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Marquette bests Butler 57-54 in back-and-forth thriller to get back on winning track

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Marquette’s Olivia Porter (right) drives to the basket during Marquette’s 57-54 win over Butler at the Al McGuire Center on Saturday, Jan. 4.

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It may not have been pretty, but Marquette women’s basketball (10-4, 2-1 Big East) found a way to pull out a gritty 57-54 win over Butler (10-7, 0-4 Big East), despite the visiting Bulldogs out-rebounding the Golden Eagles 38-32, and a plus-seven advantage in second chance points.

In a back-and-forth contest throughout, no lead was safe until the very end, with eight combined lead changes.