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After home teams had won 13 of the first 14 League teams this season, the road teams turned the tables Saturday by claiming four of five games by an average of 15 1/2 points. That came just two days after home teams swept all four games Thursday, including two by one point and another by four.

Following victories over Green Bay and Milwaukee last week, Butler remains ranked in the ESPN-USA Today Coaches Poll at 24th, one spot down from last week. The Bulldogs (10-4, 3-0) will play their first conference road games this week at Wright State (10-5, 3-1) and Detroit (10-5, 3-1), who are tied for third place entering the week.

The League's annual schedule of Friday night games on ESPNU debuts this week as Valparaiso (6-9, 1-2) faces Detroit at Calihan Hall. Game time is 7 p.m. ET.

This week's HLN TV Game of the Week features second-place Green Bay (11-5, 4-1) at arch-rival Milwaukee (8-7, 1-3) on Saturday. Tip-off is 2 p.m. ET from U.S. Cellular Arena.

Defending League champion Cleveland State (5-10, 1-2) earned its first conference victory of the season Saturday, winning at Youngstown State, 70-48, to end a four-game losing streak.

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