 On February 26 , 2010 , Butler traveled to Valparaiso for their regular season finale . Leading scorer Gordon Hayward was sidelined with lower back pain , but the team still won 74 – 69 . In so doing , Stevens broke the coaching record he had tied the prior week and Butler completed an 18 – 0 undefeated conference schedule . It was Butler 's first undefeated conference record since joining the Horizon League , and first since Joe Sexson led the 1978 team to a 6 – 0 record in the now defunct Indiana Collegiate Conference . Stevens earned his third straight regular @-@ season conference championship . 
 On February 26 , 2010 , Butler traveled to Valparaiso for their regular season finale . Leading scorer Gordon Hayward was sidelined with lower back pain , but the team still won 74 – 69 . In so doing , Stevens broke the coaching record he <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> tied the prior week and Butler completed an 18 – 0 undefeated conference schedule . It was Butler <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>first undefeated conference record since joining the Horizon League , and first since Joe Sexson led the 1978 team to a 6 – 0 record in the now defunct Indiana Collegiate Conference . Stevens earned his third straight regular @-@ season conference championship . 
On February 26 , 2010 , Butler traveled to Valparaiso fa their regular season finale . Leading scorer Gordon Hayward was sidelined witt lower bck pain , but da team still won 74 – 69 . In soo doing , Stevens broke tdacoaching record he done tied the prior week and Butler completed an 18 – 0 undefeated conference schedule . It was Butler  first undefeated conference record since joining the Horizon League , and first since Joe Sexson led thda978 team to a 6 – 0 record in the now defunct Indiana Collegiate Conference . Stevens earned his third straight regular @-@ season conference championship .