WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team hosts the Butler University Bulldogs on Sunday. The Hoyas (5-9, 0-3) are coming off an 83-76 setback at DePaul on Thursday night while Butler (8-6, 0-3) is coming off a 72-52 loss to Providence at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Thursday.
 
FOLLOW THE HOYAS

• Thursday's matchup can be seen live on FS1 with Dan Kolko calling the play-by-play and Vin Parise  providing analysis.
• The game will be broadcasted locally on 106.7 The Fan and nationally on Sirius XM 391 with Rich Chvotkin on the call for his 49th season.
• A link to the live stats can be found on GUHoyas.com.

 
ABOUT THE HOYAS

• The Hoyas enter Sunday's game with a 5-9 record after dropping their last contest at DePaul on Thursday.
• Brandon Murray had a career night against DePaul scoring 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting and he went 5-of-5 from behind the arc. Murray added four rebounds and one block on the night.
• Qudus Wahab had his fourth double-double of the season registering 13 points and a career-best 16 rebounds. Wahab also added a pair of blocks.
• Primo Spears had a career-high 11 assists against DePaul while tacking on eight points, three rebounds and one steal.
• Spears' 17.0 ppg leads a quartet of Hoyas averaging double figures, followed by Brandon Murray (15.8 ppg), Heath (13.4 ppg) and Wahab (11.3 ppg).
• On the glass, Wahab leads the team with 8.4 rpg while Akok Akok chips in 6.7 rpg.

 
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler is coming off a 72-52 loss against Providence on Thursday night.
• Manny Bates, Jalen Thomas and Chuck Harris all recorded double figures with both Bates and Thomas leading the way with 12 apiece.
• Harris leads the Bulldogs this season averaging 13.9 ppg. Harris, a preseason BIG EAST Honorable Mention, leads Butler in scoring for the third-consecutive season.
• Graduate student Eric Hunter Jr. averages 10.1 ppg and 3.6 rpg for the Bulldogs.
• Bates leads the Bulldogs on the glass, pulling down 6.2 rpg.
• Forward Simas Lukosius helps pace the offense averaging 3.6 apg.
• Thad Matta is back for his second stint at the helm of the Bulldogs after previously serving in the role from 2000-01. Matta boasts a 439-154 all-time record as a head coach.

 
ABOUT THE SERIES

• Sunday's matchup will be the 21st all-time dating back to 2009. The series is tied 10-10.
• In the teams' last matchup, the Hoyas fell 56-53 in Indianapolis.

 
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