PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Butler hit all the wrong notes Saturday at Providence while tuning up for the Big East tournament.
The Bulldogs dug themselves a 21-point hole at halftime and never closed within more than 13 points in the second half en route to an 83-70 loss to the Friars in the regular-season finale for each team.
Regardless of if DePaul lost or defeated Creighton in a late Saturday game, the Bulldogs (16-15, 7-11) are locked into playing the dreaded first-round game on Wednesday in the tournament. And depending on the outcome of that DePaul-Creighton game, the Bulldogs could play the Friars (17-14, 7-11) again on Wednesday in a 7 p.