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CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 16-10 overall and 8-7 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the Butler University Bulldogs, 12-13 overall and 5-9 in the BIG EAST, on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. at Cintas Center. Xavier has won two-straight games, while Butler is riding a three-game win streak.

Butler is the only BIG EAST team that Xavier has not yet played this season. XU visits Butler on March 5.

Xavier University graduate student Zach Freemantle has been named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week, his third BIG EAST honor this season, after averaging 21.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in a pair of wins this past week. Freemantle had 23 points and nine rebounds at Providence on Feb. 15 and 19 points and nine rebounds vs. DePaul on Feb. 15. This is the first BIG EAST Player of the Week this season for Freemantle, who previously earned BIG EAST Honor Roll honors twice in December.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (16-10, 8-7 BIG EAST)
BUTLER UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (12-13, 5-9 BIG EAST)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025 AT 8:00 PM ET
AT CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

TV/Stream: Peacock with play-by-play from Paul Burmeister and analysis from Austin Rivers.

Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) and analysis from XU all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin ('88). XU broadcast is also available on the Varsity Network and on Sirius XM.

Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.