How to Watch Creighton vs. Butler Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – February 2
The No. 13 Creighton Bluejays (16-5, 7-3 Big East) will look to continue a three-game win streak when they host the Butler Bulldogs (14-7, 5-5 Big East) at 9:00 PM ET on Friday, February 2, 2024. The Bulldogs have also won three games in a row.
This matchup will be available on Fox Sports 1, so check it out.
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Bluejays vs. Bulldogs Game Info
- Date: Friday, February 2, 2024
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
- Where: Omaha, Nebraska
- Venue: CHI Health Center Omaha
Bluejays Insights
- Creighton ranks 59th in the country with 79.7 points per game so far this year. At the other end, it ranks 72nd with 67.2 points allowed per contest.
- This season, the Bluejays are pulling down 39.5 rebounds per game (40th-ranked in college basketball) and ceding 34.2 rebounds per contest (140th-ranked).
- Creighton is averaging 16.5 assists per game, which ranks them 30th in college basketball in 2023-24.
- The Bluejays, who rank 63rd in college basketball with 10.1 turnovers per game, are forcing 7.5 turnovers per contest, which is -4-worst in the country.
- Creighton sports a 35.6% three-point percentage this year (94th-ranked in college basketball), but it has really thrived by draining 10.4 threes per contest (10th-best).
- The Bluejays rank eighth-best in the nation by allowing 5.3 threes per game. In terms of three-point percentage allowed, they rank 37th in college basketball at 30.2%.
- Creighton has taken 51.2% two-pointers and 48.8% threes this year. Of the team’s baskets, 63.8% are two-pointers and 36.2% are threes.
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Bulldogs Insights
- Butler puts up 80.8 points per game and allow 72.7, ranking them 43rd in college basketball offensively and 212th on defense.
- In 2023-24, the Bulldogs are 116th in the nation in rebounds (37.2 per game) and 252nd in rebounds conceded (36.1).
- This season Butler is ranked 81st in the nation in assists at 15 per game.
- The Bulldogs are 73rd in the nation in turnovers per game (10.2) and 185th in turnovers forced (11.6).
- Beyond the arc, Butler is 114th in the country in 3-pointers made per game (8.2). It is 99th in 3-point percentage at 35.5%.
- The Bulldogs are 253rd in the nation in 3-pointers allowed (7.9 per game) and 67th in 3-point percentage defensively (31.3%).
- In 2023-24, Butler has taken 63.4% percent of its shots from inside the arc, and 36.6% percent from beyond it. In terms of made shots, 71.7% of Butler’s baskets have been 2-pointers, and 28.3% have been 3-pointers.
Bluejays Leaders
- The Bluejays leader in points and rebounds is Baylor Scheierman, who scores 17.8 points and pulls down 8.1 boards per game.
- Trey Alexander leads Creighton in assists, averaging 4.7 per game while also scoring 17 points per contest.
- Scheierman leads the Bluejays in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.1 shots per game from beyond the arc.
- The Creighton steals leader is Scheierman, who averages one steal per game, while its blocks leader is Ryan Kalkbrenner, who compiles 2.6 rejections per contest.
Bulldogs Leaders
- Pierre Brooks puts up 16.6 points per game and is the top scorer for the Bulldogs.
- Jalen Thomas puts up a stat line of 6.8 rebounds, 6.8 points and 0.7 assists per game for Butler to take the top rebound spot on the team. Posh Alexander holds the top spot for assists with 5.1 per game, adding 11.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest.
- Brooks averages 2.7 three-pointers per game, the most on the Bulldogs.
- Posh Alexander (2.4 steals per game) is the steal leader for Butler while Thomas (1.4 blocks per game) is the block leader.