With a 13-point Bulldog lead trimmed to 79-78 and 1:59 remaining, Telfort drove to the basket and was bumped and fouled just as Oswin Erhunmwunse skied to catch his shot attempt. A goaltending call on the play was reviewed at length, but ultimately confirmed, and Telfort turned the break into a key three-point play.

The second half of Butler basketball games are not for the faint of heart. Providence erased a 13-point second-half deficit and had a look at the winning basket in the final seconds. Bensley Joseph's last-second heave missed the mark and Butler pulled out an 82-81 win Saturday evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Providence College (11-12 overall, 5-7 in Big East) at Butler (10-13, 3-9 Big East) Providence will once again have to lean on a next-man-up mentality when it heads to Indianapoli