GAME 17:  #5/5 Butler (15-1, 3-0 BIG EAST) vs. #18/18 Seton Hall (12-4, 4-0) 

Wednesday, Jan. 15;  6:30PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind.
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There are only two remaining BIG EAST teams with perfect conference records, and they meet Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. 

Butler, ranked No. 5 in both of this week's national polls and No. 2 in the NCAA NET rankings, is 15-1. Seton Hall, ranked No. 18 in both national polls, is 4-0 in BIG EAST play. Both teams carry six-game winning streaks into the contest. 

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THE SERIES: Butler Leads, 9-5
Streak: Butler, W1
In Indianapolis: Butler Leads, 4-2
First Meeting: Butler, 64-57, 1/29/14 (Newark)
Last Meeting: Butler, 70-68, 2/2/19 (Indianapolis)

• Through Sunday's games, Butler is the only team nationally with nine NET Quad 1 and Quad 2 victories.
• This is Butler's fourth 15-1 start in program history (all since 2002-03).
• Butler shot 56 percent from the field at Providence Friday night, the team's fifth game this season shooting 50% or better.
• Butler's No. 5 ranking is the highest AP poll ranking and the highest in-season coaches poll ranking in program history.
• Butler is fourth nationally, allowing opponents only an average of 54.4 points per game.
• Butler has out-rebounded 13 of its 16 opponents this season after out-rebounding only 10 of 33 in 2018-19.
• Jordan Tucker had season-highs of 17 points and six rebounds at Providence.
• Bryce Golden narrowly missed his first double-double with 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds at Providence.
• Butler has limited its three BIG EAST opponents to 20.3-percent three-point shooting; on the season, Butler's 3FG percentage defense is fifth nationally (.262).
• Following Wednesday's game with Seton Hall, three of Butler's next four games are away from Hinkle Fieldhouse.
• Butler is committing only 11.4 turnovers per game, which is 27th nationally.
• Butler's opponents have hit only 36.8 percent of their shots, the tenth-best defensive effort in the nation.
• Kamar Baldwin had 20 points - all in the second half - in the Jan. 4 win over Creighton.
• Sean McDermott is shooting 50 percent from three-point range (23-46) in games at Hinkle Fieldhouse this season. 
• Baldwin's career-high of 32 points came against Seton Hall in the 2018 BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals.
• This is Butler's first 3-0 BIG EAST start in its seven seasons as a member of the conference.
• Butler is averaging a +15.0 rebounding margin in its three BIG EAST games.
• Only four of Butler's 16 opponents have reached 60 points. 
• Butler's last six opponents have combined to score 109 points in the first halves of those games (average of 18.2). 

LAST TIME OUT: Butler utilized its trademark suffocating defense to post a 70-58 road win at Providence Friday night. The Bulldogs forced misses on the Friars' first 13 attempts from the field and held Providence to 32-percent shooting. Butler never trailed in the game. 

Kamar Baldwin and Jordan Tucker led the Bulldogs with 17 points apiece. Butler had a 44-26 rebounding advantage. The Bulldogs only missed 20 shots (shooting 56 percent - 25-45), and grabbed offensive rebounds on 10 of those misses. 

NEW YEAR. SAME OLD HINKLE: Butler posted a 71-57 win over Creighton Jan. 4 at Hinkle Fieldhouse to improve to 9-0 at home on the season. Kamar Baldwin led the Bulldogs with 20 points, all coming in the second half.

Creighton, which entered the game shooting 38 percent from behind the three-point line while making 9.5 triples per game, was limited to 4-of-22 shooting from long range by the Bulldogs' defense.

NEW YEAR'S EVE: The ball dropped...and dropping the ball.: Once up by 23 points only to find themselves down five with three minutes to play, Butler escaped St. John's and New York City on New Year's Eve with a 60-58 win in its BIG EAST opener. Butler had lost its last three games at Carnesecca Arena.

Christian David's three-pointer from the corner off an offensive rebound with 43 seconds to play proved to be the game-winner for Butler. It was his only basket of the game. 

Butler, which led 42-19 with 18:08 remaining, was forced into 24 turnovers as St. John's used a 29-4 run to take its first lead at 48-46 with 6:49 to play. Butler won the game in the final three minutes by scoring the final seven points. 

ON THE DEFENSIVE: 
• Only four Butler opponents have scored 60 or more points; Butler has also limited four opponents to 50 or fewer points.  
• Only four of Butler's opponents have registered more assists than turnovers (Stanford, Ole Miss, Florida, at St. John's). 
• Only two of Butler's opponents have shot better than 44 percent from the field (Missouri, Stanford). 

ONE YEAR AGO: Butler and Seton Hall split a pair of match-ups last season with each team winning on its home court.