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In a remarkable upset, Butler University's basketball team, an 11-point underdog with a live Moneyline of +600, overcame an 11-point deficit to defeat No. 11 Marquette 69-62. This victory snapped Marquette's 20-game home winning streak in the Big East and marked Butler's first Big East road win over a non-DePaul/Georgetown opponent since 2020. Despite Marquette's strong start, shooting 8-of-8 on 2-pointers and leading 19-15, Butler's persistent offense and Marquette's poor three-point shooting, with only 1 successful attempt out of 12, kept the game within reach. By halftime, Marquette was ahead by seven points, 35-28, but Butler had already shown signs of a comeback. The second half saw Butler improve their shooting to 9-of-15, while Marquette struggled, shooting 6-of-31 (19%). Key players for Butler included Pierre Brooks and Landon Moore, scoring 14 points each, and Jalen Thomas with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Marquette's Tyler Kolek, the reigning Big East player of the year, was held to just two points. The upset not only adds a significant win to Butler's NCAA tournament resume but also sends a strong message that under coach Thad Matta, Butler basketball is a force to be reckoned with. Notably, Marquette had risen as high as #3 in the AP Poll earlier this year, and Butler's win probability was a mere 6.8% after falling behind by 11 in the first half.
In falling behind Marquette by 11 in first half, #Butler had 6.8% win probability, according to @ESPNStatsInfo. https://t.co/ELKFN86DFN
Butler won at No. 12 Marquette last night to end the country’s second-longest home winning streak, bolster its NCAA tournament resume and send its strongest signal yet that @ButlerMBB under Thad Matta is back. @DavidWoods007 has more. https://t.co/qvmcugXrZJ
An 11.5-point underdog, Butler upsets No. 12 Marquette for resume-building win https://t.co/h1Ynf533Ae
Doh! And No. 11 Marquette lost at home to unranked Butler. So eight Top 25 teams, six of the top 11 and four of the top five lost to unranked teams in the last two days. Just bonkers. Chaos abounds. https://t.co/ZjXqYXra24
Butler takes down No. 11 Marquette on the road 🔥 https://t.co/jEiD8BcueQ
Butler SNAPS Marquette’s home winning streak! https://t.co/8Be5je3nc0
ANOTHER UPSET 😨 Butler knocks off No. 11 Marquette in Fiserv Forum 😮 https://t.co/nt8qtdeqjL
Butler upsets No. 11 Marquette 69-62. Both teams are 11-5, both teams are 2-3 in the Big East. Absurd development in the conference. Marquette went 17-3 in the league last season!
DOWN GOES NO. 11 🚨 @ButlerMBB upsets Marquette in Milwaukee‼️ https://t.co/RMXmvnDf21
FINAL: Butler 69, No. 11 Marquette 62. In Milwaukee. Marquette has now lost two in a row and is quietly just 6-5 in its last 11 games. Team shot 5-for-31 from 3 tonight. Tyler Kolek 2-for-19 with 7 points in last two games. Butler, meanwhile, snaps a three-game losing streak.
FINAL: Butler 69, Marquette 62 Butler snaps Marquette's streak of 20 consecutive Big East home wins while also picking up its first Big East road win over a non-DePaul/Georgetown opponent since 2020. To say this is a massive result for the Bulldogs would be an understatement.
FINAL: #Butler 69, Marquette 62 Pierre Brooks and Landon Moore score 14 each, and Jalen Thomas has 10 points and 14 rebounds.
FINAL: #Butler 69, No. 12 Marquette 62 Signature win. Road win.
Marquette, who rose as high as #3 in the AP Poll this year, slip to 2-3 in Big East play after blowing an 11 point lead and losing ugly at home to Butler.
Marquette is shooting 6-of-31 (19%) in a 14-second half. Unfathomable. #Butler
Must be Dawgs' night. Landon Moore bounced a 3-point attempt off the front rim . . . and in. #Butler leads 62-49 at Marquette, 3+ minutes left.
6:42 left: #Butler 56, No. 12 Marquette 47 Bulldogs have 17 assists on 22 field goals.
Second-half shooting: #Butler 9-of-15 Marquette 3-of-18
Butler is beating No. 11 Marquette 52-42 with 11:15 to play. Would be a nice result for Boise State, which lost to Butler. Butler was an 11-point underdog ar KenPom in this game.
Butler trailed by 11pts and was +600 live ML. Butler now leads -- at #11 Marquette -- by 7pts.
11:46 left: #Butler 49, Marquette 42
11:46 left: #Butler 49, No. 12 Marquette 43
#Butler on an 11-0 run to seize 47-40 lead. Marquette looks discombobulated.
14:06 left: Marquette 40, #Butler 39. Marquette's streak of 20 straight Big East home wins (tying conference record) is on the line.
#Butler has scored first six points of second half, five by Pierre Brooks II, to cut lead to 35-34 at No. 12 Marquette. Marquette's Tyler Kolek, reigning Big East player of the year, has two points. Marquette is 1-of-17 on 3s.
HALF: Butler 28, Marquette 35 Marquette has been the much superior team this half. They have 24 points in the paint and have forced 10 Butler turnovers. Kam Jones leads all scorers with 17. Marquette's poor three-point shooting (1/12) is the only thing keeping this game close.
Half: No. 12 Marquette 35, #Butler 28 Bulldogs have handled ball poorly (10 turnovers) and defended poorly. So to be within seven points should be a relief.
If Marquette's home winning streak ends, it can look back at a first half in which it failed to dispatch #Butler.
#Butler trails 33-28 at Marquette, and is fortunate not to trail by 15. Ten turnovers, and DJ Davis has two points. (Davis was Big East scoring co-leader in league play.) Gritty, not pretty, I suppose.
#Butler has nine turnovers and trails 28-17 at Marquette. Kam Jones (17) has as many points as Dawgs.
7:49 left in half: Marquette 21, #Butler 15. Marquette suddenly cannot make a shot, but neither can Dawgs.
Marquette is 8-of-8 on 2s, leads #Butler 19-15. Dawgs' defensive woes persist.
Under-16 media timeout: Marquette 8, #Butler 2. Bulldogs look disjointed on offense.