Butler and Nebraska will play in Chicago in one of the Bulldogs' marquee match-ups on their 2026-27 non-conference schedule.
 
The teams will meet Sunday, Nov. 22 at Credit Union 1 Arena in the Windy City.
 
Tickets will go on sale soon. The television assignment and tip time will be announced at a later date. The event is organized by Complete Sports Management.  
 
The match-up with Nebraska is the sixth regular season contest that has been announced on Butler's schedule thus far. Additional games on Butler's non-conference schedule will be released soon.
 
THE SERIES: This will be the fifth meeting between the two programs, with Nebraska holding a 3-1 advantage. The teams first met in 1929 and most recently played in the 2019 NIT.
 
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS: Butler alum Ronald Nored takes over head coaching duties at his alma mater after spending the last decade on coaching staffs in the NBA. The Bulldogs return five players from last season's roster, headlined by starters Jalen Jackson and Drayton Jones. Jackson helped the Bulldogs to the 2025 Greenbrier Tip-Off title and 5-1 start to the 2025-26 season before missing the remainder of the campaign due to injury. Butler's newcomers include Asim Djulovic, who starred for Mega Superbet in his native Serbia, and Samu Adler, who led his Salon Vilpas team to the Korisliiga league title and earned Player of the Year honors in his native Finland. Three of the team's incoming transfers averaged double figures last season: Treyson Anderson (North Dakota State), Jordan Ellerbee (Florida Gulf Coast), and Christian Moore (The Citadel); that trio joins two power conference additions in Eduardo Klafke (Ole Miss) and Samis Calderon (Kansas).
 
ABOUT THE CORNHUSKERS: Nebraska returns two of its top three scorers and six letterwinners from a team that won a school-record 28 games and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 last season. The returnees are headlined by rising senior Pryce Sandfort, who earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after averaging 18.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. NU also welcomes back Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year Braden Frager, as the rising sophomore averaged 11.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.  In addition, the Huskers regain the services of Connor Essegian, who averaged 10.7 ppg in 2024-25 before missing most of last season with an ankle injury. NU also added seven players, including five transfers and a pair of freshmen who are both among the top-150 recruits in the country.
 
Season tickets for the upcoming 2026-27 basketball season are on sale now at butlersports.com/seasontickets. The Bulldogs will once again host all 10 BIG EAST rivals at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Fans can email tickets@butler.edu or call the ticket office at 317-940-3647 for more information on securing season tickets.