INDIANAPOLIS – Based on national rankings, the worst of Butler’s Big East basketball road schedule should be over.
The Bulldogs have already lost at No. 15 Providence, No. 12 Villanova and No. 17 Connecticut — the top three teams in the standings.
Butler (11-10, 4-6) will try for a road win against a Top 25 opponent for the first time in nearly five years in Wednesday’s game at No. 23 Xavier (15-5, 5-4). In the Jan. 7 meeting at Hinkle Fieldhouse, the Musketeers pulled away for an 87-72 victory.
Not since the Bulldogs won 74-66 at No.