GAME 18:  #5/5 Butler (15-2, 3-1 BIG EAST) at DePaul (12-5, 0-4)

Saturday, Jan. 18;  1PM ET
Wintrust Arena; Chicago, Ill.
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The Bulldogs look to rebound from their first loss in over a month when they travel to Chicago Saturday afternoon for a match-up with DePaul. 

Butler, ranked No. 5 in both of this week's national polls and No. 2 in the NCAA NET rankings, is 15-2 overall and 3-1 in BIG EAST play following a Wednesday loss to No. 18 Seton Hall. DePaul is 12-5 (0-4 BIG EAST).

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THE SERIES: Butler Leads, 12-6
Streak: Butler, W11
In Chicago: Butler Leads, 7-3
First Meeting: Butler, 39-29; 1939 (Chicago)
Last Meeting: Butler, 91-78; 2/16/19 (Indianapolis)

• Butler has out-rebounded 14 of its 17 opponents this season after out-rebounding only 10 of 33 in 2018-19.
• Through Wednesday's games, Butler and West Virginia are the only teams nationally with nine NET Quad 1 and Quad 2 victories.
• Despite surrendering a season-high 78 points to Seton Hall Wednesday, Butler remains fourth nationally, allowing opponents only an average of 55.8 points per game.
• Jordan Tucker recorded his first career double-double (14 points and 10 rebounds) in Wednesday's game with Seton Hall. 
• Wednesday's loss to No. 18 Seton Hall broke Butler's six-game winning streak that dated to a Dec. 10 loss at (then) No. 11 Baylor. 
• Kamar Baldwin is averaging 18.8 points per game in BIG EAST play, which trails only Myles Powell and Marcus Howard.
• Butler's No. 5 ranking is the highest AP poll ranking and the highest in-season coaches poll ranking in program history.
• Starting with Saturday's game at DePaul, three of Butler's next four games are away from Hinkle Fieldhouse.
• Butler has limited its four BIG EAST opponents to 23-percent three-point shooting; on the season, Butler's 3FG percentage defense is sixth nationally (.264).
• Butler is committing only 11.4 turnovers per game, which is 27th nationally.
• Butler's opponents have hit only 37.1 percent of their shots, the 12th-best defensive effort in the nation.
• Butler is 11-1 vs. DePaul since joining the BIG EAST prior to the 2013-14 season; that includes 11 straight wins.
• Baldwin is averaging 18.0 points per game and shooting 50.0 percent from 3FG in road and neutral games. 
• Butler is averaging a +11.7 rebounding margin in its four BIG EAST games.
• Seton Hall became only the fifth of Butler's 17 opponents to reach 60 points. 
• Tucker (59 percent) leads the BIG EAST in three-point percentage during conference play.

LAST TIME OUT: No. 18 Seton Hall made a series of key plays down the stretch to post a 78-70, come-from-behind win over fifth-ranked Butler Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
 
Myles Powell led the Pirates with 29 points. With the win, Seton Hall remains perfect in BIG EAST play at 5-0.
 
A Powell jumper with 8:16 remaining in the contest gave the Pirates a 58-57 advantage, its first lead in exactly 20 minutes. Seton Hall closed the game by scoring 12 of the final 15 points.
 
The key play down the stretch was a Jared Rhoden three-pointer with 42 seconds remaining as he got loose on an in-bounds play with just two seconds on the shot clock. That stretched the Seton Hall lead to 73-68.
 
Butler shot only 30 percent in the second half (including 1-of-11 from three-point range) to finish at 42 percent for the game.

LOCKING DOWN: Butler utilized its trademark suffocating defense to post a 70-58 road win at Providence Jan. 10. 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. 

ONE YEAR AGO: Butler swept the season series with DePaul a year ago. The match-up at Wintrust Arena was an 87-69 win Jan. 16, 2019. Kamar Baldwin went 8-of-11 from the field and posted the first double-double of his career with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Jordan Tucker and Sean McDermott combined for nine three-pointers. Butler shot 58 percent in the contest. 

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