INDIANAPOLIS – The season is slipping away from Butler now, like the ball falling from Nate Fowler’s hands and out of bounds Wednesday night against Marquette. It’s slipping away, like the ball rolling down Kamar Baldwin’s leg and out of bounds. Like the ball leaving Aaron Thompson’s hands, a bounce pass intended for nobody, going out of bounds. Like …
Well, you get the picture. That’s how it looked Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse, where Butterfinger — I mean, Butler — was blown out 76-58 by No. 10 Marquette. It was the Bulldogs’ third consecutive loss and their fifth in seven games in a season headed nowhere, and getting there fast.