Basketball

Bulldogs escape Milwaukee with OT win

The Butler men’s basketball team looked like it would be heading back to Indianapolis with a disappointing loss Saturday. And then the Bulldogs rallied from a late 10-point deficit to beat Marquette 72-68 in overtime. The Bulldogs remained within a half game of first place in the Big East standings behind a career-high 30 points…
Bulldogs get eighth straight win

The Butler women’s basketball team pushed its win streak to eight games with a 67-59 win at Providence Friday night. The Bulldogs are now 12-9 on the year and 8-2 in the conference, just a half game behind first place Seton Hall. Friday’s win caps off a perfect month of January – beginning with 66-61 home…
Butler @ Marquette Game Notes

The No. 25 Butler men’s basketball team is in Milwaukee Saturday for its first meeting of the year against Marquette University. The game tips off at 2:00 p.m. on FOX Sports Net. Tale of the Tape Butler Bulldogs (15-6 overall, 5-3 Big East) The Bulldogs have won four of their last five games to move…
Bulldogs resting before Marquette

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Antacids and basketball. Well, that is a pretty strange combination. But Butler men’s basketball head coach Chris Holtmann can tie the two together. After a close call against last-place Creighton University on Jan. 21, he said Tums are an essential for a Big East coach. “You just keep plenty of…
Lady Bulldogs riding seven-game streak

AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Winning in a conference such as the Big East is difficult as it is. Winning on the road, however, is even tougher. But the Butler women’s basketball team has figured things out pretty nicely. During their current seven-game winning streak in Big East play, the Bulldogs are 3-0 in…
Lady Bulldogs pull off seventh straight win

BY AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s basketball team won their seventh consecutive game Sunday afternoon, defeating rival Xavier 58-54 in Cincinnati. Ijeoma Uchendu led the Bulldogs (11-9 overall, 7-2 Big East), scoring 22 points, while sophomore Loryn Goodwin and junior Blaire Langlois added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Langlois dished out five…
Bulldogs “Stay Positive,” rout Pirates

The Butler men’s basketball team beat Seton Hall University 77-57 Sunday, the Bulldogs’ largest margin of victory in Big East Conference play this season. The Bulldogs (15-6 overall, 5-3 Big East) got out to a 27-15 lead in the first half. But things turned sour as Seton Hall (13-6, 3-4) closed the half on a…
Butler vs. Seton Hall Game Notes

The Butler men’s basketball team looks to win its fourth game in five tries when it hosts the Seton Hall Pirates Sunday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip off is set for 3:00 on FOX Sports Net. Tale of the Tape Butler (14-6 overall, 4-3 Big East) The Bulldogs are coming into Sunday’s game feeling a little…
OVERTIME – WANTED: Student Section

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu One NFL game is left to be played, which means that basketball season is just about to the point where things get fun. Teams start going on the “bubble watch.” The likes of Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm begin putting out “Bracketology” reports that actually have some…