Butler’s return to Hinkle Fieldhouse since it defeated Ole Miss on Nov. 16 brought the Bulldogs just what they needed to rid themselves of the bad taste of a road loss against Saint Louis.
It might have even been hard for fans to recognize the players they saw running the floor against the Brown Bears with how stark the contrast was between those games, played less than a week apart. And that rebirth propelled Butler (6-2) to a 70-55 victory Wednesday night against Brown (6-4) in one of the Bulldogs’ last tuneups before they face the Indiana Hoosiers on Dec.