Markus Howard guarding Butler's Aaron Thompson in the Golden Eagles' 76-57 win over Butler on National Marquette Day Sunday.
Exactly a year after Marquette beat Villanova 66-65 in one of the most exciting National Marquette Day games, it was once again the defense that helped the Golden Eagles stun No. 19 Butler Sunday afternoon.
“Our group really did a terrific job on the defensive end,” Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “Our defense has not been up to par or at least up to what I believe our capabilities are. I’m proud of our guys that they were able to take what we did on the practice floor and translate it into a game situation against a terrific team.