Butler survived 16 three-pointers by visiting Providence as the Bulldogs got a defensive stop as time expired to come away with an 82-81 win Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
Jahmyl Telfort led the Bulldogs with 24 points as Butler shot 50 percent from the field and had their own strong performance from behind the arc with 10-for-19 shooting.
 
With the win, Butler is now 11-13 on the season (4-9 in BIG EAST play). Providence falls to 11-13 (5-8).
 
DOWN THE STRETCH: Butler built its lead to 74-61 with 9:14 to play before a 15-2 Providence run knotted the game at 76-76 with 3:47 remaining. Butler never trailed again and was able to take an 82-78 lead with 1:59 to play on a Telfort three-point play. A Rich Barron three-pointer with 14 seconds remaining – PC's 16^th of the day – and a missed front end of the one-and-one by Butler gave Providence a final possession. That became a contested, stepback look from Bensley Joseph, which was wasn't close.
 
OF NOTE:

• Both teams shot 30-for-60 (50 percent) from the field.
• Providence's 16 made three-pointers were the most by a Butler opponent this season. The Friars went 10-for-24 from behind the arc in the Jan. 8 win over Butler.
• Telfort shot 9-for-17 from the field, adding five rebounds, four assists and four steals.
• It was Telfort's ninth 20-point game of the season and his 11^th time leading the Bulldogs in scoring.
• Pierre Brooks II added 18 points, with 13 coming in the second half.
• Telfort and Brooks combined for the first seven points of the second half to turn a 41-39 halftime advantage into a 48-39 lead, which was the largest at that point of the game.
• Finley Bizjack scored 15 points, making three of his four three-point attempts. He is shooting 56 percent (18-for-32) from three-point range over his last six games.
• Andre Screen pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for Butler, who held a 34-24 rebounding advantage. Providence out-rebounded Butler, 43-26, in the first meeting between the teams. Screen added nine points.
• Joseph led Providence with 26 points; he went 10-for-20 from the field and made five three-pointers. Barron used 7-for-9 shooting from three-point range to total 23 points.
• Patrick McCaffery scored 11 points and pulled down the 500^th rebound of his career.
• Butler is now 7-0 this season when scoring at least 80 points; the Bulldogs are 7-1 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.

 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs have the week off before hosting Georgetown Saturday. Tickets are still available for the 2 p.m. tip, which will also air on FS1.