Vander Blue, third-seeded Marquette rally past Butler
Vander Blue scored 19 second-half points to rally third-seeded Marquette out of another hole, and the Golden Eagles survived No. 6 Butler 74-72 on Saturday to reach the Round of 16.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
72
Marquette Golden Eagles
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 35 | 37 | 72 |
| MARQ | 27 | 47 | 74 |
Rupp Arena
Match Report
Team Stats
BTLR
MARQ
24-56
FG
23-54
43
Field Goal %
43
11-24
3PT
5-12
46
Three Point %
42
13-19
FT
23-27
68
Free Throw %
85
33
Rebounds
35
12
Offensive Rebounds
14
21
Defensive Rebounds
21
13
Assists
9
7
Steals
9
8
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
17
10
Largest Lead
4
Top Performers
BTLR
- Rotnei Clarke G MIN 36 · PTS 24 · FG 8-17
- Andrew Smith C MIN 35 · PTS 17 · FG 5-8
- Roosevelt Jones F MIN 38 · PTS 8 · FG 3-11
- Kameron Woods F MIN 20 · PTS 2 · FG 1-4
MARQ
- Vander Blue G MIN 34 · PTS 29 · FG 9-15
- Trent Lockett G MIN 36 · PTS 13 · FG 4-7
- Jamil Wilson F MIN 30 · PTS 13 · FG 4-10
- Davante Gardner F MIN 19 · PTS 8 · FG 1-4
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