Basketball

OVERTIME: A memorable NYC experience leads right into the madness

BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR New York City was quite the experience, even if the Bulldogs only got to play one game at Madison Square Garden. I have come to realize that my trip to New York was about more than me going to follow my school’s basketball team. I saw sights that I…
Musketeers sink Bulldogs in overtime at Big East QF

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Just because it was in New York City, it didn’t mean there was going to be anything different about Thursday night’s Butler-Xavier game. The No. 6-seed Musketeers came away with a 67-61 overtime win over the No. 3-seed Bulldogs, advancing to play Georgetown University in the Big East semifinal Friday.…
OVERTIME: A college journalist’s journey to the Big East Tourney

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It’s already mid-March, which means numerous college basketball teams are heading into the madness of the NCAA Tournament. And I’ve immersed my self in the madness — in a number of ways. Not only am I consumed by all of the basketball going on, today I took my first…
Bulldogs drop heartbreaker on senior night

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It was an emotional night as senior Alex Barlow dried his eyes while addressing a near-sold out crowd at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Barlow and the Butler men’s basketball team came up short of a win on senior night Tuesday, falling to Georgetown University 60-54. The Bulldogs (21-9 overall, 11-6 Big East)…
Women’s team gearing up for postseason minus key player

AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR With the coming of March, so too has the “madness” for the Butler women’s basketball team, who finished the regular season last weekend in strange fashion at Hinkle Fieldhouse, and now look to the Big East tournament as their last hope of an NCAA Tournament bid. The Bulldogs (14-15…
Butler-Georgetown Pregame Notes

This is the third meeting between the Bulldogs and the Hoyas, but the second official Big East Conference game. Butler beat Georgetown 64-58 on Nov. 28 at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, while Georgetown came away with a 61-59 overtime win in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 17. Tonight’s tip-off is set for 7…
Ijeoma Uchendu suspended for Big East Quarterfinals

BY AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s basketball team announced in a press release Monday morning that senior forward Ijeoma Uchendu will be suspended for the Big East quarterfinals, which will take place on Sunday, March 8. Uchendu was ejected from Butler’s season finale against Seton Hall in the final minute, after receiving…
Bulldogs top Blue Demons, take sole possession of second place

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball team is alone in second place with two games left in the regular season. The Bulldogs beat DePaul University 67-53 Saturday afternoon at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Kellen Dunham’s 24 points powered the Bulldogs (21-8 overall, 11-5 Big East) to a season sweep of the…
Butler @ DePaul Game Notes

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The No. 23-ranked Butler men’s basketball team is on the road at DePaul today. The Bulldogs are coming off a 73-52 home win over Marquette Wednesday night. Saturday’s tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET, on FOX Sports 2. Tale of the Tape Butler (20-8 overall, 10-5 Big East) -The…