Marquette and Butler moved up in the BIG EAST standings with victories on Wednesday despite outstanding offensive individual performances on the losing teams.
Marquette outlasted No. 20/T17 Providence 96-91 in double overtime at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Freshman Henry Ellenson recorded his league-leading 15th double-double of the season with 26 points and 16 rebounds. Classmate Haanif Cheatham added 21 points and six rebounds.
Luke Fischer had 12 points and 10 boards.
Providence's Ben Bentil poured in a career-high 42 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. He shot 6-of-13 from 3-point range and 14-of-17 from the foul line.