Providence Friars

Big East Tournament · 1st Round

YES!

Providence Friars beat the Butler Bulldogs

15-17 91 – 81

16-16

Final · Wed, Mar 11

Game Details

Madison Square Garden (New York) · Peacock

Recap

Providence defeats Butler 91-81 in Big East Conference Tournament

Stefan Vaaks had 28 points in Providence's 91-81 victory against Butler on Wednesday in the Big East Conference Tournament.

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
PROV	40	51	91
BTLR	42	39	81

Game Flow

PROV BUT

H1H2

12-0Biggest Run15-0

12Largest Lead16

2 lead changes · tied 2 times

Win Probability · Providence Friars

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Providence Friars

Stefan Vaaks · 28Points
Ryan Mela · 5Assists
Ryan Mela · 9Rebounds

Butler Bulldogs

Michael Ajayi · 21Points
Finley Bizjack · 5Assists
Michael Ajayi · 11Rebounds

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

Team	GB
St. John's	-
UConn	1
Villanova	3
Seton Hall	8
Creighton	9
DePaul	10
Butler	11
Providence	11
Marquette	11
Georgetown	12
Xavier	12

Team Stats

Providence FriarsButler Bulldogs

Shooting

34-65, 52% Field Goals 30-65, 46%

14-27, 52% 3-Pointers 5-17, 29%

9-13, 69% Free Throws 16-21, 76%

Possessions

37 Rebounds 33

9 Offensive Rebounds 9

21 Assists 16

5 Steals 4

3 Blocks 2

9 Turnovers 8

16 Fouls 14

Scoring

34 Points in Paint 50

11 Fast Break Points 12

12 Largest Lead 16

Box Score

Providence Friars ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
O. ErhunmwunseF	4	7	2	26	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	2	5	3
J. JonesG	10	5	2	30	4-7	0-1	2-4	2	0	1	3	2	4
S. VaaksG	28	1	3	37	9-16	8-13	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	0
R. MelaG	23	9	5	36	10-14	2-4	1-1	2	0	1	1	8	1
J. SellersG	23	7	4	36	8-22	3-7	4-6	1	3	0	0	7	4
Bench
P. PinnisF	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. HargroveF	0	2	1	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	2
N. DanielsG	3	0	2	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
C. Floyd Jr.G	0	2	2	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	0
R. BarronF	DNP: Did not play
D. PowellF	DNP: Did not play
J. WilliamsG	DNP: Did not play
J. EdwardsG	DNP: Did not play
J. HarrellG	DNP: Did not play
D. DavisG	DNP: Did not play
Team	91	37	21		34-65	14-27	9-13	9	5	3	9	28	16

Butler Bulldogs ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
E. Oliogu-ElaborF	10	2	3	25	5-9	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	2	0
M. AjayiF	21	11	4	34	7-17	0-2	7-8	2	1	0	0	11	4
D. JonesC	9	3	2	20	4-4	0-0	1-1	2	0	0	2	1	2
J. Kaiser Jr.G	5	1	1	29	1-5	1-3	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	4
F. BizjackG	17	2	5	39	5-15	3-7	4-6	2	1	0	0	2	1
Bench
J. KeithF	2	2	0	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Y. TraoreF	8	2	1	19	3-6	0-1	2-4	0	0	0	1	1	0
E. HaywoodG	5	2	0	20	2-6	1-4	0-0	0	2	0	1	1	3
Y. ButlerG	4	0	0	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
B. CardinalF	DNP: Did not play
J. McCafferyF	DNP: Did not play
K. NdzieC	DNP: Did not play
E. McCombG	DNP: Did not play
J. JacksonG	DNP: Did not play
A. RobinsonG	DNP: Did not play
Team	81	33	16		30-65	5-17	16-21	8	4	2	9	24	14