The freshman guard scored all of his 21 points after halftime, including eight in overtime, as 10th-seeded Butler overcame a 19-point deficit to beat No. 7 seed Xavier 70-69 in the first round of the Big East basketball tournament Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Butler (10-14) came into the game with only one victory away from home this season and a 1-6 all-time record in this tournament. Now the Bulldogs advance to a quarterfinal to play No. 2 seed Creighton (18-7) at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Harris converted two free throws with 3.7 seconds left to push Butler ahead by 1.