TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men's basketball announced on Tuesday morning that the team will travel to Hinkle Fieldhouse for the second-straight year for the exhibition contest against Butler.
 
The matchup is slated for Saturday, October 10 in Indianapolis. Additional information regarding tip time, tickets, and streaming availability will come at a later time.
 
Head coach Matthew Graves spent 17 combined seasons at Butler between his coaching and playing days. As a player, he finished his Butler career with 994 total points.
 
This will be the first time Coach Graves returns to Hinkle as an opposing head coach, missing last year's exhibition due to a medical procedure in mid-October. "I am extremely thankful to Coach Nored for reaching out and asking about running the game back from last season," said Coach Graves. "Obviously, Butler holds a special place for me and to be able to coach in Hinkle Fieldhouse is a thrilling experience."
 
Butler's head coach Ronald Nored and Coach Graves go back, as Graves coached Nored through Nored's time as a player at Butler. A 2012 graduate, the two head coaches were together from 2009-2012 as the team compiled a 89-21 record in the three seasons.
 
A season ago when the Indiana State traveled to Hinkle, the Sycamores fell 105-80 in a 12-minute, four-quarter formatted matchup. Indiana State as a team shot 41.1% from the field (30-for-73) and 33.3% from deep (11-for-33).  Butler shot 50.0% from the floor (37-for-74) and 45.8% from three (11-for-24). The Sycamores finished 9-for-18 from the line while the Bulldogs shot 69.0% (20-for-29).
 
Indiana State and Butler haven't met in the regular season since 2016 when Indiana State escaped the nationally ranked No. 15 Bulldogs with a 72-71 victory in Hulman Center. Brenton Scott made a free throw with 1.5 seconds remaining in the game to send the Sycamores to victory.
 
The 2026-27 non-conference schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
 
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