Things that make National Marquette Day a success: The men’s basketball team winning their home game that is at the center of the festivities.
As such, Saturday was a gigantic success, as YOUR #14 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles defeated Butler, 60-52, at Fiserv Forum. Marquette is now 19-5 on the season and 11-2 in Big East play, which continues to have them locked in a tie with Xavier atop the conference standings.
That’s the headline on the day. The fact of the matter is that no one is walking away from the downtown Milwaukee arena or their local NMD viewing party thinking that Marquette looked very good against Butler on Saturday.