Butler ranks 151st in adjusted defensive efficiency per KenPom, and the Dawgs are one of the worst teams in the nation (362nd) in forcing turnovers. Butler ranks second to last in the Big East in points allowed per game at 73.4, but oddly, the defense does defend the 3 well, allowing just 7.1 3s per game, tied for third in the conference.
Tonight’s Big East men’s basketball schedule closes out with a tilt in Omaha between the Butler Bulldogs (13-17, 6-13) and the Creighton Bluejays (21-9, 14-5). Just 3-3 in their last six games, the Bluejays may have rediscovered their mojo Tuesday against Seton Hall.
OMAHA, Neb. — Ryan Kalkbrenner's 27 points helped Creighton defeat Butler 87-74 on Saturday.
Xavier picked up its second Quad 2 victory in the last five days after beating Butler Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
INDIANAPOLIS — The shot clock is winding down on a Xavier second-half possession. The Musketeers have taken the life out of the Butler crowd, allowing a friendly voice to ring out through a subdued Hinkle Fieldhouse. "Let's go 7," Ryan Conwell 's mother, Daune, calls out to her son from her seat behind the Xavier bench.
After a big win over Creighton, Xavier has another Quad 2 opportunity Wednesday night against the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Butler Bulldogs (13-17, 6-13 Big East) will try to stop a three-game losing streak when they hit the road to take on the Creighton Bluejays (21-9, 14-5 Big East) on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at