Belt game 2,171 · January 4, 2017
Butler takes the belt
Butler beat Villanova 66–58 at home to start reign 635 of the College Basketball belt, the 4th for the program.
Villanova had held it since April 4, 2016, with 14 defenses over 275 days.
Butler held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Creighton on January 11, 2017.
635Reign number
4Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Villanova
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 37 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9-16 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Josh Hart | 34 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 6-7 |
| Kris Jenkins | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Darryl Reynolds | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Eric Paschall | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
Butler
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Chrabascz | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Kethan Savage | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Kelan Martin | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 2-2 |
| Kamar Baldwin | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Avery Woodson | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Wideman | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Nate Fowler | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tyler Lewis | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Sean McDermott | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.