Visiting Georgetown held Butler to only eight points over the final 11 minutes to take a come-from-behind 68-62 win Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
 
With the result, Georgetown is now 7-21 (2-15 BIG EAST), while Butler falls to 13-15 (5-12 BIG EAST).
 
TOP DAWG PERFORMANCE: Seventeen of Jayden Taylor's game-high 21 points came in the first half as the sophomore made three of his eight attempts from behind the arc.
 
STAT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Georgetown out-rebounded Butler, 45-29, Sunday thanks in large part to 14 offensive caroms. Eight of those rebounds belonged to Qudus Wahab, who returned to the Georgetown line-up after missing the last two games. Butler was without center Manny Bates, who missed the game after injuring his shoulder in Tuesday's game at Villanova.
 
HOW IT TRANSPIRED:

• Butler looked to run away with the contest early, jumping out to a 19-6 lead.
• Georgetown responded with 12 straight to climb back into the contest.
• Taylor's play provided the Bulldogs with some breathing room and a 37-32 halftime lead.
• An Ali Ali jumper with 11:12 remaining gave Butler a 54-47 lead, matching the largest margin of the second half.
• The next eight points belonged to Georgetown, which gave the Hoyas a 55-54 advantage, their first lead since 3-2.
• Butler scored only eight points in the final 11 minutes, missing 13 of their final 17 shots.
• Georgetown hit six free throws down the stretch, but did not have a made field goal over the final four minutes.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Butler only committed eight turnovers, but Georgetown turned those into 14 points.
• Georgetown went 17-for-22 from the free throw line, while Butler only attempted six.
• Taylor registered his fifth 20-point game of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Ali's 11 points were a season-high for the transfer from Akron.
• Jalen Thomas matched a career-high with four steals for Butler.
• Brandon Murray led Georgetown with 17 points.
• Wahab added 14 points.
• Butler held Georgetown to 39-percent shooting.
• Butler went 7-for-26 from three-point range, but made only one of 13 attempts in the second half.

 
OF NOTE:

• Butler won the first match-up this season with Georgetown New Year's Day in the nation's capital by a score of 80-51.
• This is Butler's first loss of the season when leading at the half (now 12-1).
• Butler has losses in each of its last two games despite shooting a better field goal percentage than its opponent, the first two times that has happened this season (now 12-2).

 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs make the drive up I-65 for a Wednesday night tip with DePaul in Chicago. The 8:30 p.m. (Eastern, 7:30 p.m. Chicago) contest will air on FS1. Butler's final home game of the season is Feb. 28 against Marquette, which will be Senior Night for the Bulldogs. Tickets are still available for that game.