The Bulldogs return to the East coast for a Wednesday night tip at Seton Hall; it marks the back end of a two-game stretch away from home. Butler won the first match-up against Seton Hall Jan. 15 by a score of 82-77.
 

Butler (9-13, 2-9 BIG EAST) at Seton Hall (6-16, 1-10)

Wednesday, Feb. 5 • 6:30PM

Prudential Center • Newark, N.J.
 

TV: FS1 • John Fanta & Phil Martelli

Audio: Varsity Network App, SiriusXM 382, XM App 972 & TuneIn • @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
 

• Butler enters the game off a 73-70 loss at Georgetown Friday. 

• Finley Bizjack led the Bulldogs with 17 points at Georgetown Friday; Bizjack has registered a season-best 17 points in three of the team's last four games. It was his first time this season leading the Bulldogs in scoring.

• Andre Screen added 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting against Georgetown; he has scored in double figures in four of Butler's last five games.

• Screen is shooting 81 percent from the field over his last five games (29-for-36).

• Patrick McCaffery has hit at least one three-pointer in 28 consecutive games (which includes all 22 games this season and the final six games of Iowa's 2023-24 season). He has 15 games this season with multiple made three-pointers.

• Butler went 9-for-12 from the free throw line at Georgetown; the Hoyas attempted 13 free throws. It was only the second time in 22 games this season that Butler's opponent had attempted more free throws than the Bulldogs. Butler's average of 17.0 made free throws per game ranks 32nd nationally. The Bulldogs attempt 22.7 free throws per game, which is 40th nationally and leads the BIG EAST.

• Butler is committing only 14.5 fouls per game, which is the 23rd-fewest nationally.

• Butler led Georgetown, 37-36, at the half Friday night. Butler has led at the half in seven of the team's 11 BIG EAST games.

• Behind Screen's 16 points, Butler's bench held a 19-5 scoring advantage over Georgetown. The Bulldogs' bench has only out-scored by its counterparts in one of the team's 11 BIG EAST games this season.

• Butler's defense limited Georgetown to only 2-for-17 shooting from three-point range (12 percent) Friday night. On the season, Butler has held opponents to just a 30.6-percent mark from behind the arc, which is just outside the Top 50 nationally.

• Butler holds a cumulative +22 rebounding margin over the team's last five games and have not been out-rebounded in any of those games; the Bulldogs are 7-4 when out-rebounding its opponent.

• Jahmyl Telfort led the Bulldogs with a game-high 24 points Jan. 28 against Marquette. Telfort made all 11 of his free throw attempts in the game.

• Telfort has led the Bulldogs in scoring in 10 games this season and has posted 20 or more points eight times.

• Pierre Brooks II led the Bulldogs with career-highs of both 29 points and 13 rebounds in the Jan. 25 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.

• 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.
 

First Time Around

• Butler came away with an 82-77 win in the first meeting between the two teams (Jan. 15 at Hinkle Fieldhouse).

• Butler went to the free throw line 28 times, making 23.

• Both teams shot 50 percent of better from the field, and Butler was able to withstand a 9-for-16 performance by the Pirates from three-point range.

• Pierre Brooks II led four Bulldogs in double figures with 19 points.
 

Some Notes on Seton Hall

• Seton Hall is 6-16 on the season and 1-10 in BIG EAST play.

• The Pirates' lone conference win came against DePaul Jan. 8, a win the Blue Demons were able to avenge Sunday.

• Isaiah Coleman leads the Pirates at 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
 

The Series with the Pirates

• Seton Hall leads the series, 14-11, based largely on winning nine of the most recent 11 tips against Butler. The Bulldogs opened the series by winning seven of the first eight match-ups.

• All 25 meetings in the series have come since Butler joined the BIG EAST prior to the 2013-14 season.
 

Series:  Seton Hall Leads, 14-11

Streak: Butler , W1

In N.J.: Seton Hall Leads, 7-4

First Meeting: Jan. 29, 2014; Butler, 64-57 (at SHU)

Last Meeting: Jan. 15, 2025; Butler, 82-77 (at BU)