Men's College Basketball
Preview
Seton Hall at Butler
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

Two struggling Big East teams aim to spark a turnaround on Wednesday night as Butler welcomes Seton Hall to Indianapolis.

The Bulldogs (7-10, 0-6) have lost their last nine games following Saturday's 80-76 home setback to Creighton. It marks Butler's longest skid since the 1989-90 season.

"You watch them play, and you wouldn't be able to tell whether they're on an eight-game winning streak or an eight-game losing streak," Creighton coach Greg McDermott said of the Bulldogs. "They're playing the right way, they're sharing the basketball and competing defensively."

Seton Hall (6-10, 1-4) also comes in off a tight loss after they fell 91-85 in a shootout at Providence on Saturday. Despite the loss, the Pirates matched their season high in points, which they set in an overtime win against DePaul last Wednesday.

Seton Hall may be turning a corner offensively, which is where the Pirates have struggled, averaging 64.6 points per game on the season while allowing just 66.6.

"We're doing a better job (with ball movement) -- I've been on it," coach Shaheen Holloway said in his postgame radio interview Saturday. "We've been working at it ... It's starting to come a little bit. Still not as much as I want."

Isaiah Coleman led with a career-high 26 points against Providence, which helped earn him a spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll.

Coleman has scored at least 15 points in the first five Big East games, making him the first Seton Hall player to do so since Myles Powell in 2019-20.

The Pirates' guard is up to 15.7 points and five rebounds per game this season, leading the team in both categories. Dylan Addae-Wusu paces Seton Hall with 3.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Jahmyl Telfort leads Butler with 15.5 points and 3.5 assists per contest. Andre Screen controls the paint, averaging 5.6 boards and 1.5 blocks.

The Bulldogs' primary issue this season has been turnovers, but the team has taken better care of the ball recently. Butler has recorded fewer than 10 giveaways in six of its last eight games after logging at least 10 in eight of its first nine contests.

The Pirates have won nine of the last 10 matchups against the Bulldogs and lead the overall series 14-10. All the matchups have come since Butler joined the Big East before the 2013-14 season.

--Field Level Media

Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W/L Strk Home Away Neutral Day Night Conf
Seton Hall 6-10 L1 4-4 0-4 2-2 2-5 4-5 1-4
Butler 7-10 L9 5-5 0-4 2-1 0-5 7-5 0-6
Last Meeting
Seton Hall Butler
Date Away Home Pts Reb FG% Pts Reb FG%
2/24/24 BUT 64 HALL 76 76 33 49.2 64 28 38.9
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Points Player Total FG% FTM
Seton Hall D. Davis 21 69.2 2
Butler J. Thomas 12 71.4 0
Rebounds Player Total Off Def
Seton Hall J. Bediako 9 4 5
Butler J. Telfort 8 1 7
Assists Player  
Seton Hall D. Addae-Wusu 4
Butler D. Davis 5
Season
Points Player Total FG% FTM
Seton Hall I. Coleman 236 43.9 47
Butler J. Telfort 263 43.7 74
Rebounds Player Total Off Def
Seton Hall I. Coleman 75 28 47
Butler A. Screen 95 30 65
Assists Player  
Seton Hall D. Addae-Wusu 47
Butler J. Telfort 60
Quickchart Matchup
blue bar Seton Hall Off vs  red bar Butler Defense
blue bar 64.6 Points For
red bar 71.1 Points Against
blue bar 40.8 FG%
red bar 41.0 FG%
blue bar 30.8 Reb
red bar 32.0 Reb
red bar Butler Off vs  blue bar Seton Hall Defense
red bar 71.6 Points For
blue bar 66.6 Points Against
red bar 44.2 FG%
blue bar 44.5 FG%
red bar 31.9 Reb
blue bar 28.8 Reb