The Bulldogs survived a long lull of offense early and managed to win on the road in the Big East. Here's what stood out:

Butler had extra time to prepare to stop Xavier's transition offense, but that did not help the Dawgs slow down the Musketeers.

Jimmy Butler sounds like he's losing his joy again. That didn't take long. Butler has played 60 games with the Warriors, including last year's postseason, and already he's at his wits' end with a .500 team that leans almost entirely on Stephen Curry ...

Butler basketball suffers its first Big East loss, 79-60 to No. 5 Connecticut. Drayton Jones has 13 points, and Stink Robinson 10 and Evan Haywood 10 each. Michael Ajayi and Finley Bizjack combine for 15. Butler leads 9-2 in the opening minutes but ...