After losing three of its last four games entering Saturday afternoon, the Marquette men’s basketball team bounced back and avoided the season sweep against Butler winning 64-56 on National Marquette Day at Fiserv Forum.
“Today was a challenging game in a lot of ways, but I thought our guys responded well,” head coach Shaka Smart said. “Our guys did a great job staying together and locking in on the defensive game plan.”
Both sides came out firing to start the game as Butler took a 23-14 lead with 12:24 left in the first half.
Butler began the game going 10-for-15 shooting from the field, similar to how the Bulldogs started the game against Marquette when they defeated the Golden Eagles 85-79 on Feb.