Sandro Mamukelashvili's basket off an in-bounds play as time expired gave Seton Hall a 74-72 win over Butler Wednesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
 

After the No. 16 Pirates built a five-point lead with 64 seconds remaining, the Bulldogs used three three-pointers over the final 31 seconds of the game to ultimately tie the contest at 72-72. Seton Hall's possession as the clock wound down resulted in a miss and the ball going out of bounds. Called in favor of Seton Hall initially, a monitor review didn't show enough to overturn the call, giving the ball to Seton Hall with 0.6 seconds remaining under its own basket.
 
"That's a heck of a college basketball game and what you sign up for in this league," said Butler coach LaVall Jordan. "There were big shots and big stops. When they swung at us in the second half, we responded well. Credit to Sandro; he made a great catch and a great finish. But it doesn't come down to just one play. You want a few of those plays back along the way."
 
Seton Hall's Quincy McKnight had 14 of his 18 points in the second half, including seven in the final two minutes as the Pirates built that 68-63 lead. He went 10-of-11 at the free throw line as Seton Hall went 20-of-22.
 
Kamar Baldwin led the Bulldogs with 20 points and six assists. He was one of four Bulldogs in double figures, followed by Bryce Golden's 17. Aaron Thompson returned after missing Butler's last game with a concussion. He had 12 points. Sean McDermott, with two three-pointers in the final 30 seconds, including the triple that tied the game at 72-72, finished with 11.
 
Seton Hall used an 8-0 run to take a 48-44 lead with 9:52 to play. That run gave the Pirates their first lead since 2-0. From that point on, it was back and forth as six ties and five lead changes came in the final 10 minutes of the game.
 
Butler was able to extend its lead to 10 on several occasions in the first half. The Bulldogs took a 34-28 lead at the half as 12 of Golden's points came in the opening 20 minutes.
 
With the result, No. 21 Butler falls to 19-8 overall and 7-7 in BIG EAST play. Seton Hall improves to 19-7 (11-3). The Pirates are atop the BIG EAST standings.
 
The Bulldogs continue their two-game Top 25 road swing Sunday at No. 15 Creighton. Tip is set for 4 p.m. (Eastern, 3 p.m. Central), with the game being televised on FS1.