Butler gears up for date with top ranked IU

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - This Saturday, college basketball takes over Bankers Life Fieldhouse with the Crossroads Classic. The day will be headlined by No. 1 Indiana taking on Butler, followed by No. 22 Notre Dame vs. Purdue. 

Butler expects Saturday will bring a March Madness feel.

“It’s going to be a great game, great environment,” said Butler senior center Andrew Smith.  “Having two Indiana teams so I’m looking forward to it and a game like this will be like a tournament game so you enjoy that experience. ”

While some around the country have wondered if the Hoosiers are deserving of the nation’s top spot, Butler head coach Brad Stevens is not one of them.

“I don’t know if we’ve played a team this good in a long time,” said Stevens.  “You might go back to Florida when they had Al Horford and [Joakim] Noah. Even through our NCAA tournament runs, I don’t know if we played a team this good. I think they’re loaded. They are the team to beat all the way through April. ”

You can catch Butler- Indiana on WISH TV at 2 p.m. on Saturday.