7 |
| 16:37 | | Matt Howard made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Gordon Hayward. | 2 | 9 |
| 16:20 | | Jason Love made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Terrell Holloway. | 4 | 9 |
| 16:01 | | Foul on Gordon Hayward | 4 | 9 |
| 16:01 | | Gordon Hayward Turnover. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:47 | | Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:47 | | Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:37 | | Willie Veasley missed Two Point Layup. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:37 | | Matt Howard Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:35 | | Foul on Jason Love | 4 | 9 |
| 15:35 | | Official TV Timeout. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:35 | | Matt Howard missed Free Throw. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:35 | | 4 | 9 | |
| 15:33 | | Matt Howard missed Free Throw. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:33 | | Kenny Frease Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:23 | | Foul on Matt Howard | 4 | 9 |
| 15:23 | | Jamel McLean missed Free Throw. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:23 | | 4 | 9 | |
| 15:23 | | Jamel McLean missed Free Throw. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:23 | | Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:07 | | Foul on Shelvin Mack | 4 | 9 |
| 15:07 | | Shelvin Mack Turnover. | 4 | 9 |
| 14:46 | | Mark Lyons missed Two Point Jumper. | 4 | 9 |
| 14:46 | | Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 9 |
| 14:38 | | Gordon Hayward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ronald Nored. | 4 | 12 |
| 14:27 | | Kenny Frease missed Two Point Layup. | 4 | 12 |
| 14:27 | | Shelvin Mack Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 12 |
| 14:22 | | Shelvin Mack made Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 15 |
| 14:19 | | Xavier 30 Second Timeout. | 4 | 15 |
| 13:45 | | Mark Lyons made Two Point Jumper. | 6 | 15 |
| 13:25 | | Willie Veasley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shelvin Mack. | 6 | 18 |
| 13:08 | | Mark Lyons missed Two Point Jumper. | 6 | 18 |
| 13:08 | | Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 18 |
| 12:51 | | Gordon Hayward made Two Point Dunk Shot. | 6 | 20 |
| 12:36 | | Jordan Crawford made Two Point Jumper. | 8 | 20 |
| 12:14 | | Foul on Jamel McLean | 8 | 20 |
| 12:04 | | Willie Veasley Turnover. | 8 | 20 |
| 11:48 | | Terrell Holloway made Two Point Jumper. | 10 | 20 |
| 11:32 | | Garrett Butcher missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 20 |
| 11:32 | | Jason Love Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 20 |
| 11:22 | | Kenny Frease made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Terrell Holloway. | 12 | 20 |
| 10:54 | | Shawn Vanzant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garrett Butcher. | 12 | 23 |
| 10:47 | | Foul on Zach Hahn | 12 | 23 |
| 10:47 | | Official TV Timeout. | 12 | 23 |
| 10:26 | | Dante Jackson missed Two Point Jumper. | 12 | 23 |
| 10:26 | | Avery Jukes Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 23 |
| 10:14 | | Gordon Hayward Turnover. | 12 | 23 |
| 9:45 | | Andrew Taylor missed Two Point Jumper. | 12 | 23 |
| 9:45 | | Shawn Vanzant Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 23 |
| 9:23 | | Avery Jukes missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 23 |
| 9:23 | | Mark Lyons Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 23 |
| 9:05 | | Mark Lyons missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 23 |
| 9:05 | | Avery Jukes Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 23 |
| 8:54 | | Shawn Vanzant missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 23 |
| 8:54 | | 12 | 23 | |
| 8:53 | | Foul on Andrew Taylor | 12 | 23 |
| 8:45 | | Foul on Terrell Holloway | 12 | 23 |
| 8:45 | | Matt Howard made Free Throw. | 12 | 24 |
| 8:45 | | Matt Howard made Free Throw. | 12 | 25 |
| 8:33 | | Jordan Crawford missed Two Point Layup. | 12 | 25 |
| 8:33 | | Jordan Crawford Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 25 |
| 8:29 | | Jordan Crawford made Two Point Layup. | 14 | 25 |
| 8:14 | | Willie Veasley missed Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 25 |
| 8:14 | | Jason Love Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 25 |
| 8:00 | | Dante Jackson missed Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 25 |
| 8:00 | | Willie Veasley Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 25 |
| 7:52 | | Shelvin Mack missed Two Point Layup. | 14 | 25 |
| 7:52 | | Shelvin Mack Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 25 |
| 7:48 | | Shelvin Mack made Two Point Layup. | 14 | 27 |
