Butler Victorious on Friday Night time; 4 video games set for Saturday

SCHEDULE UPDATE
Due to the approaching winter climate all through the BIG EAST footprint, tipoff for right this moment’s recreation that includes St. John’s at Xavier has been moved ahead one hour to 1:30 p.m. ET.

The recreation will air in its entirety on truTV – and can stream on HBO Max – starting at 1:30 p.m. ET.  TNT will be a part of the sport in progress on the conclusion of Georgetown at Providence.

MBB Minute: In the lone motion for the BIG EAST on Friday evening, Finley Bizjack poured in 28 factors for Butler because the Bulldogs raced previous Marquette at Hinkle Fieldhouse.  

Butler 87, Marquette 76 – Box Score 

Finley Bizjack poured in 28 factors and keyed a late run that sealed the sport for Butler on Friday evening in opposition to Marquette.  The junior guard added 5 rebounds and 4 assists within the win.  The Bulldogs held a two-point lead (74-72) with 4:20 to play earlier than the junior guard scored 5 factors throughout a 7-0 run that put the sport out of attain.  Butler led for a lot of the primary half, however a number of Marquette runs saved it shut.  Holding a 41-36 halftime lead, a Bizjack 3-pointer pushed the result in 11 for the Dawgs with 13:46 to play.  A Chase Ross layup capped an 11-4 push by the Golden Eagles halfway by way of the interval, making it a one-point recreation (64-63).  For Butler, Michael Ajayi narrowly missed his 14th double-double, with 17 factors and 9 boards.  Jamie Kaiser Jr. and Drayton Jones every had 11.  For the Golden Eagles, Ross and Nigel James Jr. led the best way with 15 factors apiece.  James added eight assists and 4 rebounds.  Royce Parham added 14.

Of Note:

• Finley Bizjack’s 28-point efficiency was one off his season-high and marked his third straight recreation with at the very least 24 for Butler.  He is connecting on 57.1% (20-35) of his shot makes an attempt, together with 11-of-22 from the perimeter, in the course of the span – all wins for Butler.
• Nigel James Jr. reached double figures for his tenth straight recreation – all in BIG EAST play.  The freshman guard is averaging 19.6 factors per recreation in convention play – tops within the league.  Bizjack (19.0 ppg) is second.

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Today’s Action: There are 4 video games set for Saturday, starting with a pair of video games at 12:30 p.m. ET as Villanova visits UConn (FOX), whereas Georgetown heads to Providence (TNT/truTV).

Due to the approaching winter climate all through the BIG EAST footprint, Xavier’s house recreation with St. John’s will begin an hour earlier – at 1:30 p.m. – and can air in its entirety on truTV.  TNT will be a part of the sport in progress on the conclusion of Georgetown/Providence.

The day’s motion concludes with Seton Hall visiting DePaul at 5 p.m. (truTV).

Saturday, Jan. 24

FOX

Villanova at UConn – 12:30 p.m. ET

Alex Faust (pxp); Nick Bahe (analyst)

TNT & truTV; HBO Max

Georgetown at Providence – 12:30 p.m. ET

JB Long (pxp); Jim Spanarkel (analyst); Jared Greenberg (reporter)

truTV; HBO Max

St. John’s at Xavier – 1:30 p.m. ET

Brian Anderson (pxp); Grant Hill (analyst); Andy Katz (reporter)

Seton Hall at DePaul – 5 p.m. ET

Brandon Gaudin (pxp); Greg Anthony (analyst); Nabil Karim (reporter)

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This Week in the BIG EAST Podcast:  Austin Swartz from Creighton, Marquette head coach Shaka Smart, and legendary broadcaster Bill Raftery are the visitors on the fourth episode of This Week within the BIG EAST.  Now in its twelfth season, This Week In The BIG EAST (#TWITBE) is distributed by Westwood One radio and is out there wherever you take heed to your favourite podcasts.  

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BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Public Availability Reports: Beginning in 2025-26, the BIG EAST Conference will present public studies on the provision of student-athletes in convention video games within the sports activities of males’s and girls’s basketball. 

Men’s Basketball Availability Report

BIG EAST faculties will probably be required to submit availability studies three hours earlier than the scheduled tipoff time.  Under the reporting construction, gamers will probably be designated as “questionable” or “out.”  Availability studies will probably be posted on the BIG EAST web site all through the 2025-26 season.