Butler 71 vs. Xavier 85 : Jan 16, 2024 Game Recap

Xavier defeated Butler by a score of 85-71 in a game played at Xavier on January 16, 2024. Xavier had an offensive rating of 114.9 compared to an offensive rating of 95.9 for Butler. The pace of the game (measuring possessions per team per 40 minutes) was 74.0, which is 5% faster than the NCAA average.

Xavier's offensive rating in this game was 14% higher than the NCAA average while it's defensive rating was 5% better than average. The pace of the game was 1% faster than the adjusted season average for Xavier. Meanwhile, Butler's offensive rating in this game was 5% lower than the NCAA average while it's defensive rating was 12% worse than average. The pace of the game was 4% faster than the adjusted season average for Butler.

Currently, Xavier is ranked #61 with their offense ranked #76 and defense ranked #20 while Butler is ranked #54 with an offense ranked #44 and a defense ranked #49. Xavier is currently 16-18 while Butler is 17-15. Xavier has a strength of schedule ranked #5 while Butler's schedule is ranked #28.

#54. Butler	71
#61. Xavier	85

Each bar represents a game. Blue bars are wins and red bars are losses, with darker shades indicating bigger margins. Road games have a solid border while neutral sites have a dashed border, and home games have no border. The dots represent this team's offense, defense, and pace ratings in that game.

Butler (17-15)

Xavier (16-18)

Each dot represents a game. The X-axis tells you the season rating (off, def, pace) for the opponent. The Y-axis tells you this team's performance in that game so you can see how well an offense performed against different levels of defense, and vice versa. Blue dots are wins and red dots are losses, with darker shades indicating bigger margins.

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Butler vs. Xavier Game Recap

#54. Butler

71

#61. Xavier

85

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Butler (17-15)

Xavier (16-18)

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