“Second half woes are the story of Butler’s season. The Bulldogs have led in the second half in eight out of 11 Big East games and have only won two of those matchups.”
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“Another upset opportunity awaits the Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse. If Butler shows the hustle and fight they did in their last two games, there is no reason they don’t stand a chance.”
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“‘Winning is hard in college basketball. Winning is even harder in the Big East. I give everybody credit for staying in the course in terms of continuing to come in and practice at the level they’ve practiced at.’”
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“‘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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“In 2024, Uremovich led the Bulldogs to their first national ranking in Butler football history — appearing in the FCS coaches poll at No. 25 and eventually rising up to 23.”
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“The Dawgs can continue to prove themselves on defense against a struggling Eastern Illinois team.”
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“Butler is still finding itself on both sides of the ball with head coach Thad Matta already making an early season lineup change.”
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“‘We are very adamant at, not just the turnovers, but the quality of turnovers that were popping up. We bounced back in a lot of areas, we’re proud of that.’”