Marquette’s slow start against Butler on Wednesday night was, perhaps, understandable since the Golden Eagles were playing their first game since February 12 and that game was a routine blowout of DePaul. Neverthless, it’s very hard to stymie Steve Wojciechowski’s squad for an entire 40 minutes, and Butler was unable to do so. Marquette pulled away and wound up with a 79-69 victory in Milwaukee.
It was really just a short stretch that doomed Butler. The Bulldogs kept a slight lead throughout the first half and well into the second. Marquette chipped away at a glacial pace, eventually tying it up at 37-37.