Coming off their most impressive win of the season, the Bulldogs return to Hinkle Fieldhouse for a Saturday afternoon tip with Seton Hall. The Pirates are currently one of three teams leading the BIG EAST with a 4-1 conference record. Saturday's game serves as Butler's annual men's basketball alumni game with many Bulldog letterwinners in attendance.
 
Butler (11-5, 2-3 BIG EAST) vs. rv/rv Seton Hall (11-5, 4-1)
Saturday, Jan. 13;  Noon
Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind.
 
TV: FS1 - Dan Hellie & Casey Jacobsen
Radio: WXNT 1430AM, Varsity Network Radio App, SiriusXM 384, SXM App 974 - @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
 
The Series with the Pirates
• All 22 meetings have come since Butler joined the BIG EAST prior to the 2013-14 season.
• The teams have met twice in the BIG EAST Tournament, splitting those match-ups.
• Butler won seven of the first eight meetings between the two programs, while Seton Hall has won seven of the eight most recent games played.
 
Series: Seton Hall Leads, 12-10
Streak: Seton Hall, W4
At Hinkle: Tied, 5-5
First Meeting: BU, 64-57, 1/29/14 (at SH)
Last Meeting: SHU, 70-49, 1/28/23 (at Butler)
 
Home, Sweet Hinkle
• Butler is 8-1 at Hinkle Fieldhouse so far this season.
• Thad Matta is 31-8 at Hinkle Fieldhouse as the head coach at Butler (2000-01 and his current stint that began prior to the 2022-23 season).
• Butler has scored at least 80 points in seven of its nine home games this season (going over the 90-point mark five times).
• Butler is 77-2 over its last 79 non-conference home games, winning 15 straight.
 
Of Note
• Butler defeated No. 11/12 Marquette, 69-62, Wednesday night on the road in the team's most recent outing.
• The win moved Butler from No. 63 to No. 48 in the NCAA NET rankings and from No. 64 to No. 52 in KenPom overnight.
• The win was Butler's first "true road win" over a ranked team since beating No. 2 Villanova Feb. 22, 2017.
• Butler's win snapped Marquette's 19-game home winning streak and ended the Golden Eagles' 20 consecutive home BIG EAST wins.
• The Bulldogs' defense limited Marquette to 33-percent shooting, including a 5-for-31 mark from three-point range. Butler moved from 120th nationally to 63rd overnight in three-point percentage defense after the performance.
• Marquette led by as many as 11 in the first half and seven at halftime; Butler is now 2-4 this season when trailing at the half.
• Jalen Thomas posted his second double-double of the season with 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Marquette.
• Landon Moore matched his season-high with 14 points on 4-for-5 shooting.
• Pierre Brooks II shared the team lead with Moore with his 14 points; he has scored in double figures in every game this season.
• Posh Alexander matched his season-high with five steals at Marquette. He is second in the BIG EAST at 2.12 steals per game. Alexander's 5.3 assists per game are fourth in the league.
• DJ Davis ranks third nationally in free throw percentage (95.9). He has two separate games going 10-for-10 from the charity stripe and has hit 47 of his 49 attempts on the season.
• On the season, Butler ranks eighth nationally in free throw shooting at 78.3 percent. Butler has shot 70 percent or better from the line in all but one game this season.
• Davis and Brooks have combined to go a perfect 28-for-28 from the free throw line in BIG EAST games.
• Over the last two games, Butler has combined to go 19-for-39 (49 percent) from three-point range.
• Davis is making 45 percent (21-for-47) of his three-point attempts in home games this season. His 46.4-percent marksmanship in BIG EAST games leads the conference.
• Butler has scored at least 80 points in nine of its 16 games to start the season; the Bulldogs only hit the 80-point mark six times total a season ago.
• Butler's 81.3 points per game rank among the Top 50 nationally.
• The Bulldogs rank eighth nationally, committing just 13.5 fouls per game.
• The Bulldogs were able to overcome a season-worst 18 turnovers at Marquette. Butler has committed 10 or fewer turnovers in seven games this season, including a season-low five against Providence Dec. 23. Butler is 8-1 when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent.
• Brooks' 16.4 points per game scoring average is seventh in the BIG EAST.
• Davis, Brooks, Jahmyl Telfort and Alexander all have games scoring 20 or more points this season. Butler has three games with two Bulldogs each eclipsing 20.
• Butler owned a 46-22 advantage in points in the paint over Georgetown in the BIG EAST opener Dec. 19. Butler has outscored its opponent in the paint in 11 games.
• Butler out-rebounded Georgetown, 37-29, in the BIG EAST opener. Butler is 9-0 this season when out-rebounding its opponent.
• Butler shot 52 percent from the field Dec. 9 vs. Cal; the Bulldogs have shot 50 percent or better in six games this season.