How did Butler give up a 13-point lead in the final six minutes of its crushing loss to Villanova? At this level, the margin for error is so thin.

Dixon scored 11 points in the first half and Villanova went into halftime trailing 31-30. Dixon's 17-point second half helped ...

Pierre Brooks added 10 points for Butler. The loss was the Bulldogs' sixth straight. Dixon scored 11 points in the first half and Villanova went into halftime trailing 31-30. Dixon's 17-point second ...

3-Point Goals_Villanova 9-26 (Dixon 5-10, Poplar 2-5, Brickus 1-3, Longino 1-3, Parker 0-1, Perkins 0-4), Butler 9-28 (Kapke 2-3, Bizjack 2-4, Telfort 2-4, Brooks 2-5, McCaffery 1-10, King 0-1 ...

Butler's sixth straight miss was another forced shoot. Brooks got downhill on the Villanova defense. Longino recovered and closed out as Brooks spinned to create separation and threw up a tough ...