Xavier 58, at Butler 64

INDIANAPOLIS (Interstat) — Caroline Dotsey scored a game-high 25 points and Butler held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by Xavier to secure a 64-58 victory in a Big East women’s basketball game Friday night at a spirited Hinkle Fieldhouse. A crowd of 888 watched the Bulldogs improve to 7-6 overall, while the Musketeers fell to 8-4. The game’s most critical sequence unfolded in the final minute, with Butler clinging to a 62-58 lead. After a series of timeouts and missed three-point attempts by Xavier, Dotsey was fouled with 13 seconds remaining. The sophomore from Havertown, Pennsylvania, calmly sank both free… Read more...