“’We wanted to go out with a bang.’”
What you need to know: Men’s basketball vs. Xavier
“The Musketeers are riding a five-game win streak and coming off of its most impressive win against Creighton on Saturday. Can the Dawgs play spoiler to a possible Xavier tournament appearance?”
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“With another loss, Butler has crushed the momentum they were hoping to bring into the Big East Tournament. The Bulldogs are not done yet, though, and will square off against rival Xavier in front of their fans in Hinkle on March 5 for senior night.”
What you need to know: Men’s basketball vs. Xavier
“Fans better hope that the “Hinkle magic” can travel East to Cincinnati where Xavier is 12-2 on their home court.”
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“I think we are playing collectively a lot better as a group and that’s from the bench coming in.”
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“Turnovers have been one of the Bulldog’s achilles heels this season, averaging 11.2 giveaways a game. Opponents have taken advantage of the carelessness, averaging 12.2 points off turnovers.”
Men’s basketball snaps nine-game losing streak: Beyond the Box Score
“‘We’ve been working hard every practice, focusing on the little things, getting details corrected … It really came through tonight. We played as a team. We played together. When things got going against us in the second half, we stayed composed. I’m really proud of our team.’”
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”This will be Butler’s third matchup against a ranked opponent. The Dawgs beat Mississippi State 87-77 but fell to Houston 79-51.”
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“‘We had 23 points at halftime which is inacceptable,” Matta said. “We didn’t have a pace. We didn’t have the grit we needed offensively to counter the makes … They had one of the greatest halves I’ve ever seen a team have.’”
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Telfort has been the go-to guy this season and with his rare absence in the scoring column, the Dawgs looked like they never had a chance.”