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No. 23 Butler 67, DePaul 53: Kellen Dunham scored 24 points as the visiting Bulldogs moved into sole possession of second place in the Big East Conference.

Roosevelt Jones finished with 16 points, five rebounds and four assists while Kameron Woods added 14 points and six boards for Butler (21-8, 11-5 Big East), which won for the eighth time in its last 10 games. The Bulldogs dominated inside, finishing with a 36-19 rebounding advantage and a 34-14 edge in points in the paint.

Jamee Crockett scored 20 points and Myke Henry added nine points for DePaul (12-18, 6-11), which lost its sixth straight game. The Blue Demons shot 40.8 percent in losing for the ninth time in 10 tries.

Butler never trailed in the first half, methodically building a 24-14 lead in the first 14 minutes. DePaul rallied to tie it with a 10-0 run highlighted by 3-pointers by Darrick Wood and Henry, but Dunham answered with five consecutive points – the final three on free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt – to give the Bulldogs a 29-24 halftime lead.

DePaul started the second half with a 9-0 run and led 38-32 after a layup by Billy Garrett Jr. with 14:35 remaining. Butler answered with a 26-3 run shortly thereafter – highlighted by a pair of Dunham 3-pointers over the next seven minutes – to go ahead 62-43 and the Blue Demons never got closer than 13 points the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Dunham has scored in double figures 27 times this season. ... Crockett's 3-pointer midway through the first half was the 232nd of the season for DePaul, breaking the school single-season mark of 231 set in 2007-08. ... Butler played its fourth straight game without F Andrew Chrabascz, the team's third-leading scorer (11.1) who broke a bone in his right hand in a Feb. 14 loss to Villanova but is expected to return next week.