The Bulldogs return to the road for a Tuesday night match-up at Georgetown. Butler, ranked 16th and 17th respectively in this week's national polls, brings a 16-4 record into the contest. The Bulldogs are 4-3 in BIG EAST play. Georgetown, which did not play over the weekend, is 12-8 (2-5 BIG EAST).
 
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Tuesday, Jan. 28;  9PM
Capital One Arena; Washington, D.C.
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• Following Tuesday night's road game at Georgetown, four of Butler's next five games are at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
• Kamar Baldwin, after scoring 31 in Friday's overtime win over Marquette, has been named the BIG EAST Player of the Week; it's the first weekly honor of his career.
• Butler's is one of four teams with 10 NET Quad 1 and Quad 2 victories; Kansas is the only team nationally with 11.
• Butler went 27-of-31 at the free throw line in Friday's overtime win over Marquette, a season-best for free throws made.
• Butler has out-rebounded 16 of its 20 opponents this season after out-rebounding only 10 of 33 in 2018-19.
• The Bulldogs are eighth in the nation, allowing only 59.4 points per game.
• Butler and Georgetown will meet twice over the next 19 days.
• Butler leads the BIG EAST in rebounding margin in all games (+5.7) and in conference games (+6.4).
• Butler's field goal percentage defense (.379; 14th) and three-point percentage defense (.296; 30th) are both among the national leaders.
• Baldwin is averaging 20.4 points per game in BIG EAST play, which is third in the conference; he has led the team in scoring in seven consecutive games.
• Butler committed a season-low five turnovers at Villanova one week ago; the Bulldogs are 29th nationally, averaging only 11.4 turnovers per game.
• Bryce Nze (11 points and a season-high 12 rebounds) registered his third double-double of the season at Villanova.
• Baldwin has moved into eighth on Butler's career scoring list with 1,777 points.
• Aaron Thompson (eighth) and Baldwin (tenth) hold two of the Top 10 spots on Butler's career assists list.
• In conference games, Sean McDermott leads the BIG EAST in free throw shooting (.895) and is fifth in rebounding (7.9).
• Butler had not allowed an opponent 70 points in its first 16 games of the season (15-1); the Bulldogs' last four opponents have each eclipsed that number.
 
THE SERIES: Georgetown Leads, 8-6
Streak: Butler, W1
In Washington, D.C.: Butler Leads, 4-2
First Meeting: Georgetown, 72-65, 12/8/09 (Jimmy V Classic; New York City)
Last Meeting: Butler, 73-69, 2/9/19 (Washington, D.C.)
 
FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS: Kamar Baldwin scored 29 of his 31 points after halftime in an 89-85 overtime win over Marquette Friday night at Hinkle. For his efforts, Baldwin earned the first BIG EAST Player of the Week honors of his career. Playing a career-high 31 minutes to help overcome the absence of injured Aaron Thompson, senior Henry Baddley scored a season-high 10 points to go along with a career-high three steals. Fellow senior Sean McDermott added 16 points and nine rebounds.
 
Thirty-eight of Marquette's 69 attempts from the field came from behind the arc; Butler won despite the Golden Eagles hitting 16 three-pointers.
 
COMING UP CLUTCH: In 14 games against power conference opponents (which includes Butler's seven BIG EAST games), Baldwin is averaging 13.1 points after halftime. All 20 of his points in the Jan. 4 win over Creighton came in the second half. His second-half performances include 18 vs. Minnesota, 17 vs. Stanford, 19 at Ole Miss, and 16 at Villanova, in addition to the 19 points in the second half vs. Marquette (followed by an additional 10 in overtime).
 
With 5:42 remaining in regulation, Baldwin stepped to the line with eight points and Butler trailing by five. He scored 23 points over the next 10:42 of play. His defense also helped to hold Marquette's Markus Howard scoreless over the final 7:30 of play.
 
ONE YEAR AGO: Butler edged Georgetown, 73-69, in Washington D.C., Feb. 9, 2019 thanks to 10 three-pointers. In the first meeting between the teams (Jan. 2, 2019), Greg Malinowski went 6-of-7 from behind the arc for 26 points and an 84-76 win for Georgetown at Hinkle.
 
Butler has won the last four games against Georgetown played in the nation's capital. The Hoyas have returned the favor in each of the last three years by winning at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
AT THE LINE: Butler went 27-of-31 at the free throw line in the overtime win over Marquette Friday night. The 27 makes set a new season-high for the Bulldogs, while the 31 attempts and the 87.1-percent effort were each the second-best mark of the season. Individually, Baldwin went 11-of-13 at the charity stripe.
 
HANDLE WITH CARE: The Bulldogs committed a season-low five turnovers at Villanova Tuesday night. For Butler, it was the team's ninth game this season with 10 or fewer turnovers. The Bulldogs followed that by committing only 11 turnovers in 45 minutes of action in the win over Marquette Friday.
 
ON THE BOARDS: What was one of Butler's most glaring weaknesses a season ago has become a strength in 2019-20. The Bulldogs have out-rebounded 16 of its 20 opponents this season after out-rebounding only 10 of 33 in 2018-19. Butler has taken that up a level in BIG EAST play, out-rebounding opponents by an average margin of +6.4. Butler held a 46-24 rebounding advantage at St. John's in the BIG EAST opener on New Year's Eve, its largest margin since 63-28 vs. The Citadel Nov. 14, 2015. The Bulldogs also out-rebounded Providence, 44-26, in the Jan. 10 win in Rhode Island.
 
TOUGH LOSS: Butler suffered a major blow Tuesday night when junior forward Christian David tore is left ACL in the loss at Villanova. David was one of the Bulldogs' best defenders, averaging 14 minutes per game. Junior walk-on guard Campbell Donovan also tore an ACL in the season opener vs. IUPUI.
 
ON THE DEFENSIVE:
• Only eight Butler opponents have scored 60 or more points; Butler has also limited four opponents to 50 or fewer points. 
• Only seven of Butler's opponents have registered more assists than turnovers.
• Only three of Butler's opponents have shot better than 44 percent from the field (Missouri, Stanford, DePaul); 12 have been held to less than 40 percent shooting.
• Butler has limited 12 of its opponents to less than 30-percent shooting from three-point range this season.