Butler upsets No. 1 Villanova: Highlights, score and recap

Villanova has been ranked No. 1 for five weeks in a row, but the streak likely won’t reach six.

Villanova’s loss snapped their 20-game winning streak, which dates back to the 2015-16 national championship season. It also defeated No. 1 IN in 2012.

This is Butler’s second time ever beating the #1 team in the nation with the last time being against in in the 2012 Crossroads Classic. Jeter and Cam Johnson finished with 16 points each as the Panthers (12-3, 1-1 ACC) pulled away in the extra session after Virginia’s London Perrantes hit a deep 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left in regulation to tie it.

No. 10 Creighton 85, St. John’s 72: Freshman 7-footer Justin Patton scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Bluejays (14-1, 2-1 Big East) bounced back from their first loss of the season with a victory over St. John’s, snapping the Red Storm’s three-game winning streak.

“That’s the loudest I’ve ever heard Hinkle in my short time here”, said Holtmann. “The energy our crowd brought was unbelievable”. “The Butler fans are awesome”. “They run some great stuff”. After Baldwin missed a baseline jumper with just over a minute to play, he picked Hart clean as he headed towards the opposite basket. Villanova is averaging 79.9 points per game and they are shooting 50.4 percent from the floor and 38.7 percent from beyond the 3-point arc while defensively they are allowing 62.1 points and their opponents are shooting 42 percent.

“Villanova is an unbelievable program and a terrific team”, Holtmann said. Wright had to be restrained by several coaches and players until he was back at the Villanova bench. For us to stay with it long enough to make the necessary plays was big.

Villanova continued to pressure down the stretch, but Butler calmly hit all its free throws with the game on the line.

Baylor: The only time the Bears started a season better was when they were 17-0 in 2011-12. The 66-58 margin of Butler’s victory here does not convey how close this game was. It went on an 8-0 run capped by a Darryl Reynolds dunk that only ended when Savage went to the free-throw line.

“It was our mindset”, Savage said. “We weren’t getting in the gap, we were being stagnant up top, every one of us”. But Butler’s work at the defensive end was stifling too and after 11 minutes, the score was 15-14 in favor of the Wildcats.

A Kelan Martin jumper extended the lead to 55-52 seconds later.

The Bulldogs took their only lead of the first half with the help of a 9-0 run sparked by Savage, who scored six points in the rally including a pair of free throws after Jay Wright’s technical foul call with 8:31 remaining.

“I’ve just got to make the right play, ” Hart said. “It is part of the reason I came to Butler“. “To be able to come out here and play with my brothers and my teammates tonight, it’s something special, and I’m going to remember this night for the rest of my life”.

Savage missed almost a month at the beginning of the season after getting pneumonia.

No. 1 CT 90, East Carolina 45: Napheesa Collier scored 21 points and the Huskies (14-0, 2-0 American) beat the Pirates for the program’s 89th straight victory, moving the Huskies within a game of their own NCAA record.

Kamar Baldwin, Butler – Baldwin’s 10 points, some of which were scored late, helped Butler top Villanova. From that point on, the two Big East teams were battling for a win.

Despite the loss, the Wildcats defense set the tone early.

Defense proved to be the difference, as the Bulldogs held the Wildcats to a mere 37.3 percent shooting from the field and 23.1 percent from three-point range.

Fast-rising Jalen Brunson led Villanova with a game-high 23 points.

That spirit was there throughout the vigorous second half against Butler. So we’ll see how this goes. “They put so much pressure on you due to their ability to space you”.