Las Vegas, NV – The Maui Invitational was moved to Asheville, NC last season due to the COVID pandemic. This year the event got a bit closer to Hawaii as it is taking place in Las Vegas. The afternoon session today consisted of games between Wisconsin and Texas A&M, then Houston vs. Butler. In the […]
Villanova Welcomes Butler Back in Big East Win
Villanova, PA – The Butler Bulldogs (1-0) are largely an unknown at this point. They opened the 2020-21 season on November 25th with a shaky 66-62 victory over Western Michigan, but had yet to play since, after a member of their staff tested positive for COVID-19. The Bulldogs returned to action and opened Big East […]
Big East Conference Tournament: Day One
New York, N.Y. – In what promises to be one of the most wide-open tournaments in recent years, the Big East Tournament started in New York’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night with Providence rolling over Butler 80-57 followed by St. John’s defeating DePaul 82-74. Providence’s victory followed form as the Friars had defeated the […]
Marquette Takes First Place in Big East with Butler Win
Milwaukee, WI – Coming off an eight-day stretch with no games, Marquette returned to action on Wednesday night in a home game against a Butler team hoping to keep its name in the national discussion of NCAA tournament bubble teams. With Big East leader Villanova having lost to Georgetown earlier in the night, Marquette knew […]
St. John’s Outlasts Butler in OT
Jamaica, N.Y.— St. John’s outlasted Butler, finally winning in overtime 77-73, in a grinding game at Carnesecca Arena in New York. Both Butler and St. John’s came into the game as part of a five way tie for third in the Big East. The win left St. John’s in sole possession of third place in […]
Duke, Michigan State Take Home PK80 Titles
Portland, OR – The first and hopefully not last PK80 Invitational ended in Portland Sunday night with Duke and Michigan State winning their brackets and taking home championship trophies. Duke came back from a 17-point second half deficit to topple a strong Florida team 87-84. Michigan State dominated defending national champion North Carolina from the […]
Cowan Leads Maryland Past Butler
College Park, MD – Anthony Cowan made sure everyone realizes this is now his team with Melo Trimble gone. Cowan led Maryland (3-0) to a 79-65 win over a scrappy Butler (2-1) team. This game was part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, which is a series of games between the Big Ten and Big East […]
Martin Leads Butler Over Georgetown
Indianapolis, IN – The Butler Bulldogs defeated the Georgetown Hoyas Tuesday night 87-76. The Bulldogs utilized a nineteen point first half from sophomore guard Kelan Martin to jump in front and controlled the game the entire way. Martin, who was coming off 27 points against Marquette, had a phenomenal game finishing with a career high 35 […]
Ellenson’s Best Game Leads Marquette Over Butler
Milwaukee, WI – Marquette fans have been waiting all season for a break out game from prized freshman forward Henry Ellenson. On Saturday afternoon, they got it. Ellenson scored a season high 32 points, pulled down ten rebounds and blocked six shots in leading Marquette to a hard-fought 75-69 victory over the Butler Bulldogs in […]
