In Saturday’s BIG EAST action, Butler and Providence gained wins to improve to 2-0 in league play, while Marquette took down Villanova.
Butler, ranked 11th in this week’s Associated Press poll, ended Creighton’s eight-game winning streak with a 71-57 victory at a sold-out Hinkle Fieldhouse. Kamar Baldwin scored all 20 of his points in the second half and Sean McDermott posted his second straight double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. After committing a season-high 24 turnovers in Tuesday’s win at St. John’s, Butler (14-1) had only seven against the Bluejays (12-3, 1-1). Marcus Zegarowski led Creighton (12-3, 1-1) with 15 points, six rebounds and four assists.