Dre Davis, Kadary Richmond and Al-Amir Dawes combined for 60 points as Seton Hall used a strong closing stretch to post a 76-64 win over Butler Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
 
Butler is now 16-12 (7-10 BIG EAST) on the season, while Seton Hall improves to 18-9 (11-5).
 
HOW IT TRANSPIRED:

• A 12-0 run gave Seton Hall an early 16-3 lead at the 12:48 mark of the first half.
• Seton Hall was able to capitalize on eight turnovers by the Bulldogs over the first 12 minutes of the game.
• Seton Hall shot 52 percent from the field in the first half as Dawes (12), Davis (11), and Richmond (10) each got to double digits over the first 20 minutes, combining for 33 of the Pirates' 37 first-half points.
• Butler relied on eight first-half three-pointers to stay in the game, trailing only 37-32 at the half.
• Seton Hall's second-half lead grew to eight before a Pierre Brooks II three-pointer trimmed the margin to two at 53-51 with 10:33 remaining.
• Butler would make only three of 12 attempts from the field over the remainder of the game.
• Seton Hall's 15-4 run after Butler cut the lead to only two took control of the game.

OF NOTE:

• Butler committed 16 turnovers in the contest; the Bulldogs had been averaging only 10.1 miscues in BIG EAST play.
• Davis led Seton Hall with 21 points; Richmond added 20 and Dawes had 19 on the night.
• Seton Hall had 44 points in the paint and converted those Butler turnovers into 18 points.
• Seton Hall's defense limited Butler to only 39-percent shooting.
• Butler went 12-for-33 from three-point range.
• Jalen Thomas led Butler with 12 points. DJ Davis and Posh Alexander each had 11.
• Jahmyl Telfort had nine points and a team-best eight rebounds.
• The game marked the 15^th Quad 1 contest for the Bulldogs according to the NCAA NET metric; that leads the country.
• Seton Hall won the first match-up between the two teams, 78-72, Jan. 13 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
• Seton Hall has won six straight in the series with Butler.

 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to Hinkle Fieldhouse to begin the closing stretch of the regular season. Butler hosts St. John's Wednesday night in an 8:30 p.m. tip. The game will air nationally on CBS Sports Network. Butler has only three regular season games remaining, which includes a Senior Night home game on March 6 against Xavier.