Butler got hot midway through the first half and kept the pedal down in taking a 90-66 win on the road at Georgetown Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.
 
With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 13-7 (4-5 BIG EAST).
 
The Hoyas fall to 8-11 and 1-7 in conference play.
 
HOW IT TRANSPIRED:
 

• Butler used a quick 15-0 spurt to take a 35-23 lead with 5:19 remaining in the first half. Neither team had led by more than three points over the first 12 minutes of the game.
• The run eventually ballooned to 24-6 as 11 straight made shots by the Bulldogs gave the visitors a 44-29 advantage with 1:55 to play. 
• Pierre Brooks II scored 18 of Butler's first 38 points over the first 15 minutes of the game.
• Butler led, 44-32, at the half.
• An 13-0 run by the Bulldogs gave the team a 75-51 lead with 7:57 to play.
• The lead continued to expand, reaching as many as 29 in the closing minutes.

 
OF NOTE:

• The Bulldogs shot 57 percent from the field, including a 62-percent clip in the first half. Butler is now 12-0 this season when shooting a better percentage than its opponents and 6-1 when shooting better than 50 percent.
• The Bulldogs committed only eight turnovers on the night. Butler has committed 10 or fewer turnovers in 11 games this season.
• Brooks finished with 20 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, giving him the first double-double of his career. He shot 8-for-15 from the field, including four three-pointers.
• It is the sixth 20-point game of the season for Brooks and his seventh time leading the team in scoring.
• Over his last six games, Brooks is shooting 23-for-40 from three-point range (58 percent).
• Jahmyl Telfort had 17 points, his highest total since scoring 20 in the Dec. 9 win over Cal.
• DJ Davis scored 17 points and tied his career-high with five assists. He made all six of his free throw attempts. He entered the night ranked second nationally in free throw percentage (96.7). He has hit all 31 of his attempts in BIG EAST play.
• Jalen Thomas had 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting. He added three blocks. Posh Alexander scored 10 points.
• Butler had five in double figures for the sixth time this season.
• Butler out-rebounded the Hoyas, 41-32, improving to 11-0 this season when that occurs.
• Jayden Epps led Georgetown with 16 points, but made only four of his 19 attempts from the field to get there.
• Butler's defense limited Georgetown to 35-percent shooting.
• Butler takes the season sweep over Georgetown, after also posting a 74-64 win Dec. 19 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the BIG EAST opener for both teams.
• Butler is now 13-11 all-time against Georgetown, which includes an 8-3 edge in games played in the nation's capital.
   

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to Hinkle Fieldhouse for a Saturday tip against Villanova. A limited number of tickets remain for the contest, and fans are asked to check their section to see if they should wear blue or white as we "checker" out Hinkle. The game will air on FS1.