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No. 9 seed Butler's Kellen Dunham leads all scorers with 13 as the Bulldogs lead the No. 8-seeded Red Raiders 30-28. Kelan Martin is averaging 19.7 PPG in his last 11 games, but he's been held scoreless so far for Butler. Follow live

The favored Bulldogs have the best offensive efficiency in the Big East (114.4 points per 100 possessions). That stat might not bode well for the Red Raiders, who allow 103.2 points per 100 possessions, second-worst in the Big 12. Preview

Providence coach Ed Cooley on the importance of making a run during their third consecutive NCAA appearance: "From a pragmatic development standpoint, this is our fifth year here running this organization and to continue to move out program forward, we need to try to advance in this tournament to continue to build our brand and build our program.