INDIANAPOLIS – As poorly as the Butler Bulldogs play in Omaha, Creighton is correspondingly as bad at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bluejays have lost four in a row at Butler for their longest active road losing streak against any Big East opponent.
Creighton (12-5, 4-2) will try to continue building an NCAA tournament resume in Wednesday’s game. Butler (9-10, 2-6) will try to end a four-game losing streak.
Tipoff is 6:30 p.m., an hour early than originally scheduled.
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Creighton is 51st in NET rankings or more than 100 spots higher than Butler (156th).