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3 reasons Butler basketball opened Big East play with a win over DePaul

INDIANAPOLIS – Young and old combined to make Butler 1-0 in Big East basketball.

Freshmen and sophomores scored a cumulative 41 points, and senior guard Aaron Thompson had seven assists and a near-record seven steals as the Bulldogs beat DePaul 63-59 Wednesday in the delayed conference opener for both teams.

Simas Lukosius sank two free throws with 4.3 seconds left to push Butler’s lead to three. The Bulldogs had led by 12 in the second half and by 10 with less than six minutes left.

Butler (8-4) had a Dec. 23 game against St.