To start out 2023, your Georgetown Hoyas (0-3) host the Butler Bulldogs (0-3) in Washington, DC on Sunday evening at 6:30 PM (FS1). Both teams are hunting for their first conference win after three failed attempts. The Bulldogs have lost by 20+ points in each of their BIG EAST games against UConn, Creighton, and Providence, with the losses to the Huskies and Friars in Hinkle. While Georgetown has scored 73+ points in all three, Butler has trouble breaking 60. Patrick Ewing’s squad may have a chance to break the streak.
Butler’s best win this season is Kansas State (Kenpom #52) with wins against Yale (#82) and BYU (#85), too. In addition to losses to UConn, Creighton, and Providence, Butler has lost to Penn State, Tennessee, and NC State. Hoyas fans who remember the 2007 Final Four would always like to hand Butler’s new-but-old head coach Thad Matta an “L.”
The Bulldogs are struggling offensively right now and scored only 46, 56, and 52 points in their BIG EAST games. In conference play, their field goal percentage has been 35.7%, three point percentage is 16.7% (7 for 42), and they’ve been out rebounded 129 to 75. Matta has been fluctuating lineups and challenging his team for more effort and “toughness.”
Accordingly, there are exactly two ways this Butler-Georgetown game can go:
(A) Georgetown easily handles an opponent who is not shooting well, not rebounding well, struggling to find toughness and generally should not be able to score above 60 points; or
(B) Georgetown’s rapid pace, predictable turnovers, and porous perimeter defense is just what the doctor ordered for an ailing Butler team.
#Butler ranks 8th nationally in FG% at the rim, but only 304th in attempt rate.
Conversely, it ranks 34th in long 2s attempt rate.
The shot chart of the starting backcourt indicates a need to better prioritize getting to the rim and creating 3-point looks. pic.twitter.com/hdOqQipIks
— Lukas Harkins (@hardwiredsports) December 28, 2022
Also, Butler is 6-1 over its last seven road games at Georgetown, with the lone win played at McDonough in 2021.
Maybe this one will also go the Butler way.
Here are the links:
Bulldogs Tip Off 2023 in Nation’s Capital Against Georgetown | Butler Sports
The Bulldogs look to snap a three-game losing streak and pick up their first BIG EAST win of the season Sunday when they travel to the nation’s capital to face Georgetown… Butler is 6-1 over its last seven road games at Georgetown… Simas…
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