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vs. --/-- Bulldogs (13-6, 3-3 BIG EAST) vs. Providence (12-6, 3-2) GAME 20: Monday, Jan. 15 | 4:30 p.m. ET Providence, R.I. | Dunkin’ Donuts Center THE SERIES FS1 | @TimBrando & @LenElmore TV: Butler and Providence will meet for the 107.5 FM, 1070 AM & TuneIn Radio App | @MarkMinner & @n_gardner Radio: tenth time with Monday’s match-up. @ButlerMBB | ButlerSports.com Providence holds a 7-2 advantage in the all-time series with all of those contests 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2017-18 BY THE NUMBERS occurring since Butler joined the BIG EAST prior to the 2013-14 season. Date Opponent Result/ Butler BU Opponents Time (ET) November 80.8 PPG 72.8 The teams split a pair of meetings last 10 KENNESAW STATE (FCS) W, 82-64 +8.1 Margin season with each protecting its home 12 PRINCETON (CBSSN) W, 85-75 .483 FG% .449 court. Gavitt Tipoff Games 15 at Maryland# (FS1) L, 79-65 .350 3FG% .379 Butler went a program-record 20-of-20 Phil Knight Invitational: PK80 7.5 3FG/gm. 8.4 18 FURMAN% (FS2) W, 82-65 .763 FT% .722 from the free throw line at Providence March 7, 2015, winning that contest 68- 23 vs. Texas% (ESPN2) L, 61-48 12.4 13.7 24 vs. Portland State% (ESPNU) W, 71-69 FT/gm. 64. 26 vs. Ohio State% (ESPN2) W, 67-66 (OT) 35.1 Rebounds 31.9 +3.2 Reb Margin TWEETS YOU CAN PASS OFF December 14.4 Assists 12.8 2 SAINT LOUIS (FS1) W, 75-45 AS YOUR OWN 5 UTAH (FS1) W, 81-69 11.3 Turnovers 14.4 9 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (FSN) W, 95-67 +3.2 TO Margin • Kelan Martin scored a career-high 37 Crossroads Classic 1.3 A/TO Ratio 0.9 points Friday night against Marquette, the 16 vs. #17/17 Purdue$ (FOX) L, 82-67 6.9 Steals 5.1 most by a Butler player since 1998. 19 MOREHEAD STATE (FS1) W, 85-69 3.6 Blocks 3.5 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS (FSN) W, 107-46 • Martin leads the BIG EAST with a scor- 27 at Georgetown* (FS1) W, 91-89 (2OT) ing average of 25.0 points per game in 30 #1/1 VILLANOVA* (CBS) W, 101-93 2017-18 STATISTICAL RANKINGS conference play. January 2 at #5/4 Xavier* (FS1) L, 86-79 Offensive • Butler is averaging 87.7 points per game 6 #21/21 SETON HALL* (FS1) L, 90-87 9 at #25/22 Creighton* (FS1) L, 85-74 in BIG EAST play. They are also allowing Statistic # BIG EAST NCAA exactly 87.7 points per game. 12 MARQUETTE* (FS1) W, 94-83 Points 80.8 5 56 15 at Providence* (FS1) 4:30PM Margin +8.1 6 93 20 at DePaul* (FS1) 2PM FG% .483 4 49 • Martin has averaged 12.4 points per 27 ST JOHN’S* (FS1) 2:30PM 3FG% .350 7 183 game in seven career games against 31 at Marquette* (FS1) 9PM 3FG/gm. 7.5 4 192 February Providence. That includes one 20-point FT% .763 4 26 outing and two double-doubles. 3 DEPAUL* (FS1) 12PM Rebounds 35.1 9 228 6 XAVIER* (FS1) 6:30PM Reb Margin +3.2 5 105 10 at Villanova* (FOX) 12PM Assists 14.4 9 148 • Nate Fowler’s career-high of 19 points 13 GEORGETOWN* (CBSSN) 6:30PM Turnovers 11.3 2 25 came in last season’s game at Provi- 17 PROVIDENCE* (FOX) 12PM TO Margin +3.2 3 38 dence (Feb. 11, 2017). 20 CREIGHTON* (FS1) 7PM A/TO Ratio 1.3 5 57 28 at St. John’s* (CBSSN) 9PM March Defensive • Butler committed a season-low three 3 at Seton Hall* (TBD) TBD turnovers Friday night against Marquette, BIG EAST Tournament Statistic # BIG EAST NCAA the team’s lowest number since January 7-10 First Round / Quarterfinals / Pts Allowed 72.8 7 198 14, 2014 against Creighton. Semifinals / Championship Game FG% Def .449 9 238 3FG% Def .379 10 316 #--Gavitt Tipoff Games, College Park, Md. Steals 6.9 4 125 • Senior Tyler Wideman leads the BIG %--PK80: Phil Knight Invitational Blocks 3.6 7 144 EAST in field goal percentage at .689. $--Crossroads Classic, Bankers Life Fieldhouse Turnovers Forced 14.4 3 119 * BIG EAST game • KenPom considers Butler’s schedule to ** BIG EAST Tournament (New York, N.Y.) ** Through the games of Jan. 13 date to be the ninth-toughest among the KenPom nation’s 351 teams. MBB MEDIA CONTACT Statistic # NCAA Associate AD/Communications .........John Dedman Adj. Efficiency +16.07 40 Office Phone ...............................(317) 940-9414 Adj. Offense 115.7 23 Cell Phone ..................................(317) 491-5462 Adj. Defense 99.6 87 E-Mail ................................ [email protected] @ButlerMBB -- 1 Twitter ........................................ @JohnDedman CAREER NIGHT: Senior Kelan Martin per game in those six games as well. SHIFTING TIDES: Butler built a 14-point lead scored a career-best 37 points in Friday’s (42-28) with 1:54 to play in the first half of win over Marquette. The 6-7 forward was While offensive statistics have increased Friday’s game with Marquette. Five seconds incredibly efficient in doing so, needing only in many categories in recent years, Butler later, Kelan Martin picked up his second foul 17 shots (making 12). He converted on all averaged 72.0 and 71.9 points per game, and went to the bench. Marquette scored nine of his free throw attempts. For Martin, respectively, in Horizon League games on the final eight points of the first half to trim it was his third career 30-point outing and their way to the 2010 and 2011 national Butler’s halftime lead to 44-38. Nine straight bettered his previous career-high of 35 points championship games. points by Marquette midway through the set against Georgetown on Feb. 2, 2016. The second half gave the visitors a 67-60 lead 37 points are the most by a Butler player in MAN IN THE MIDDLE: Senior Tyler with 10:06 to play. Butler scored the next 13 20 years (Matthew Graves, now the head Wideman had 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting points (including eight by Martin) to take a coach at South Alabama, scored 42 points Friday night against Marquette. It marked his 73-67 lead they would not relinquish. Martin against Cleveland State on Jan. 15, 1998). sixth game scoring 15 or more this season. scored 24 points in the second half, including Wideman is shooting 69 percent from the 20 over the final 10 minutes of the game. Martin is averaging 25.0 points per game field on the season, which leads the BIG through the team’s six BIG EAST contests, EAST. a mark that leads the conference. Wideman was a large part of Butler TIGHT GRIP: Butler committed only three owning a 60-28 advantage in points in BUTLER QUICK FACTS turnovers in Friday’s win. That is the lowest the paint Friday night, the Bulldogs’ third- total since the Bulldogs also committed only highest margin of the season (behind Suggested Twitter Follows ............................. @ButlerMBB, @LaVall_Jordan, three miscues against Creighton on January only wins over Kennesaw State and 14, 2014. Butler is turning the ball over only @Coach_JMeyer, @CoachOmarLowery, Youngstown State). @EKampen30, @CoachBrandonC, 11.3 times per game so far this season. That @W_Vergollo, @ButlerTickets, mark is in the Top 25 nationally. ALL-AROUND PERFORMANCE: Kamar @BIGEASTMBB, @FS1, Baldwin turned in another strong statline @BUADCollier, @ButlerAthletics, @ButlerU OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: Butler is Friday night, posting 19 points (on 9-of-14 averaging 87.7 points per game in BIG EAST shooting), five rebounds, four assists, two Location ..................................Indianapolis, Ind. contests, which is second in the conference. steals, and one block. Baldwin has pulled Founded .................................................... 1855 Butler has scored at least 90 points in three down five or more rebounds in nine straight Enrollment ....................4,200 (undergraduates) of the six games, including a 101-point games. He has swiped two or more assists Nickname ............................................. Bulldogs Colors ........................................Blue and White performance in the win over No. 1 Villanova in 12 games this season, contributing to his Conference ........................................BIG EAST on Dec. 30. The Bulldogs are shooting 50 average of 1.8 steals per game, which is Home Court .............. Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) percent from the field, 36 percent from the fourth in the conference. President ..................................... James Danko behind the arc, and 80 percent at the free Director of Athletics ........................ Barry Collier throw line in those six BIG EAST games. Baldwin’s scoring average of 21.0 points Athletic Dept. Phone ..................(317) 940-9375 However, the Bulldogs have allowed their per game in BIG EAST play is fifth in the Ticket Office Phone ...................(317) 940-3647 opponents an average of exactly 87.7 points conference. 2017-18 BUTLER ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 Campbell Donovan G 5-11 165 Fr. Ft. Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger 2 Aaron Thompson G 6-2 190 Fr. Glenn Dale, Md./Paul VI Catholic (Va.) 3 Kamar Baldwin* G 6-1 170 So. Winder, Ga./Apalachee 4 Tyler Wideman*** F 6-8 240 Sr. Schererville, Ind./Lake Central 5 Paul Jorgensen G 6-2 185 R-Jr. New City, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)/George Washington 20 Henry Baddley* G/F 6-4 175 So. Wadsworth, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary 21 Jerald Gillens-Butler G/F 6-4 235 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Calvary Christian 22 Sean McDermott* F 6-6 190 R-So. Anderson, Ind./Pendleton Heights 25 Christian David F 6-6 215 Fr.