Henry Baddley battles for positioning against Villanova. Baddley was held scoreless in the loss. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis.
JOSHUA DOERING | SPORTS EDITOR | jdoering@butler.edu
The Butler men’s basketball team fell to Villanova at home for the first time in three seasons, 80-72. Butler was outscored by four points in both halves. Here are three takeaways from an unsurprising loss.
1. The Bulldogs did the little things extremely well for 20 minutes.
Step one to defeating the Wildcats is taking care of the basketball. Jay Wright’s teams are incredibly intelligent and will capitalize on the mistakes their opponents make.