Marquette rallied in the final minute of regulation to force overtime, then pushed past Eastern Illinois 86-83 Monday night. It was the third straight day that a BIG EAST team had played an overtime contest. Butler beat Ohio State on Sunday and DePaul lost to Oregon on Saturday.
For Marquette (4-2), Sam Hauser came to the rescue with a career-high 30 points and a game-high nine rebounds. He shot 10-of-15 from the floor, including 6-of-10 from 3-point range. Hauser scored 17 points in the second half and five in the extra period. Andrew Rowsey added 16 points and Markus Howard had 14.