Tipping Off
• The Bulldogs have won five of their last six games; Marquette has won seven straight.
• Marquette's last loss came at the hands of Butler, a 69-62 decision Jan. 10 in Milwaukee.
• Butler is 11-2 this season at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
• Tuesday's contest is the annual Project 44 game in honor of the late Andrew Smith and the non-profit organization established to drive awareness of the national bone marrow registry.
• Butler is in the midst of a five-game stretch that includes four Top 25 opponents.
 
Butler (16-8, 7-6 BIG EAST) vs. #4/4 Marquette (18-5, 9-3)
Tuesday, Feb. 13;  6:30PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind.
 
TV: FS1 - Jason Benetti & Bill Raftery
Radio: WXNT 1430AM, Varsity Network Radio App, SiriusXM 380, SXM App 970 - @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
  
First Time Around
• Behind a huge second half, Butler went on the road and knocked off No. 11/12 Marquette, 69-62, Jan. 10 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
• The Bulldogs overcame a seven-point halftime deficit with a 41-27 second-half advantage.
• An 11-0 run included Butler's first lead of the game and an eventual 47-40 advantage with 13:11 to play. Butler never trailed again.
• Butler's win ended Marquette's 19-game home winning streak, which was the second-most nationally entering the night (Boise State, 21); Marquette had also won 20 consecutive home BIG EAST games, tying the conference record.
• Butler limited Marquette to 33-percent shooting, including 5-for-31 (16.1 percent) from three-point range.
• Butler made 10 of their 22 attempts from three-point range.
• Landon Moore and Pierre Brooks II led the Bulldogs with 14 points apiece; Jalen Thomas posted a double-double of 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
 
The Series with the Golden Eagles
• The Bulldogs and Marquette meet for the 51st time Tuesday night, with each team winning 25 of the previous match-ups.
• The teams first met more than a century ago as Marquette pulled out an 18-17 win on Dec. 16, 1922.
• The two neutral-site contests both came during the 2012-13 season: a Rotnei Clarke three-pointer at the buzzer to secure a Butler win as part of the Maui Invitational and a 74-72 win by Marquette in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in what would be Brad Stevens's final game as the head coach at Butler before he joined the Boston Celtics.
• Butler then joined the BIG EAST beginning with the following 2013-14 season and the most recent 21 match-ups have come as conference foes.
 
Series:  Series Tied, 25-25
Streak: Butler, W1
At Hinkle: Butler Leads, 13-8
First Meeting: MU, 18-17; 12/16/1922 (at MU)
Last Meeting: BU, 69-62; 1/10/24 (at MU)
 
Of Note
• The Bulldogs overcame a seven-point deficit in the closing minutes of Saturday's 75-72 win over Providence.
• DJ Davis led Butler with 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting. He has posted at least 20 points in seven of Butler's 13 BIG EAST games.
• Davis has scored 20 or more points in four straight games. He is the first Bulldog since Kelan Martin in February of 2018 to score 20 or more in four consecutive games. Davis, Martin (twice) and Brandon Polk are the only Bulldogs to score 20 or more in four straight dating back to the 2005-06 season.
• Butler shot 52 percent from the field in Saturday's win over Providence; the Bulldogs are now 8-1 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field and a perfect 14-0 when shooting a better percentage than their opponent.
• The Bulldogs had a 40-28 rebounding advantage over Providence Saturday; Butler is now 13-0 this season when out-rebounding its opponent.
• Butler made 12 of 16 free throw attempts against Providence. On the season, Butler ranks sixth nationally in free throw shooting at 79.0 percent. Butler has shot 70 percent or better from the line in all but one game.
• Davis made all four of his free throw attempts Saturday, raising his season mark to 96.4 percent, which is No. 1 nationally.
• Butler was able to overcome an uncharacteristic 16 turnovers in Saturday's win over Providence. It marked the second-most committed by the Bulldogs this season (trailing only 18 at Marquette Jan. 10; another game Butler won). Butler has 13 games this season with 10 or fewer turnovers, and the Bulldogs are 11-4 this season when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent.
• Butler has 12 games this season scoring 80 points or more (including seven games of 90 or more).
• Showcasing the season-long prowess of the Bulldog offense, Butler has allowed 90 points in four games this season...and has won three of those games.
• The Bulldogs commit just 13.8 fouls per game, which ranks ninth nationally.
• Davis set a career-high with eight rebounds against Providence, while Jahmyl Telfort tied his personal-best with eight assists.
• Posh Alexander had eight rebounds and eight assists to go along with his 10 points.
• Pierre Brooks II scored the final four points of Saturday's win, including a contested shot in the lane with 19 seconds remaining that gave Butler its final lead.
• Augusto Cassiá checked in for the final defensive possession of the game and came up with a block on Corey Floyd, Jr.'s dunk attempt that sealed the win for Butler.
• Davis has made 15 of 29 attempts from three-point range (52 percent) over the last four games.
• Telfort is shooting 57 percent from the field (37-65) over his last five games. This five-game stretch includes two of his four 20-point performances this season.
• The Bulldogs have eclipsed both their overall and BIG EAST win totals from last season despite having a month remaining on the regular season schedule.
 
Where the Dawgs Stack Up
• Posh Alexander leads the BIG EAST and is 13th nationally at 2.39 steals per game.
• Alexander is fourth in the conference and 40th nationally with 5.3 assists per game.
• Alexander's 55 steals are already ninth on Butler's single-season list.
• Pierre Brooks II is third in the BIG EAST in three-point percentage (41.4) and fifth in three-pointers made per game (2.5). His three-point percentage ranks 23rd nationally.
• Brooks is tenth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 15.8 points per game.
• Jalen Thomas ranks ninth in the BIG EAST in blocks (1.21 per game) and 15th in rebounding (6.3 per game).
 
The Month of Opportunity
• Butler's February schedule includes eight games, all against teams ranked No. 76 or better in the NCAA NET metric (as of Monday, Feb. 12). Four of those games, including the win at Creighton Feb. 2, are on the road. Life in the BIG EAST...
 
Home, Sweet Hinkle
• Butler is 11-2 at Hinkle Fieldhouse so far this season.
• Thad Matta is 34-9 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 eight of its 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.