The Bulldogs return home to host DePaul Saturday afternoon. Butler has an 8-2 record at Hinkle Fieldhouse so far this season.
 
Butler (11-7, 2-5 BIG EAST) vs. DePaul (3-14, 0-6)
Saturday, Jan. 20;  4PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind.
 
TV: FS1 - Matt Schumacker & LaVall Jordan
Radio: WXNT 1430AM, Varsity Network Radio App, SiriusXM 389, SXM App 979 - @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
 
The Series with the Blue Demons
• The first meeting between Butler and DePaul came in 1939.
• Twenty of the 26 all-time meetings have come since Butler joined the BIG EAST prior to the 2013-14 season.
• Butler is 18-2 against DePaul since joining the BIG EAST and has won seven straight. 
 
Series: Butler Leads, 19-7
Streak: Butler, W7
At Hinkle: Butler Leads, 9-3
First Meeting: BU, 39-29; 1939 (at DePaul)
Last Meeting: BU, 59-58; 2/22/23 (at DePaul)
 
• Butler dropped an 85-71 road contest at Xavier Tuesday night in the team's most recent outing; the Bulldogs fully erased a 19-point deficit to take a brief two-point second half lead.
• KenPom ranks Butler's schedule strength at 15th nationally at this point in the season.
• Pierre Brooks II led the Bulldogs with 22 points at Xavier, his fourth 20-point game of the season and his fifth time leading the team in scoring.
• Brooks tied his career-high with five made three-pointers and set a new personal-best with four assists.
• Brooks is fifth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 16.4 points per game; he has scored in double figures in every game this season.
• Brooks is averaging 2.7 made three-pointers per game on .422 shooting from behind the arc; those figures are fourth and third, respectively, among the BIG EAST leaders.
• Posh Alexander matched his season-high with 21 points, adding five assists and four steals.
• Alexander owns the BIG EAST lead at 2.2 steals per game. His 5.2 assists per game are fourth in the league.
• With Brooks and Alexander accomplishing the feat Tuesday, it marked the fourth game this season with two Bulldogs both scoring 20 or more.
• Brooks, Alexander, DJ Davis and Jahmyl Telfort each have multiple games scoring 20 or more points this season.
• On the season, Butler ranks seventh nationally in free throw shooting at 78.6 percent. Butler has shot 70 percent or better from the line in all but one game this season.
• Davis ranks second nationally in free throw percentage (96.2). He has two separate games going 10-for-10 from the charity stripe this season and has hit all 18 of his attempts in BIG EAST play.
• The Bulldogs has only committed a total of 14 turnovers over its last two games. Butler has committed 10 or fewer turnovers in nine games this season, including a season-low five against Providence Dec. 23. Butler is 8-3 when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent.
• Jalen Thomas had 11 points and 10 rebounds at Xavier Tuesday, recording his third double-double of the season (and his second over the team's last three games). 
• In BIG EAST games, Thomas ranks ninth in both blocks (1.1) and rebounding (7.6).
• Telfort tied a career-high with three blocked shots Tuesday at Xavier; freshman Finley Bizjack pulled down four rebounds, matching his career-high.
• Butler has scored at least 80 points in nine games this season; the Bulldogs only hit the 80-point mark six times total a season ago.
• The Bulldogs rank 15th nationally, committing just 13.9 fouls per game.
• Butler's win Jan. 10 snapped Marquette's 19-game home winning streak and ended the Golden Eagles' 20 consecutive home BIG EAST wins. The win was Butler's first "true road win" over a ranked team since beating No. 2 Villanova Feb. 22, 2017.
• The Bulldogs' defense limited Marquette to 33-percent shooting, including a 5-for-31 mark from three-point range.
• 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.
 
Home, Sweet Hinkle
• Butler is 8-2 at Hinkle Fieldhouse so far this season.
• Thad Matta is 31-9 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 10 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.