On a light two-game Saturday, Butler knocked off DePaul behind a strong performance by ace Kamar Baldwin and Xavier played a blistering second half to make it a 2-0 week for the Musketeers with a win at Providence.
Both teams broke out of three-way ties in the standings with their victories. Butler moved into fifth place with a 6-7 BIG EAST mark while Xavier jumped out of a tie with Providence and Creighton to improve to 5-8.
Saturday’s results brought the record of home teams to 35-27 (.565). Twenty-seven of the 62 conference games (.435) have been decided by six points or less or gone into overtime.