Belt game 2,184 · February 22, 2017
Butler take the belt
Butler beat Villanova 74–66 on the road to start reign 640 of the College Basketball belt, the 5th for the program.
Villanova had held it since February 1, 2017, with 5 defenses over 21 days.
Butler held it for 10 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Seton Hall on March 4, 2017.
640Reign number
5Team's reign
1Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Villanova
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 37 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 1-4 | 5-6 |
| Josh Hart | 37 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-18 | 4-10 | 0-4 |
| Eric Paschall | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 5-6 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Mikal Bridges | 37 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dylan Painter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Butler
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelan Martin | 28 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 5-6 |
| Kamar Baldwin | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Avery Woodson | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 4-4 |
| Tyler Lewis | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Tyler Wideman | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kethan Savage | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Chrabascz | 36 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nate Fowler | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Henry Baddley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean McDermott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.