Butler basketball returning to Indy Classic against familiar Big Ten opponent
INDIANAPOLIS — The Butler basketball team will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to play in the 2025 Indy Classic.
Butler will face Northwestern as part of a doubleheader featuring Purdue and Auburn. The games will be Dec. 20.
The Indy Classic replaced the Crossroads Classic in 2022. Purdue has played in every Indy Classic. Butler played in the Indy Classic for the first time last season, falling to Wisconsin 83-74.
The schedule for Butler's 2025-26 season continues to round into shape. Butler will play in the Greenbrier Tip-Off in November. The Dawgs open the first week of the season against Southern Indiana on Nov. 5 and IU Indy on Nov. 8 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Bulldogs will conclude their home-and-home series against SMU with a game in Dallas, a date and time has not been set. Butler beat the Mustangs 81-70 at Hinkle last season.
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