In a wild final minute of play, Seton Hall’s Sandro Mamukelashvili scored off an inbounds pass at the buzzer to give the Pirates a 74-72 victory over Butler while Villanova and Providence both registered road wins.
Butler (19-8, 7-7), ranked 21st by AP, made three 3-pointers in the game’s final 31 seconds. The last by Sean McDermott tied the game 72-72 with 10 seconds to play. No. 16 Seton Hall (19-7, 11-3) had a balanced scoring attack led by Quincy McKnight’s 18 points. Myles Powell had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists. Kamar Baldwin led the Bulldogs with game highs of 20 points and six assists.