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INDIANAPOLIS – In-state rivals will clash on Wednesday night when Butler hosts #12 Indiana inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers have not played at Butler since 2012-13, a game that the Bulldogs won 59-56.
 
Bulldog Talk
- Kristen Spolyar ranks 17th on the BU all-time scoring list with 1,149 career points.
- Spolyar ranks third in the BIG EAST with an 18.6 scoring average.
- Genesis Parker is shooting 54% from 3-point range this season (20-37).
- Parker and Spolyar have at least one steal in each game this season.
- Katherine Strong scored a season-high 13 points vs. Akron.
- Upe Atosu scored a season-high 10 points vs. Akron while adding seven boards and five assists.
- BU is 2-0 when playing on Wednesday's, 3-0 in night games and 5-0 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
- Butler's last win over a ranked opponent came last year when they won 61-57 at #11 Marquette
- Butler's 76 points vs. Akron marked the second-highest scoring output of the season for BU.
- BU's best shooting performance of the season also came against the Zips (26-55 / .473).
- The Bulldogs dished out 18 assists on 26 made field goals on Sunday.
- BU leads the BIG EAST in free throw attempts and free throws made.
 
Scouting #12 Indiana                                                                            
The nationally-ranked Indiana Hoosiers are 8-1 this year with signature victories over then-ranked #5 South Carolina (71-57) and #21 Miami (58-45). Their lone setback came against #2 Baylor 77-62. IU was picked to finish third in the league's coaches poll and fourth by the media in the preseason. Head Coach Teri Moren returns Ali Patberg, Brenna Wise and Jaelynn Penn to the lineup in 2019. Junior guard Bendu Yeaney has yet to play this season as she continues to rehab a torn Achilles suffered in the NCAA Tournament last season. IU is averaging 76.8 points per game. They lead the Big Ten and rank eighth in the nation in field goal percentage (48.0).
 
Moren Knows The State                                                                                     
Hoosier Head Coach Teri Moren is an Indiana native that coached at Butler as an assistant from 1992-1998. She became a head coach in 2000 by taking over the program at Indianapolis for seven seasons. Her next stop was at Indiana State during the 2010 campaign. Moren left the Sycamores in 2014-15 to become the head coach at Indiana. As a player, Moren was a two-year starter at Purdue and was part of three NCAA Tournament teams.
 
All-Time Series                                                                                       
Butler is 1-6 all-time against Indiana. Their lone win came inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Dec. 9, 2012. The 'Dawgs topped the Hoosiers 59-56.
 
Last Year at Indiana                                                                              
Butler's first loss of the 2018-19 season came on the road at Indiana. Brenna Wise and Ali Patberg combined for 38 points to lead the Hoosiers to victory. Kristen Spolyar scored nine points for BU in the setback.
 
Home Court Advantage                                                                        
Butler is 5-0 at Hinkle Fieldhouse this season, averaging 74 points per game. They are one of five BIG EAST teams to post an undefeated record at home over the first month of the season, joining DePaul, Providence, Creighton and St. John's.
 
Block Out                                                                                                               
Butler ranks second in the BIG EAST in both rebound margin (+3.9) and rebounds per game (38.8). They are 5-0 this year when outrebounding the opposition, but the Hoosiers head into Wednesday's contest averaging 40 rebounds per contest.
 
RPI Poll                                                                                                    
Butler ranks 63rd in the first RPI poll of the season. Wednesday night's opponent comes in at 19. The BIG EAST Conference has two teams in the top-ten with DePaul resting at seven and Creighton close behind at 9. Butler's best win at this point in the season came against IUPUI (75). They picked up another top-100 win vs. Ohio (99).
 
'Dawgs Playing D                                                                                                 
Butler is one of five BIG EAST teams limiting their opponent to 60 points or less. The 'Dawgs rank second the conference in steals per game (12.4), and turnovers forced (21.5). They also rank third in scoring defense (59.1).
 
Spolyar Shoots Up All-Time Scoring List                             
Kristen Spolyar has 149 points this season (18.6 ppg), moving her career total to 1,149. She currently ranks 17th on Butler's all-time scoring list and needs just six points to reach 16th and nine points to move into 15th. Her 37-point game earlier this year vs. Detroit was one of the best scoring performances in school history. Spolyar became just the third player at Butler to reach 37 points, joining Sarah Bolten (2001) and Elza Purvlicis (1984).
 
Up Next                                                                                                                  
Butler will host High Point on Sunday, December 15. The game will begin at 2 PM.