Butler returns to Hinkle Fieldhouse for a Friday night tip against ACC foe Pitt. Butler University has announced the next chapter in the live mascot program and Butler Blue V will be introduced at Hinkle Fieldhouse during halftime of Friday's game against Pitt.
 
Butler Bulldogs (2-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
Friday, Nov. 13 • 6:30PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Ind.
Watch: Peacock/NBC Sports Network • Eric Rothman & Jordan Cornette
Listen: Fuego 92.7FM, Butler Sports App, SiriusXM 264, SiriusXM App 974, TuneIn Radio App & ButlerSports.com • @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
 
Not to be 'IG-NORED'
• The Bulldogs fell in their first road contest of the season Sunday afternoon, dropping a 100-81 decision to Boise State.
• Boise State (Pac-12) and Pitt are two of the five power conference opponents on Butler's non-conference schedule, joining a true road game at North Carolina and neutral court contests against both Nebraska and Georgia Tech.
• Jordan Cornette is on the call Friday for Peacock; Jordan's older brother, Joel, tragically passed away in 2016 at the age of 35 after a Hall of Fame career at Butler that saw the 2003 graduate lead the Bulldogs to three NCAA Tournament appearances and score more than 1,000 career points in his four seasons.
• Pitt is 3-0 on the young season and enters the contest off an 82-76 win over Penn State Sunday. Three of Pitt's next five games are against BIG EAST opponents -- Butler, Villanova and DePaul.
• Butler's average of 24.0 assists per game ranks seventh in the country. The Bulldogs matched a program record with 31 assists in the Nov. 4 win over FDU.
• Butler has assisted on 74.2 percent of their makes through the team's first three games, a connection rate that is seventh nationally.
• Through three games, Butler is averaging 14.7 made three-pointers per game; that mark is sixth nationally. The Bulldogs matched a program record with 20 made trifectas in the Nov. 4 win over FDU.
• Butler ranks second nationally, attempting 41.0 three-pointers per game. The Bulldogs are 10th in the nation with 59.1 percent of their attempts from the field coming from behind the arc.
• Boise State made 17 three-pointers against Butler in their win in Idaho Sunday; the Bulldog defense had limited its first two opponents to combined 9-for-45 shooting (20 percent) from three-point range.
• At least four Bulldogs have scored in double figures in each of the team's three games, which includes five scorers in double figures Nov. 4 against FDU after six Bulldogs scored 10 or more in the Nov. 2 opener versus Lafayette.
• Treyson Anderson posted his first double-double in a Butler uniform -- and the fourth of his career -- with 13 points and 13 rebounds Sunday at Boise State.
• Butler made 15 of 16 free throw attempts Sunday at Boise State; it was the second time in three games that the Bulldogs shot at least 90 percent from the free throw line.
• Eduardo Klafke and Jalen Jackson led Butler with 19 points apiece Sunday at Boise State; those two players and Anderson have scored in double figures in all three games so far this season.
• The 19 points set a career-high for Klafke, who is also averaging 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. Both Klafke (8) and Jackson (8) have already set new career-highs in assists in a game this season.
• Klafke has opened his Butler career by making all 11 of his free throw attempts this season.
• Asim Djulovic led the Bulldogs in scoring in the team's first two games at home. He went a combined 8-for-11 from three-point range in those two home wins.
• Samis Calderon has played a total of 74 minutes for Butler through three games this season after playing only 66 total minutes at Kansas last season.
• Jackson and Djulovic each hit four three-pointers in both the Nov. 2 and Nov. 4 games. Three Bulldogs hit four three-pointers in both of those games, the fourth and fifth times that has occurred over the last 10 seasons (joining Nov. 11, 2025 vs. Chicago State, Nov. 19, 2022 vs. The Citadel, and Feb. 16, 2016 vs. Creighton).
• Jackson hit four three-pointers in back-to-back games to open the season after hitting four three-pointers only once in his first 103 collegiate games.
• Seven different Bulldogs have scored 10+ in at least one of the games this season.
• Butler is 90-6 in their last 96 home games against non-conference teams. 
• Butler's regular season schedule currently includes 10 games against teams in this week's AP Top 25 or receiving votes in the poll.
• The Bulldogs have now won their home opener in 28 consecutive seasons; that dates back to 1998 when Missouri State (then referred to as Southwest Missouri State) won at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
The Series: Butler leads, 8-6
Streak: Pitt, W1
At Hinkle: Butler leads, 7-6
First Meeting: Dec. 13, 1928; Butler, 35-33 (Hinkle)
Last Meeting: March 21, 2012; Pitt, 68-62-OT (CBI; Hinkle)
 
Previously with Pitt
• Butler defeated No. 1 seed Pittsburgh, 71-70, in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Shelvin Mack had 30 points in that win as the Bulldogs went on to advance to the NCAA national championship game for the second consecutive season.
• Pittsburgh took a 68-62 overtime win over Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the semifinals of the 2012 CBI, which is the most recent meeting in the series.
• The series dates back to Dec. 13, 1928, a 35-33 win by Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
• The first 12 match-ups between the programs occurred between 1928 and 1946.
 
Coming to Hinkle Fieldhouse
• Butler head coach Ronald Nored has signed a pair of standouts as Lonnie Lyons and Tyson Chandler II will join the Bulldog men's basketball program beginning with the 2027-28 campaign.
• J'Lon "Lonnie" Lyons has earned the distinction as one of the top guards in the Class of 2027. He is the highest-ranked recruit to sign with Butler out of high school in Bulldog program history.
• Lyons is from Clinton, Maryland and attends Clinton Grace Christian School while playing on the AAU circuit with Team Takeover. The 6-2 guard is ranked 37th nationally by Rivals/On3, 43rd by ESPN, and 51st by 247Sports. All outlets rank him as a four-star recruit.
• Chandler is from Allen, Texas, just outside of Dallas. He plays for Allen High School and Southern Assault on the AAU circuit.
• The 6-9 forward is a consensus three-star recruit. His father played 19 NBA seasons, winning an NBA title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks and being named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year in 2012.