INDIANAPOLIS - Behind a career-high 22 points from Saniya Jackson, Butler defeated the DePaul Blue Demons 73-67 on Wednesday evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse. With the win, Butler improves to 9-11 on the season and 3-7 in BIG EAST play while DePaul slides to 4-17 overall and 1-9 in conference action. 
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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Saniya Jackson was spectacular for Butler recording her first career double-double. The redshirt sophomore poured in a career-high 22 points on an efficient 7-for-10 shooting performance from the floor. The Fort Wayne native added 10 rebounds, four assists and a steal in the contest. 
• Kennedy Langham and Lily Zeinstra rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures with 16 and 13 points, respectively. 
• Saniya Jackson led the squad on the glass with 10 rebounds. Caroline Dotsey followed closely behind with nine boards to her credit. 
• Mallory Miller and Saniya Jackson paced the offense with four assists apiece. 
• Butler shot 22-for-47 (46.8%) from the floor and shot 4-for-12 (33.3%) from beyond the arc. 
• BU outrebounded DePaul 37-29. 

DEPAUL HIGHLIGHTS

• A quartet of Blue Demons scored in double figures with Michelle Ojo (12) and Ally Timm (12) leading the way for the visitors. 
• Kate Novik (10) and Alayna West (11) rounded out the Blue Demons in double figures. 
• Novik led the Blue Demons on the glass pulling down a team-best seven boards. 
• Meg Newman paced the offense for DePaul, dishing out five assists.
• DePaul shot 27-for-65 (41.5%) from the floor and shot 9-for-22 (40.9%) from behind the arc. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both sides traded buckets to open the game as Butler held a narrow 9-8 advantage at the first media timeout. Coming out of the timeout, the Butler lead grew to as many as seven (15-8) behind a 6-0 run from the Dawgs. BU took the 20-12 advantage into the second quarter. 
• DePaul scored five quick points to start the second, as the Blue Demons cut the Butler lead to five (22-17). A flagrant foul against DePaul helped BU extend its lead to eight with just over four minutes left in the quarter. The Dawgs took the 31-27 advantage into the half behind nine first half points from Saniya Jackson. 
• After trading buckets to start the second half, a flagrant foul on DePaul gave Butler two shots and the ball. After converting both free throws, the BU lead stood at 10 with just under five minutes left in the quarter. DePaul then held Butler scoreless over the final two minutes of quarter, as BU took the four-point advantage (47-43) into the final 10 minutes of action. 
• Two made free throws from Addison Baxter at the 7:12 mark of the fourth helped Butler extend its lead to nine. DePaul's defense stood tall and was able to cut the Butler lead to five with 2:22 left in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs were relentless in the final minutes thwarting the Blue Demons comeback efforts as the Dawgs secured the 73-67 victory at the final whistle. 

 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will be back in action this weekend as Butler faces Marquette at Hinkle on Sunday, Jan. 25. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.