The Bulldogs head to the nation's capital for a Friday night tip at Georgetown; it is the first of consecutive road games for Butler. Butler enters the game off a 78-69 loss to No. 9 Marquette Tuesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. This is the first match-up on the season between Butler and Georgetown.
 
Butler (9-12, 2-8 BIG EAST) at Georgetown (13-8, 4-6)
Friday, Jan. 31 • 6:30PM
Capital One Arena • Washington, D.C.
 
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• Jahmyl Telfort led the Bulldogs with a game-high 24 points Tuesday night against Marquette. Telfort made all 11 of his free throw attempts in the game.
• Telfort is averaging 22.3 points per game over Butler's three most recent outings.
• Telfort has led the Bulldogs in scoring in 10 games this season and has posted 20 or more points eight times.
• Butler led Marquette, 42-35, at the half after shooting 57 percent from the field over the first 20 minutes. Marquette's defense limited Butler to 26-percent shooting in the second half in taking the win. Butler has led at the half in six of the team's 10 BIG EAST games.
• Butler held a 35-30 rebounding edge against Marquette Tuesday; the Bulldogs are now 7-4 when out-rebounding its opponent.
• Andre Screen led Butler with nine rebounds Tuesday; it marked his tenth game this season with eight or more rebounds. Screen's average of 6.0 rebounds per game leads Butler, but his average increases to 8.7 per game over the team's most recent three games.
• Screen is shooting 84 percent from the field over his last four games (21-for-25).
• Pierre Brooks II led the Bulldogs with career-highs of both 29 points and 13 rebounds in Saturday's win over DePaul. It was his second double-double of the season and the third of his career.
• Butler went 10-for-24 from three-point range against DePaul; it marked the Bulldogs' fourth game this season with 10 or more made three-pointers and the first since 12 makes against Mississippi State Nov. 29 to win the Arizona Tip-Off.
• The 86 points against DePaul were Butler's second-highest output of the season and the team's fifth 80-point game this season.
• Butler made a season-best 94 percent of its free throw attempts (16-for-17) against DePaul. Butler's average of 17.3 made free throws per game ranks 24th nationally. The Bulldogs attempt 23.2 free throws per game, which is 33nd nationally. Both of those marks lead the BIG EAST.
• The Bulldogs committed just six turnovers against DePaul; Butler has single-digit turnover outputs in eight of the last 12 games. Butler opened the season with only one single-digit turnover game among the team's first nine outings.
• Butler is committing only 14.4 fouls per game, which is the 21st-fewest nationally.
• Despite the recent success taking care of the ball, Butler ranks 345th nationally in turnover margin (-3.5 per game) as the team generates only 3.6 steals per game (354th nationally) and forces opponents into only 7.65 per game (which is 352nd nationally).
• Four different Bulldogs have recorded a double-double this season (Brooks twice, McCaffery, Telfort twice, Screen); five of the team's six 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.
 
The Rundown on the Hoyas
• Georgetown is 13-8 on the season and 4-6 in BIG EAST play.
• After winning their first three BIG EAST games this season, Georgetown has lost six of their last seven conference games.
• Freshman Thomas Sorber leads the Hoyas in both scoring (14.5 points per game) and rebounding (9.1 per game).
• Sorber is one of four Hoyas averaging double figures (Micah Peavy, Malik Mack, Jayden Epps).
• Georgetown allows only 65.1 points per game this season, which is 32nd nationally; the Hoya defense has limited opponents to shoot only 39.5 percent this season (21st nationally).
 
The Series with Georgetown
• Twenty-two of the 24 match-ups between the two teams have come as BIG EAST opponents once the Bulldogs joined the conference prior to the 2013-14 season.
• The teams first met in the 2009 Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden and also played at the 2014 Battle 4 Atlantis, as both teams had agreed to be part of the event before Butler joined the BIG EAST.
• Each team has found success on the road as Butler is 8-3 in the nation's capital, while Georgetown is 7-4 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
Series:  Butler Leads, 13-11
Streak: Butler , W2
In D.C.: Butler Leads, 8-3
First Meeting: Dec. 8, 2009; Georgetown, 72-65 (Jimmy V; at MSG)
Last Meeting: Jan. 23, 2024; Butler, 90-66 (at GU)
 
Halfway Mark
• Butler's first 10 BIG EAST opponents have combined for a current conference mark of 61-40 (60 percent).
• Butler's remaining 10 BIG EAST opponents have combined for a current conference mark of 47-56 (46 percent).
• Butler has completed season series with UConn and Marquette, but has yet to play Georgetown or Xavier.
 
Tough Slate
• KenPom ranks Butler's schedule as the 24th-most difficult nationally (as of Jan. 30).
• The Bulldogs' 2024-25 schedule includes nine games against teams ranked in the Jan. 27 AP Top 25 poll. Butler has already played eight of the nine games.