After beating St. Johns at home Tuesday to extend their winning streak to three, Marquette traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana to face the No. 13 Butler Bulldogs Friday and took an 89-85 overtime loss in an electric game.
The first half of this game was back and forth with four lead changes and neither team pulling away. Butler shot 50% from the field in the first half compared to Marquette’s 46%, but the Golden Eagles went into halftime with a 39-35 lead.
A competitive first half only led to more high-level play in the second half, as Butler hung around with Marquette for the entirety of the remainder of the game.