Butler tops Georgetown to give Thad Matta 500th career win

Finley Bizjack returned and scored a game-high 19 points and Butler held on to beat Georgetown 93-89 on Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. as Thad Matta earned his 500th career victory.

Michael Ajayi and Jamie Kaiser Jr. each scored 16 and Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor added 12 as Butler (14-13, 5-11 Big East) ended a season-high six-game losing streak and split the season series with the Hoyas (13-13, 5-10) despite not making a field goal over the final 3:47.

Matta, a Butler graduate who...