Butler Coverage
HOUSTON — Butler returned to Houston for the first time since their magical 2011 season on Saturday. They were given a rude awakening as the #17 Cougars manhandled the Bulldogs 79-51. The first half was simply a game of who could have a slower start. The slower start was for the Bulldogs who missed six […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Fresh off their wonderful showing in Tempe, Arizona, which included an Arizona Tip-Off title, the Butler Bulldogs have kept riding their hot streak as they returned home to face Eastern Illinois on Tuesday. It was a rule of 20s on this night for Jahmyl Telfort and Patrick McCaffery. They scored 20 points apiece […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Free throw shooting has always been a staple of what makes for a good Butler basketball player. That quality was put to the ultimate test in the closing minutes of the opening game of the Arizona Tip-Off in Tempe on Thanksgiving Day. The Butler Bulldogs were thankful for three things in this […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Pierre Brooks has struggled to put together a complete game so far this season, but he finally did so on Friday leading the Butler Bulldogs over Merrimack 78-39. “We prepared all week (to move the ball),” Brooks said. “When you see the ball go in, it just keeps you going. It even helps […]
INDIANAPOLIS — In need of a win, not just for their early season, but also their own morale, the Butler Bulldogs responded with maturity, poise, and a hot hand from behind the arc as they came away with an 85-65 win over Western Michigan inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Monday. The issue heading into the game […]
INDIANAPOLIS — In their first two games, Butler has committed a whopping 35 turnovers. Sixteen of them came in their match-up with Austin Peay on Friday. Meant to be one of those games for Butler to win early in the season as a way to keep preparing for conference play, the Dawgs figured out they […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Instead of easing into their 2024-25 campaign, the Butler Bulldogs were instead given a terribly stressful pickle to get out of as they got the ball rolling against Missouri State on Monday. Oddly enough, the last time Butler lost a home opening game at Hinkle Fieldhouse was in 1998 at the hands of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Butler Bulldogs were an enigmatic team in 2024. With the return of head coach Thad Matta and a plethora of players brought in from the transfer portal, the Dawgs had the makings of a tournament-caliber team. But it wasn’t to be as once again the Big East competitiveness overcame them en route […]
INDIANAPOLIS — It came down to two free throws and a missed shot at the buzzer. For Butler fans, they had hoped the story would go the former way for the Bulldogs and the latter way for the Golden Gophers of Minnesota. Sadly, the roles were reversed. Butler and Minnesota went toe-to-toe for the entire […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The decision to accept an invite to the NIT was a no-brainer for Butler Bulldogs head coach Thad Matta. The Bulldogs are one of five Big East teams in the NIT, which was a puzzling thing for Matta to wrap his head around given the fact only three Big East teams were chosen […]
CARMEL, Ind. — A net ranking of 29th, a 28-5 record, and other qualifying metrics. It wasn’t enough to get the Indiana State Sycamores into the NCAA Tournament on merit alone. It seems to the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, which made its 68 selections to the “Big Dance” Sunday evening, Indiana State was the victim […]
NEW YORK, NY — The Big East Tournament is over as soon as it began for the Butler Bulldogs. In what was a back-and-forth battle in which there were over two dozen lead changes, the Bulldogs came out on the short end as they lost to Xavier 76-72 at Madison Square Garden. The loss effectively […]