Villanova Wildcats vs Butler Bulldogs Match Player Stats On Jan 27, 2024

DJ Davis scored 28 points and Jahmyl Telfort added 22 and 11 rebounds to lead the Butler Bulldogs to an 88-81 come-from-behind, double-overtime win over the visiting Villanova Wildcats on Saturday.

Pierre Brooks II added 13 points and six boards for Butler (14-7, 5-5 Big East).

Eric Dixon led Villanova (11-9, 4-5) with 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the floor while Tyler Burton added 13 points and 10 boards.

It took the Bulldogs a while to get going in the first, missing 10 of their first 11 shots and trailing 15-2 to start the game.

Villanova shot the ball efficiently and controlled the half, going into the break up 36-27 after shooting 57 percent as a team.

Butler got back into the game early in the second half with a key 6-0 run. Both teams then went cold on offense, with neither making a field goal for over five minutes.

Dixon knocked down a 3-pointer with 8:46 left in the second half to extend the Wildcats' lead to 47-37.

The Bulldogs slowly crawled back and eventually went on a 14-5 run to trim their deficit to 64-62 with one minute to go.

Butler sent the game into overtime thanks to Telfort throwing down a thunderous dunk to tie the score at 64-64.

It was a back-and-forth overtime period before Butler once again tied it with 5 seconds left when Davis hit a layup. Justin Moore missed a shot from beyond the arc, the game went to double-OT tied at 72-72.

After Villanova controlled most of the double-OT period, Butler finally broke through. The Bulldogs ripped off a 6-0 run to lead 80-78 with 41 seconds to go.

After a 3-pointer by Dixon, Butler went on another 6-0 run to secure the victory.

Butler can sweep the season series when the two teams meet Feb. 20 at Villanova.

--Field Level Media