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No. 6 UConn visits Butler following Bizjack's 23-point showing
By The Associated Press
UConn Huskies (22-2, 12-1 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (13-11, 4-9 Big East)
Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Butler faces No. 6 UConn after Finley Bizjack scored 23 points in
Butler's 70-55 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles.
The Bulldogs have gone 9-4 in home games. Butler is third in the Big East
scoring 81.1 points while shooting 45.6% from the field.
The Huskies are 12-1 in conference play. UConn has a 2-0 record in games
decided by 3 points or fewer.
Butler averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.2 more made shots than the 5.3
per game UConn gives up. UConn averages 79.3 points per game, 2.0 more than the
77.3 Butler allows.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bizjack is shooting 36.6% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made
3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 17.9 points. Michael
Ajayi is shooting 42.1% and averaging 14.8 points over the past 10 games.
Tarris Reed Jr. is shooting 64.0% and averaging 14.0 points for the Huskies.
Silas Demary Jr. is averaging 14.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 3-7, averaging 73.9 points, 29.1 rebounds, 13.3
assists, 6.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 81.6 points per game.
Huskies: 9-1, averaging 79.2 points, 32.6 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 7.5 steals
and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 68.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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