Butler vs. Georgetown: Beyond the box score

Henry Baddley goes up for a shot. Baddley scored 14 points in the loss. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis.

JOSHUA DOERING | SPORTS EDITOR | jdoering@butler.edu

The Butler men’s basketball team opened up Big East play with a 84-76 loss at home to Georgetown. Butler fell behind early and never led after the 6:59 mark of the first half. Here are three takeaways from the Bulldogs’ second defeat in as many games.

1. Butler’s defense set the tone for this game.

The Bulldogs’ perimeter defense was nonexistent to start the game, resulting in the Hoyas making seven of their first eight shots, six of which came off assists. They also connected on three of their first four 3-pointers and jumped out to a 22-12 lead.…