Xavier Musketeers at Butler Bulldogs
· Big East Tournament - 1st Round
Claude's 26 lead Xavier past Butler 76-72 in Big East Conference Tournament
Xavier (16-16) will face No. 2 UConn on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
Claude also had five rebounds for the Musketeers. Dayvion McKnight added 20 points while going 8 of 12 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) while he also had five rebounds and four steals. Quincy Olivari had 19 points and shot 7 of 19 from the field, including 3 for 13 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the line.
Pierre Brooks finished with 21 points for the Bulldogs (18-14). Jalen Thomas added 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for Butler. Posh Alexander also had 14 points and five assists.
McKnight's 16-point second half helped Xavier close out the four-point victory.
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Matchup Prediction
Butler: 39.8%
Xavier: 60.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Quincy Olivari Steal. | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jahmyl Telfort Turnover. | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Quincy Olivari missed Free Throw. | 76 - 72 |
Statistics
 XAV |
 BUT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-67 | FG | 28-62 |
| 46.3 | Field Goal % | 45.2 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 31.8 | Three Point % | 30.8 |
| 7-9 | FT | 8-10 |
| 77.8 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY
Capacity:
Location: New York, NY
Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| DePaul | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Marquette | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Providence | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| St. John's | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| UConn | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Xavier | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Georgetown | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Butler | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Seton Hall | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |