National Basketball Association
Marquette 69, Butler 62
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # John Higgins, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
14479
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Marquette 69, Butler 62: Todd
Mayo came off the bench to score 17 points - all in the second half - as the Golden Eagles rallied for a home win over the Bulldogs.
Jamil Wilson scored 17 points
and grabbed six rebounds for Marquette (13-10, 5-5 Big East), which
avenged a loss earlier this season to Butler. Davante Gardner added
13 points, while Deonte Burton had 11, including nine in the second
half, and four steals.
Kellen Dunham led Butler (12-10,
2-8) with 16 points and seven rebounds, while Khyle Marshall added 13
points. Elijah Brown chipped in 11 points off the bench, while
Kameron Woods contributed five points, seven rebounds and five
assists in a losing effort.
Points were hard to come by in
the first half, with the Bulldogs missing their first 11 shots from
the field and going more than five minutes before scoring their first
points. But Marquette struggled as well, and a late 6-2 run gave
Butler a 25-23 lead at the break.
The Bulldogs' advantage reached
10 with just over 13 minutes to go before Mayo got hot, scoring 15 of
the Eagles' 22 points over a 9:27 span in which they took their first
lead of the second half. The Bulldogs managed just five points over
the final 5:55, allowing Marquette to pull away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Butler committed
a season-high 20 turnovers. … Mayo is the half-brother of Milwaukee
Bucks guard O.J. Mayo. … Marquette G Derrick Wilson had only two
points but dished out eight assists and made five steals.
Top Game Performances
Butler |
|
Marquette |
Kellen Dunham 16 |
Scoring |
Todd Mayo 17 |
Alex Barlow 6 |
Assists |
Derrick Wilson 8 |
Kellen Dunham 7 |
Rebounds |
Jake Thomas 6 |
Kellen Dunham 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Davante Gardner 3 |
Andrew Chrabascz 2 |
Steals |
Derrick Wilson 5 |
Khyle Marshall 1 |
Blocks |
Chris Otule 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Butler
|
62 |
44.9 |
3-15 |
15-19 |
12 |
30 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
Marquette
|
69 |
49.1 |
6-17 |
9-17 |
18 |
27 |
2 |
11 |
10 |