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Jaylin Sellers Comes up Big as Providence Tops Butler in Double-OT
Jaylin Sellers scored 36 points including six 3-pointers, leading Providence to its first overtime win after four losses this season in a high-scoring double-overtime game.
- Yesterday, Sellers scored eight of his 36 points in double overtime to lead Providence to a 97-87 victory over Butler.
- Late in regulation, missed free throws by Stefan Vaaks and Bizjack forced overtime, and the Friars went over 2:30 without a field goal before Nilavan Daniels’ corner trey.
- Butler's Finley Bizjack produced 30 points and five assists while Michael Ajayi added 20 points and 12 rebounds; Providence's Stefan Vaaks scored 20 with 10 free throws, and Ryan Mela had a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double.
- The win snapped Providence's four-overtime loss streak, leaving their record at 10-13, 3-9 Big East, while Butler's record becomes 13-10, 4-8.
- The game featured multiple momentum swings, including a 8-1 Butler response and Sellers' 5-0 run with a late regulation trey, shaping the game’s arc.
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Estonian basketball player Stefan Vaaks helped his team Providence to a 97:87 victory over Butler in a long-drawn-out game in the NCAA, but injured his knee at the end of the first overtime.
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Junior guard Finley Bizjack logged a team-high 30 points against Providence. Photo by Drew Kosmak. The men’s basketball team dropped a grueling game on the road against Providence despite strong performances from junior guard Finley Bizjack and graduate forward Michael Ajayi, as the Friars held on to win 97-87. As soon as the Dawgs secured the opening tip-off, both teams commenced what would become nearly eight uninterrupted minutes of gamepla…
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