Complete Notes (PDF) can be found here.
TIP-OFF: Butler, ranked ninth and 12th respectively in the national polls, returns to Hinkle Fieldhouse for its first of three consecutive home games around the holidays. Butler hosts Southern Utah (2-7) Tuesday night for an 8:30 p.m. contest. Butler enters the contest at 9-1 and winners of six straight.
THE SERIES: This is the third meeting between Butler and Southern Utah. The two teams played twice during the 1993-94 season as non-conference opponents. The Thunderbirds won those two match-ups, 79-72 and 85-78, respectively.