Villanova vs Butler: Game Preview

Villanova Wildcats 21-6 (12-4) vs Butler Bulldogs 15-13 (6-11)

Where: Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA)

When: Wednesday, Feb. 25 at. 7:00 PM

Betting Line: TBD for when RT updates us

How to Watch: FS1

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How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network

Net Rankings: Villanova 30, Butler 80 (Quad 3)

KenPom: Villanova 28, Butler 83

Torvik: Villanova 32, Butler 67

About Butler: The Bulldogs entered the previous matchup on January 3 with solid metrics and a couple of quality out-of-conference wins. Since that point, Butler’s season has gone down the drain. The Bulldogs sit at 5-8 since the home loss to Villanova, with a five game losing streak mixed in there. Butler has recently rattled off two consecutive wins though, defeating Georgetown on the road and Xavier at home. Thad Matta’s squad currently sits in sole possession of seventh place in the conference and only a half game behind DePaul for sixth, but only a half game up on Xavier, Georgetown and Providence.

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As was the case last meeting, Finley Bizjack and Michael Ajayi do the majority of the scoring for the Bulldogs. The duo currently sits at second and fifth in the conference in points per game, respectively. Freshman guard Azavier Robinson, who replaced the injured Jalen Jackson in the starting lineup back in November, has missed the past six games with a wrist injury and is out for the season. Butler has elected to go big in his place, moving Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor into the starting group. The 6’6” freshman scored six points against Villanova last time out, and had a conference-high 12 against Georgetown.

Senior big man Yohan Traore has been coming on of late, averaging 13.8 points and 4 rebounds per contest off the bench over the last four games. Villanova will have its hands full down low.

Notes on Nova: The Wildcats come in off of a humbling defeat at the hands of the title-contending Connecticut and are scheduled to face another one in St. John’s on Saturday night, so a rebound performance is…

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