INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler and Marquette delivered impressive victories Saturday afternoon, but neither team could enjoy it long because they start a five-game Martin Luther King Jr. Day televised Big East marathon.
Marquette (12-5, 3-2) will play at No. 12 Butler (15-3, 4-2) at noon ET on Monday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler rallied from a 31-25 halftime deficit to defeat No. 15 Xavier 83-78 on Saturday.
Bulldogs coach Chris Holtmann was proud of his team's second-half showing but couldn't dwell on it.
"We have to get ready for a really good Marquette team in less than 36 hours, so that's going to be our focus," Holtmann said.