Basketball

Butler bracketologist correctly predicts 68-team NCAA Men’s Tournament

Lukas Harkins is Butler’s version of Joe Lunardi, and this year he correctly guessed the 68 teams included in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Social media roundup: No. 4 Butler takes down No. 12 Middle Tennessee en route to Sweet 16

Twitter was hyped up Saturday night as the Butler University men’s basketball team beat Middle Tennessee State to move on to the Sweet 16. The likes of Brad Stevens and Tony Dungy even got in on the fun.
No. 4 Butler holds on to eliminate No. 12 Middle Tennessee and advance to Sweet 16

The No. 4 seed Butler men’s basketball team led wire to wire against No. 12 seed Middle Tennessee on March 18 in Milwaukee, Wis. to advance to the Sweet 16 in Memphis, Tenn. They will face either the No. 1 seed North Carolina or the No. 8 seed Arkansas on March 24.
No. 4 Butler easily handles No. 13 Winthrop to advance to Round of 32

The No. 4 seed Butler men’s basketball team beat No. 13 seed Winthrop Eagles 76-64 on March 16 in Milwaukee, Wis. Butler will face Middle Tennessee State in the Round of 32.
Social media roundup: No. 4 Butler defeats No. 13 Winthrop in round one of NCAA tournament

The world fun and celebrated Butler’s first round win over Winthrop University. Check out what fans had to say about the Bulldogs’ win.
Social media roundup: No. 18 Butler falls to Xavier in Big East Tournament

See how Twitter reacted to Butler’s loss to Xavier Thursday night in the quarterfinal round of the Big East Tournament.
Butler falls 62-57 to Xavier in Big East Tournament quarterfinal

The No. 18 Butler men’s basketball team lost to the Xavier Musketeers on March 9 in the Big East Tournament quarterfinal round. They will find out who they face in the NCAA Tournament on March 12.
Butler upsets Xavier to begin women’s Big East tournament

The Butler women’s basketball beat Xavier for the second time this season. Some late game heroics led the Bulldogs to earn a berth to the Big East quarterfinals.
No. 13 Butler closes out regular season with loss against Seton Hall

The No. 13 Butler men’s basketball team lost their final regular season game to the Seton Hall Pirates 70-64 on March 4 in Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler will face the winner of No. 7 Xavier/No. 10 DePaul on March 9 at 7 p.m. in Madison Square Garden.