Overview
- Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. EST Tuesday in Indianapolis in a Big East regular-season meeting.
- Both teams are 11-7 overall, with DePaul at 3-4 in conference play and Butler at 2-5 after confidence-boosting wins.
- DePaul rides CJ Gunn’s career-best 31 points with seven 3-pointers in an 80-75 win over Marquette, earning him Big East Player of the Week.
- Butler seeks to build on a 77-66 road upset of then-No. 25 Seton Hall, highlighted by Finley Bizjack’s 25 points.
- Key factors include Butler’s 46.3% shooting and 7-3 home record versus DePaul’s 73.3 points per game and plus-4.3 scoring margin, with Michael Ajayi averaging 16.3 points and about 11.7 rebounds.