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GAME 13: Butler (5-7, 4-5 BIG EAST) at Connecticut (7-3, 4-3 BIG EAST)
Tuesday, Jan. 26; 8:30PM
Gampel Pavilion; Storrs, Conn.
TV: FS1 - Eric Collins & Bill Raftery
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In search of its third win in a row, Butler travels to Storrs, Conn. for the first time in program history. The Bulldogs had an unplanned weekend off after what eventually was proven to be a false positive COVID test postponed the team's scheduled game with Seton Hall Friday.
• Jair Bolden posted a season-high and his second 20-point game of the season with 21 points at DePaul Tuesday.
• Butler limited DePaul to 17 first-half points.
• DePaul's 33-percent field goal percentage was a season-low for a Butler opponent.
• No. 8 Creighton is the highest-ranked opponent Butler has beaten since a 101-93 win over No. 1 Villanova, Dec. 30, 2017.
• Butler was able to overcome a season-worst 18 turnovers in the win against DePaul after the Bulldogs committed only seven turnovers in 45 minutes of play vs. Creighton Jan. 16.
• Bryce Nze has pulled down a total of 37 rebounds over his last three games (including 14 twice).
• Myles Tate posted his first career double-double (15p/10r) vs. Creighton.
• With 416 assists, Aaron Thompson is now sixth on Butler's career list.
• Thompson has shot 50 percent or better in each game he has played this season.
• Bolden leads the BIG EAST at 3.1 three-pointers per game.
• Bolden has led the Bulldogs in scoring in five of his 12 career games in a Butler uniform.
• Nze ranks third in the BIG EAST at 8.1 rebounds per game.
• Chuck Harris has scored in double figures in eight of his first 11 college games.
• JaKobe Coles (meniscus - left knee) is out indefinitely.
• Six different Bulldogs have led the team in scoring this season.
• Four of Butler's top eight players in minutes played this season are true freshmen.
• Four different Bulldogs have posted 20-point games for Butler so far this season.
• Only three Bulldogs have appeared in all 12 games this season.
• Freshmen have scored 38 percent of Butler's points so far this season.
• Butler is 4-1 when Thompson, Harris and Golden all play; Butler is 1-6 when one of them has been unavailable (1-4 without Thompson specifically).
THE SERIES: Butler and UConn have met only twice previously with the Huskies winning the 2011 national championship game in Houston in addition to a victory at Hinkle Fieldhouse Jan. 9.
UConn Leads, 2-0
Streak: UConn, W2
At UConn: 0-0
LaVall Jordan (at BU) vs. UConn: 0-1
First Meeting: UConn, 53-41; 4/4/11 (NCAA National Championship Game; Houston)
Last Meeting: UConn, 72-60, 1/9/21
FIRST TIME AROUND: A strong outing from the bench and behind the three-point line led visiting Connecticut to a 72-60 win over Butler Jan. 9.
The Huskies went 10-of-21 from behind the arc, including hitting five of their first seven attempts to build a lead they would not relinquish. Twenty-eight of their points came from the bench, including leading scorer Tyler Polley with 19.
Bryce Nze led Butler with 18 points and six rebounds. He went 6-of-8 from the field. He was joined in double figures by Aaron Thompson (14) and Bryce Golden (10). Thompson had six assists. The Bulldogs were uncharacteristically done in by turnovers, committing 15 on the afternoon.
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