TIP-OFF: Butler opens BIG EAST play by welcoming #12/13 Providence to Hinkle Fieldhouse for a New Year's Eve contest. The Bulldogs finished the non-conference portion of its schedule with an impressive 11-1 record and are ranked #9 in the AP poll and #10 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs have won eight straight games. Thursday's game is sold out.
FOLLOW ALONG: The game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network with Dave Ryan, Steve Wolf and Jon Rothstein on the call. Mark Minner and Nick Gardner can be heard on 1070 AM and 93.