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Final Score: Detroit 58 - Butler 63

Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Gordon Hayward led all scorers with 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, as 23rd-ranked Butler held on for a 63-58 win over Detroit in a Horizon League matchup at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Matt Howard ended with 11 points and six boards, while Ronald Nored finished with nine points and five assists for Butler (19-4, 12-0 Horizon), which has won 11 straight games -- last losing December 22nd in a 67-57 setback to UAB

Chase Simon had a team-best 15 points and Thomas Kennedy donated 12 points for Detroit (14-9, 7-5), which had won two straight coming off a 76-73 win over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday.

Butler scored the first 10 points of the contest, then held a 15-8 advantage following Zach Hahn's three-pointer with nearly 12 1/2 minutes left in the opening half.

However, Woody Payne hit a three to finish off an 8-0 run that put Detroit ahead 16-15 near the midway point. Both teams exchanged the lead for the next several minutes and with things tied at 24-all with just under a minute remaining, the Bulldogs scored six of the final eight points to close the half. Avery Jukes beat the buzzer with a layup to put Butler in front 30-26 heading into the locker room.

In the second half, Shawn Vanzant's trey gave the Bulldogs a 41-35 edge with about 13 minutes to play, but Simon answered from beyond the arc a short time later to make it a one-point game, 41-40.

Things stayed close for the duration of the contest, but Butler never relinquished the lead. Nored's two free throws coupled with a layup put Butler up 57-50 with 2:58 remaining and the Bulldogs would hold on down the stretch.