Butler had more energy, more fight, more defense. It needed more bodies in loss vs. Xavier
Butler was down to just with seven scholarship players for its road trip to Xavier.
Butler was down to just with seven scholarship players for its road trip to Xavier.
The Bulldogs (6-8, 7-10) will try for a third straight victory, which would be their longest streak since last year.
The only thing keeping the Bulldogs out of last place in the Big East is DePaul. The teams meet at noon Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Jair Bolden missed a potential tying 3-pointer just before the buzzer, and Marquette held on to beat the Bulldogs 70-67 Tuesday night at Milwaukee.
Bo Hodges scored 11 points off the bench in his Butler debut against Xavier and gives the Bulldogs a boost with winnable Big East games ahead.
Indianapolis native Muriel Grossfeld was a force behind rise of U.S. women’s gymnastics.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, LaVall Jordan asked Butler players to be as mindful about the civil rights leader as they are about the next game.
Down to eight scholarship players. Fifteen straight misses. From up 10 to down 13. How Butler completed its improbable upset of No. 6 Creighton.
Butler scored the final eight points of overtime, five by freshman guard Myles Tate, and scored an improbable 70-66 victory Saturday in the Big East.
There will eventually be another Olympic Games –- 2021, 2022 or (we hope not) 2024 — and Indiana athletes must prepare during the pandemic.