For the second time this season, it took 50 minutes for a game between Butler and Providence to be decided; Wednesday night's contest went to the host Friars by a score of 97-87.
 
Butler's Finley Bizjack matched his career-high with 30 points but Jaylin Sellers scored 36 for the Friars in the win at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I.
 
With the result, Butler falls to 13-10 (4-8 in BIG EAST play) while Providence improves to 10-13 (3-9).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Neither team led by more than seven points during regulation.
• Providence's Stefan Vaaks went to the line with Butler leading 73-72 with 21 seconds remaining in the second half but was only able to convert one of the two attempts, tying the game.
• Bizjack was then fouled on a drive with 1.3 seconds on the game clock but missed both attempts, sending the game to the extra session.
• Nilavan Daniels scored his first points of the game on a corner three-pointer with 18 seconds remaining in the first overtime, turning a Butler two-point lead into an 82-81 advantage.
• Michael Ajayi was fouled with six seconds remaining and converted one of the two attempts to once again tie the game.
• The second overtime session belonged to the Friars, who scored the first 10 points to take their largest lead of the game and put the contest out of reach.

 
TIP-INS:

• Bizjack's scoring output was his tenth 20-point game of the season. He went 14-for-16 from the free throw line.
• Sellers was 6-for-12 from three-point range and made eight of his 10 attempts from the field in netting 36 points.
• Freshman Stefan Vaaks scored 20 points for Providence. Ryan Mela added a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
• Michael Ajayi recorded his 15^th double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
• Providence shot 47 percent from the field and went 9-for-28 from the three-point line. Butler countered with 45-percent shooting and made six of 21 attempts from long range.
• The game featured a total of 50 fouls and 73 free throws. Providence went 26-for-39 from the line, becoming just the third Butler opponent to attempt more free throws than Butler this season.
• Drayton Jones had a season-high 10 rebounds for Butler.
• Butler's starting point guard Azavier Robinson missed the game due to a left wrist injury sustained in Saturday's game against Georgetown.
• Both teams committed only 10 turnovers on the evening.
• Providence won the rebounding battle by a score of 46-36, only the sixth opponent to out-rebound the Bulldogs in 23 games this season.
• The first match-up between the two teams this season also went to double-overtime as the Bulldogs captured a 113-110 win Dec. 13 in Indianapolis.
• The win snaps a four-game losing streak for the Friars.
• Providence is now 11-2 at home against Butler.

 
UP NEXT: Butler continues its week on the road at Marquette Saturday. The Bulldogs are back at Hinkle Wednesday (Feb. 11) to host UConn.