Marquette was up by 10 before three minutes wound off the clock on Sunday and never led by fewer than 11 for the final 46:54, easily defeating Butler 91-53. Marquette is now 6-2 in Big East play and 15-4 overall, giving them their highest overall win total in a season since 2013-14.
The big star of the game was McKayla Yentz, who went 3-for-3 on three-pointers in the opening frame, pushing Marquette’s lead to four, nine, and then 15 points with each successive made bucket. The senior from Sun Prairie finished with 15 points after making each of her first five long ball attempts before finally missing on her sixth.