No. 18 Butler holds off DePaul for 77-72 win

Posted January 05, 2016 6:00 am

By JAY COHEN

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Kellen Dunham snapped out of his shooting slump with 24 points, and No. 18 Butler edged DePaul 77-72 on Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs (12-3, 1-2) put four players in double figures in their first Big East win after consecutive losses to No. 8 Providence and No. 10 Xavier. Andrew Chrabascz added 16 points, Roosevelt Jones scored 15 and Kelan Martin had 12 points, including a poster-worthy dunk over DePaul's Darrick Wood in the second half.

Dunham was 8 for 14 from the field and 4 for 7 3-point range in his return to the starting lineup after coach Chris Holtmann tried using his leading scorer off the bench in Saturday's 88-69 loss to the Musketeers. The senior guard made just 14 of 72 shots over his previous six games.

Myke Henry had 22 points and 10 rebounds for DePaul (6-9, 0-3), which has dropped three straight and six of seven.

DePaul's Peter Ryckbosch (30), goes up for a rebound against Butler's Tyler Wideman (4), and Andrew Chrabascz (45), while DePaul's Myke Henry (4), looks on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Rosemont, Ill. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) The Associated Press