Howard and John lead Marquette to 79-69 win over Butler
Markus Howard scored 28 points and Theo John added 15 points and 11 rebounds as No. 11 Marquette pulled away in the second half for a 79-69 victory over Butler on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
69
Marquette Golden Eagles
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 30 | 39 | 69 |
| MARQ | 29 | 50 | 79 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/4/26 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | W 99-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Lafayette Leopards | W 96-60 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 69-79
Brendan Bailey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 69-78
Brendan Bailey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 69-77
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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LayUpShot 0:35 69-77
Aaron Thompson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 67-77
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 67-76
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 67-75
Foul on Jordan Tucker.
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LayUpShot 0:53 67-75
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 65-75
Sacar Anim made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 65-74
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 65-74
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 64-74
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 63-74
Foul on Sam Hauser.
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DunkShot 1:15 63-74
Sean McDermott made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 61-74
Sam Hauser made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 61-73
Sam Hauser made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 61-72
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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LayUpShot 1:36 61-72
Aaron Thompson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:42 59-72
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:42 58-72
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:42 57-72
Foul on Joey Hauser.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 57-72
Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 57-71
Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 57-70
Foul on Jordan Tucker.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 57-70
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 56-70
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 55-70
Foul on Joey Hauser.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:13 55-70
Markus Howard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Hauser.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 55-67
Foul on Joey Hauser.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:41 55-67
Sean McDermott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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JumpShot 2:52 52-67
Markus Howard made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:59 52-65
Sacar Anim made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo John.
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DunkShot 4:36 52-62
Sam Hauser made Dunk. Assisted by Joey Hauser.
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LayUpShot 4:58 52-60
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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TipShot 5:47 50-60
Joey Hauser made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 6:12 50-58
Foul on Markus Howard.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:34 50-58
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:34 49-58
Foul on Joey Hauser.
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LayUpShot 6:34 49-58
Sean McDermott made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 47-58
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:53 47-57
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:53 47-57
Markus Howard made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:26 47-54
Jordan Tucker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jorgensen.
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PersonalFoul 8:23 44-54
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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LayUpShot 8:43 44-54
Theo John made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:59 44-52
Sam Hauser made Layup. Assisted by Markus Howard.
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PersonalFoul 10:22 44-50
Foul on Jamal Cain.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:41 44-50
Markus Howard made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:26 44-47
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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JumpShot 11:47 44-47
Sacar Anim made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Hauser.
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JumpShot 12:26 44-45
Theo John made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:45 44-43
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:45 43-43
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:45 42-43
Foul on Brendan Bailey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:21 42-43
Jamal Cain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Hauser.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:09 42-40
Paul Jorgensen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian David.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:34 39-40
Markus Howard made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:48 39-37
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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JumpShot 15:11 37-37
Theo John made Jumper. Assisted by Brendan Bailey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:50 37-35
Sam Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Howard.
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End Game 0:00 69-79
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:26 69-79
Joseph Chartouny Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:26 69-79
Paul Jorgensen missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 69-79
Brendan Bailey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 69-78
Brendan Bailey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 69-77
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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LayUpShot 0:35 69-77
Aaron Thompson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 67-77
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 67-76
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 67-75
Foul on Jordan Tucker.
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LayUpShot 0:53 67-75
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:00 65-75
Kamar Baldwin Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 65-75
Sacar Anim missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 65-75
Sacar Anim made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 65-74
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 65-74
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 64-74
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 63-74
Foul on Sam Hauser.
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Offensive Rebound 1:08 63-74
Sean McDermott Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:08 63-74
Kamar Baldwin missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 1:09 63-74
Kamar Baldwin Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:09 63-74
Sacar Anim Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 1:12 63-74
Butler Timeout
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DunkShot 1:15 63-74
Sean McDermott made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 1:15 61-74
Sean McDermott Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:15 61-74
Aaron Thompson missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 61-74
Sam Hauser made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 61-73
Sam Hauser made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 61-72
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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ShortTimeOut 1:31 61-72
Marquette Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:36 61-72
Aaron Thompson made Layup.
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Steal 1:41 59-72
Aaron Thompson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:41 59-72
Markus Howard Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:42 59-72
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:42 58-72
Sean McDermott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:42 57-72
Foul on Joey Hauser.
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Offensive Rebound 1:45 57-72
Sean McDermott Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:45 57-72
Paul Jorgensen missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 57-72
Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 57-71
Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
BTLR
MARQ
25-60
FG
28-57
42
Field Goal %
49
8-24
3PT
9-21
33
Three Point %
43
11-12
FT
14-18
92
Free Throw %
78
31
Rebounds
35
11
Offensive Rebounds
11
20
Defensive Rebounds
24
10
Assists
14
7
Steals
5
1
Blocks
6
15
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
16
Points Off Turnovers
9
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
17
Fouls
15
8
Largest Lead
15
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