GAME 22:  #16/17 Butler (17-4, 5-3 BIG EAST) vs. Providence (11-10, 4-4)
 
Saturday, Feb. 1;  2PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind.
TV:  FS1 - @VinceWelch & @NickBahe
RADIO:  93.5/107.5/1070 - @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
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THE SERIES: Providence Leads, 11-4
Streak: Butler, W1
In Indianapolis: Providence Leads, 4-2
First Meeting: Providence, 65-56; 1/21/14 (Providence)
Last Meeting: Butler, 70-58, 1/10/20 (Providence)
 
• Saturday's game begins a stretch with four of Butler's next five games being played at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
• Butler and Baylor are the two teams with 11 NET Quad 1 and Quad 2 victories; Kansas leads the nation with 12.
• Sean McDermott tied his career-high with seven three-pointers in Tuesday's win at Georgetown; in doing so, he moved into tenth on Butler's career list (182).
• Kamar Baldwin, after scoring 31 in the Jan. 24 overtime win over Marquette, has been named the BIG EAST Player of the Week; it's the first weekly honor of his career.
• Butler overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat Georgetown Tuesday night.
• Over his last three games, Baldwin has scored a total of 57 points in the second half/overtime, compared to eight total first-half points.
• Butler is 3-2 so far this season in BIG EAST road games after going 2-7 a season ago.
• Butler is 4-1 this season in games decided by five points or less.
• The Bulldogs are ninth in the nation, allowing only 59.6 points per game.
• Butler limited Georgetown to 21 points (7-of-33 shooting) in the second half Tuesday night.
• Butler is 10-1 at Hinkle Fieldhouse this season.
• Butler and Providence met Jan. 10; the Friars are the first BIG EAST foe to conclude their regular-season series with Butler.
• Butler has out-rebounded 16 of its 21 opponents this season after out-rebounding only 10 of 33 in 2018-19.
• Baldwin is averaging 19.5 points per game in BIG EAST play, which is third in the conference.
• Butler leads the BIG EAST in rebounding margin in conference games (+5.4).
• Butler's field goal percentage defense (.377) is 14th nationally.
• Baldwin is eighth on Butler's career scoring list with 1,790 points; that is 18th nationally among active players.
• Aaron Thompson (eighth) and Baldwin (tenth) hold two of the Top 10 spots on Butler's career assists list.
 
CAPITAL OFFENSE: Senior Sean McDermott helped Butler erase an 11-point halftime deficit, matching his career-high with seven three-pointers in a 69-64 road win over Georgetown Tuesday night in the nation's capital. McDermott finished with 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting.
 
Georgetown led by as many as 14 in the first half, but the halftime speech in the Butler locker room worked as the Bulldogs opened the second stanza by scoring 18 of the first 21 points. Eleven straight from McDermott gave the Bulldogs a 50-46 lead with 14:05 remaining.
 
With the game tied 64-64 with just over a minute remaining, it was McDermott's final three-pointer of the game that gave Butler the win.
 
The Bulldogs limited Georgetown to 21 points in the second half on 7-of-33 shooting (21 percent). Georgetown's top two leading scorers Mac McClung and Omer Yurtseven were a combined 8-for-30 on the night for the Hoyas.
 
McDermott has showcased his versatility in BIG EAST games as he is fifth in rebounding (7.9 per game) and sixth in three-pointers made (2.3 per game).
 
FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS: Kamar Baldwin scored 29 of his 31 points after halftime in an 89-85 overtime win over Marquette Friday, Jan. 24 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 15 games against power conference opponents (which includes Butler's eight BIG EAST games), Baldwin is averaging 13.0 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.
 
FIRST TIME OUT: Butler limited Providence to 32-percent shooting in taking a 70-58 road win over the Friars Jan. 10 in Rhode Island.
 
The Bulldogs set the tone early, forcing misses on Providence's first 13 shots of the night. Turnovers uncharacteristically committed by the Bulldogs kept the Friars in the contest early. Butler entered the night 17th in the country at 11.1 turnovers per game, but turned the ball over 17 times.
 
Butler overcame the sloppy ball-handling by shooting 56 percent from the field and out-rebounding the home team, 44-26. Six different Bulldogs pulled down five or more rebounds.
 
Jordan Tucker and Kamar Baldwin led the Bulldogs with 17 points apiece. It marked a season-high for Tucker, who made seven of his 11 attempts (including 3-of-5 from three-point range). Bryce Golden had 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds.