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Butler aims to be better on the road than it was last season

Butler coach LaVall Jordan talks about Saint Louis trip. David Woods, david.woods@indystar.com

A nonleague basketball schedule that once did not appear all that difficult has toughened considerably.

Play resumes Saturday for the Butler Bulldogs, who will have had an eight-day break after returning from the Bahamas. First up is a trip to Saint Louis, which was crushed at Butler 75-45 a year ago.

The Billikens are not now what they were then. Coming off a 17-16 season, they return their two top scorers, Javon Bess and Jordan Goodwin, and added two graduate transfers, Tramaine Isabell Jr.