INDIANAPOLIS (Interstat) — Butler overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat DePaul 87-80 in a Big East Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

The visiting Blue Demons led 43-33 at halftime, but the Bulldogs surged with a 54-point second half to secure the victory. The win improved Butler’s record to 12-7 overall. DePaul fell to 11-8. Attendance was 6,336. Butler was a pregame favorite and the combined score went over the projected total.