The Bulldogs conclude a quick two-game homestand Wednesday, hosting Seton Hall at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Following the game, the Bulldogs will have a mini-bye as the BIG EAST team without a weekend game on the schedule.
 
Butler (7-10, 0-6 BIG EAST) vs. Seton Hall (6-10, 1-4)
Wednesday, Jan. 15 • 7PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Ind.
 
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• Butler enters the Seton Hall contest off an 80-76 loss to Creighton Saturday afternoon at Hinkle.
• Patrick McCaffery led the Bulldogs with 21 points against Creighton, his second-highest scoring output of the season. It marked his third 20-point game of the season and the tenth of his career.
• Butler has lost nine straight games, which is the program's longest skid since the 1989-90 season. Butler's schedule is currently ranked as the 17th-toughest nationally by KenPom.
• Boden Kapke scored a career-best 13 points in Saturday's game against Creighton, going 3-for-6 from three-point range. It was the second double-figure game of his career; along with Finley Bizjack's 11 points, Butler held a 24-4 advantage in bench scoring in the game.
• The Bulldogs committed only seven turnovers Saturday against Creighton; Butler has single-digit turnover outputs in six of the last eight games. Butler opened the season with only one single-digit turnover game among the team's first nine outings.
• Despite the recent success taking care of the ball, Butler ranks 347th nationally in turnover margin (-3.9 per game) as the team generates only 3.5 steals per game (354th nationally) and forces opponents into only 7.7 per game (which is 352nd nationally).
• Butler handed out 17 assists against Creighton, the team's second-highest number of the season. Jahmyl Telfort led the team with five assists, his fifth game this season with five or more assists.
• Butler is committing only 14.6 fouls per game, which is the 29th-fewest nationally.
• Butler went 8-for-12 from the free throw line against Creighton. That marked a season-low in both made free throws and attempts for the Bulldogs.
• Butler's average of 17.1 made free throws per game ranks 41st nationally. The Bulldogs attempt 23.3 free throws per game, which is 39th nationally.
• Butler made eight of its 25 attempts from behind the arc against Creighton (32 percent). Butler is 46th nationally, averaging 37.2-percent accuracy from three-point range on the season.
• Butler's defense is holding opponents to 41.0-percent shooting from the field and 30.2-percent shooting from three-point range on the season; both of those marks are Top 75 nationally.
• McCaffery went 3-for-7 from three-point range against Creighton. His 41.3-percent accuracy from three-point range is fourth in the BIG EAST and 59th nationally. He has hit multiple three-pointers in 13 of the team's games, including five twice. 
• Telfort and Brooks rank among the BIG EAST leaders in scoring; Telfort's season average of 15.5 points per game ranks tenth, just ahead of Brooks (14.9 per game; 11th). • Andre Screen scored the 1,000th point of his collegiate career in the Jan. 8 game at Providence.
• Screen is eighth in the BIG EAST at 1.5 blocks per game.
• Four different Bulldogs have recorded a double-double this season (Pierre Brooks II, McCaffery, Telfort twice, Screen); four of the team's five double-doubles have come against BIG EAST opponents.
• The Bulldogs defeated Northwestern and No. 25 Mississippi State in taking the Arizona Tip-Off title over Thanksgiving.
 
Points on the Pirates
• Seton Hall is 6-10 on the season, including a 1-4 mark in BIG EAST play. The Pirates have lost six of their most recent seven outings.
• Isaiah Coleman leads Seton Hall at 15.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
• The Pirates rank among the Top 100 nationally in only three categories, but allowing only 66.6 points per game is one of those (55th). Seton Hall is 74th in forced turnovers (13.9 per game) and offensive rebounding (12.3 per game; 81st).
• Seton Hall's average of 64.6 points per game is 340th nationally.
 
The Series with Seton Hall
• Seton Hall leads the series, 14-10, based largely on winning nine of the most recent 10 tips against Butler. The Bulldogs opened the series by winning seven of the first eight match-ups.
• All 24 meetings in the series have come since Butler joined the BIG EAST prior to the 2013-14 season.
 
Series:  Seton Hall Leads, 14-10
Streak: Seton Hall, W6
At Hinkle: Seton Hall Leads, 6-5
First Meeting: Jan. 29, 2014; Butler, 64-57 (at SHU)
Last Meeting: Feb. 24, 2024; Seton Hall, 76-54 (at SHU)