The #13-ranked Georgetown Hoyas defeated the #20 Butler Bulldogs, 72-65, at Madison Square Garden in an early-season matchup. Greg Monroe set new career highs in both points and rebounds (24 pts, 15 rbs) in the best game of his college career to this point. Austin Freeman added 18 pts on 4-5 3FG shooting. Butler was led by Gordon Hayward (24 pts, 8 rbs), with Sheldon Mack (12 pt) and Zach Hahn (11 pt) also reaching double digits.