INDIANAPOLIS -- Rodney Bullock scored a career-high 25 points, Kris Dunn came close to a triple-double and No. 12 Providence rallied to beat No. 9 Butler 81-73 on Thursday in the Big East opener for both teams.
Dunn had 20 points, seven rebounds and nine assists to help the Friars (13-1) to their seventh straight win.
Kelan Martin led Butler (11-2) with 20 points, and Roosevelt Jones had 19. The Bulldogs had won eight games in a row.
The difference in the second half was Providence's outside shooting.