On Friday night inside Hinkle Fieldhouse, the No. 16 Marquette Golden Eagles took down the Butler Bulldogs in straight sets (25-15, 26-24, 25-21).
The first set started out close, going back and forth until Marquette was able to get out to an 18-11 lead while on a 4-0 scoring run. The seven-point lead would be too much for Butler to overcome as the Golden Eagles scored the final four points of the set to win it 25-15.
Marquette hit .515 in the set while holding Butler to hitting .133.
In the second set, Butler held an early 10-7 lead.