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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Providence 85, Butler 75
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 23, 2023
Where: Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials: # Evon Burroughs, # Tony Chiazza, # Brian O'Connell
Attendance: 11602

Devin Carter hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers and scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in overtime to lift Providence to an 85-75 win over visiting Butler on Saturday afternoon.

Carter and Josh Oduro, who finished with 19 points, a season-high 14 rebounds and six assists, combined to score 14 of 16 points in the extra session for the Friars (11-2, 2-0 Big East).

Davonte Gaines added 17 points on five 3-pointers, including the game-tying shot with 2.1 seconds left in regulation. Bryce Hopkins was the Friars' fourth double-figure scorer with 12 points and 13 boards.

DJ Davis scored 22 points and Pierre Brooks added 20 to lead Butler (10-3, 1-1). The Bulldogs led 69-66 in the final nine seconds after Davis completed a three-point play and hit two more free throws to highlight a late 7-2 spurt.

The Bulldogs arrived in Providence on Saturday morning after technical troubles delayed their airplane's expected departure. They trailed 15-0 early and only 37-33 at halftime with the help of a 12-0 run.

At the foul line, Providence finished 13-for-22 and Butler 11-for-20.

Hopkins' dunk capped Providence's 5-2 start to the second half, but the Bulldogs used an 8-0 run to pull ahead for the first time on Davis' 3-pointer with 15:11 left.

Two minutes after consecutive Butler finishes inside leveled the game at 53, a Jahmyl Telfort layup off Davis' fastball pass lifted the Bulldogs to a 60-57 lead with 5:37 left.

Providence tied things again with 4:15 to go as Carter hit a circus 3-pointer late in the shot clock. After another Davis make, the Friars strung together consecutive baskets, including an emphatic Carter second-chance dunk to make it 64-62.

A 3-for-3 effort from distance spurred the Friars at the outset. Gaines bookended the stretch with 3-pointers and assisted a dunk during Hopkins' personal 6-0 spurt.

Butler cut its deficit to 22-15 on a Brooks jumper with 9:06 left in the first half. The shot followed a 12-5 Bulldogs run that included two 3-pointers from Landon Moore.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Butler   Providence
DJ Davis 22 Scoring Devin Carter 24
Posh Alexander 2 Assists Josh Oduro 6
Posh Alexander 10 Rebounds Josh Oduro 14
DJ Davis 6 Free Throws Made Devin Carter 4
DJ Davis 2 Steals Devin Carter 1
DJ Davis 1 Blocks Josh Oduro 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Butler 75 39.2 6-18 11-20 6 41 4 5 5
Providence 85 45.5 12-33 13-22 17 47 6 3 7