A 16 point halftime lead and an 18 point lead early in the second half meant absolutely nothing as the Marquette Golden Eagles lost to the #13 Butler Bulldogs on Monday afternoon. The Bulldogs scored 63 points in the second half, and finished the game on a 59-34 run to grab the victory away from Marquette and send the Golden Eagles to a 3-3 record in Big East action.
It’s the third time this season that Marquette has held a halftime lead and then completely melted down in the second half. They did it against Pittsburgh (up 44-33), against Wisconsin (up 40-35) and now here, against Butler.