After beating Butler in front of a sold-out National Marquette Day crowd Sunday, Marquette traveled to Villanova Wednesday to face off against the No. 15 Wildcats and came away with a 72-71 loss.
It took a while for Marquette to get into the game. They started the first half shooting 3-for-16 from the field.
Markus Howard and Sacar Anim each scored in double digits in the half, with Howard having 11 and Anim contributing 10. However, Villanova led for the majority of the half and went into the break with a 38-29 lead.
The start of the second half didn’t play in the Golden Eagles favor either, as they missed their first six shots from the field and allowed Villanova to bring their lead up to 16.