The Bluejays defeated No. 18 Butler 72-64 in front of 17,677 at CenturyLink Center Omaha on Saturday night.
The Jays trailed 34-29 at the half, but went on an 11-0 run to start the second half and did not trail the final 18 minutes of the game.
“[The run] was a huge lift,” sophomore forward Toby Hegner said. “It wasn’t just our offense that was giving us a lift, it was our defense. It allowed us to get our transition game going, allowing us to push it and get the tempo where we needed it to be.