Bryce Nze finishes a layup in Butler’s 68-55 loss to Xavier at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Jan. 30. Nze led the Bulldogs with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Photo by Zach Bolinger.
Butler shot 34 percent from the field. Xavier shot 51 percent from the field. In essence, that was the difference in Saturday’s game at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler fell into a 20-point hole in the first half and it took all they had to get back into the game, but the Bulldogs could only get within four points before the Musketeers regained their hold on the game.