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Butler leads the all-time series against Dayton 13-10 and has won the last six meetings. The teams last played in 2013, the one season Butler played in the Atlantic 10 after it left the Horizon League and before it moved to the Big East. Butler won 79-73 at UD Arena and 73-67 in the A-10 tournament in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dayton’s last victory came in 1991, 116-98 at UD Arena.
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Butler finished 21-14 last season, the first for head coach LaVall Jordan. The Bulldogs appeared in the NCAA tournament for the fourth season in a row and 10th time in 12 seasons. They beat Arkansas 79-62 in the first round before losing 76-73 to Purdue.
Butler lost senior Kelan Martin, a 2,047-point career scorer. Its top returning scorer is junior guard Kamar Baldwin (15.7 points per game). The team has two seniors: guard Paul Jorgenson (10.2) and center Nate Fowler (5.9).
With the report of Dayton playing Butler, here are the known games on the non-conference schedule:
Nov. 7: North Florida at Dayton
Nov. 21: Dayton vs. Butler
Nov. 22: Battle 4 Atlantis.
Nov. 23: Battle 4 Atlantis.
Nov. 30: Mississippi State at Dayton.
Dec. 8: Dayton at Auburn (reported by Rothstein).
Dec. 16: Dayton vs. Tulsa at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
Dec. 22: Presbyterian at Dayton
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