| 7:38 | | Jason Love Turnover. | 14 | 27 |
| 7:36 | | Ronald Nored Steal. | 14 | 27 |
| 7:33 | | Gordon Hayward missed Two Point Layup. | 14 | 27 |
| 7:33 | | Willie Veasley Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 27 |
| 7:30 | | Willie Veasley made Two Point Layup. | 14 | 29 |
| 7:29 | | Xavier 30 Second Timeout. | 14 | 29 |
| 6:59 | | Jordan Crawford made Two Point Layup. | 16 | 29 |
| 6:59 | | Foul on Garrett Butcher | 16 | 29 |
| 6:59 | | Official TV Timeout. | 16 | 29 |
| 6:59 | | Jordan Crawford made Free Throw. | 17 | 29 |
| 6:43 | | Gordon Hayward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Howard. | 17 | 32 |
| 6:21 | | Kenny Frease missed Two Point Jumper. | 17 | 32 |
| 6:21 | | Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 32 |
| 6:10 | | Willie Veasley missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 32 |
| 6:10 | | Terrell Holloway Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 32 |
| 6:00 | | Dante Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrell Holloway. | 20 | 32 |
| 5:37 | | Shelvin Mack made Two Point Layup. | 20 | 34 |
| 5:17 | | Brad Redford made Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 34 |
| 4:51 | | Matt Howard missed Two Point Jumper. | 23 | 34 |
| 4:51 | | Terrell Holloway Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 34 |
| 4:46 | | Brad Redford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrell Holloway. | 26 | 34 |
| 4:42 | | Butler 30 Second Timeout. | 26 | 34 |
| 4:25 | | Matt Howard made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Gordon Hayward. | 26 | 36 |
| 4:13 | | Kenny Frease missed Two Point Layup. | 26 | 36 |
| 4:13 | | Matt Howard Block. | 26 | 36 |
| 4:11 | | Butler Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:56 | | Shelvin Mack missed Two Point Jumper. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:56 | | Brad Redford Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:49 | | Foul on Shelvin Mack | 26 | 36 |
| 3:49 | | Official TV Timeout. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:49 | | Terrell Holloway missed Free Throw. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:49 | | Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:34 | | Gordon Hayward missed Two Point Jumper. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:34 | | Matt Howard Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:29 | | Foul on Terrell Holloway | 26 | 36 |
| 3:08 | | Matt Howard missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:08 | | Jordan Crawford Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:00 | | Foul on Willie Veasley | 26 | 36 |
| 3:00 | | Jordan Crawford missed Free Throw. | 26 | 36 |
| 3:00 | | Gordon Hayward Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 |
| 2:43 | | Gordon Hayward Turnover. | 26 | 36 |
| 2:20 | | Jordan Crawford missed Two Point Jumper. | 26 | 36 |
| 2:20 | | Willie Veasley Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 |
| 1:59 | | Ronald Nored missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 36 |
| 1:59 | | 26 | 36 | |
| 1:37 | | Xavier 30 Second Timeout. | 26 | 36 |
| 1:31 | | Brad Redford missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 36 |
| 1:31 | | Jason Love Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 36 |
| 1:26 | | Jason Love Turnover. | 26 | 36 |
| 1:24 | | Matt Howard Steal. | 26 | 36 |
| 1:13 | | Foul on Jason Love | 26 | 36 |
| 1:13 | | Gordon Hayward made Free Throw. | 26 | 37 |
| 1:13 | | Gordon Hayward made Free Throw. | 26 | 38 |
| 1:04 | | Dante Jackson missed Two Point Layup. | 26 | 38 |
| 1:04 | | Kenny Frease Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 38 |
| 0:58 | | Kenny Frease made Two Point Dunk Shot. | 28 | 38 |
| 0:45 | | Foul on Mark Lyons | 28 | 38 |
| 0:45 | | Willie Veasley missed Free Throw. | 28 | 38 |
| 0:45 | | 28 | 38 | |
| 0:45 | | Willie Veasley made Free Throw. | 28 | 39 |
| 0:15 | | Kenny Frease made Two Point Layup. | 30 | 39 |
| 0:01 | | Avery Jukes Turnover. | 30 | 39 |
| 0:01 | | Foul on Shawn Vanzant | 30 | 39 |
| 0:01 | | Brad Redford made Free Throw. | 31 | 39 |
| 0:01 | | Brad Redford made Free Throw. | 32 | 39 |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Half. | 32 | 39 | |
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 12-0 | - | 22-1 |
| St. John's | 10-1 | 1.5 | 17-5 |
| Villanova | 8-3 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Seton Hall | 6-6 | 6 | 16-7 |
| Creighton | 6-6 | 6 | 12-11 |
| Georgetown | 5-7 | 7 | 13-10 |
| Butler | 4-8 | 8 | 13-10 |
| Xavier | 4-8 | 8 | 12-11 |
| DePaul | 4-8 | 8 | 12-11 |
| Providence | 3-9 | 9 | 10-13 |
| Marquette | 3-9 | 9 | 8-15 |
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