Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Butler enters the matchup against Villanova as losers of five in a row. The Bulldogs are 8-4 in home games. Butler is 5-9 against opponents over .500.

At least Kentucky basketball didn’t make the wrong kind of history Tuesday. At one point during its game against Ole Miss, UK was on pace to suffer its worst loss in a series that dates back more than ...