Khalif Battle hangs on the rim following a dunk in Butler’s 80-47 win over IUPUI to begin the season. Photo by Chandler Hart.
On a night that by no means was boring, the Butler men’s basketball team defeated IUPUI 80-47. Sean McDermott led the Bulldogs once again with 26 points on 10-of-11 shooting and three other Bulldogs finished in double-figures. On a night when Kamar Baldwin left the game with an injury and five Bulldogs didn’t even suit up, Butler found a way to win and then some. Here’s what we learned on a whirlwind of an opening night.