Stevie Mitchell scored 10 of his career-high 22 factors throughout a key five-minute stretch within the second half, serving to No. 9 Marquette overcome Kam Jones‘ foul hassle to beat Butler 78-69 on Tuesday night time.
Mitchell finished 9-of-14 from the field and in addition had 5 rebounds.
The Golden Eagles (18-3, 9-1 Massive East) received their third straight to remain tied with No. 15 St. John’s atop the league standings regardless of dropping Jones, their finest participant, for almost 10 minutes after drawing his fourth foul with 13:32 to play. Jones finished with 17 points.
Jahmyl Telfort scored 24 factors for Butler (9-12, 2-8). Patrick McCaffery added 12 because the Bulldogs misplaced for the tenth time in 12 video games.
Butler managed a lot of the first half and led 42-35 at halftime. Jones helped Marquette transfer into the lead early within the second half. However when he drew his fourth foul, Mitchell scored seven factors in a 12-3 run that gave Marquette a 61-52 lead with 9:37 left. He later added one other 3-pointer to make it 64-54.
Takeaways
Marquette: Coach Shaka Good’s crew confirmed some actual grit after Jones went to the bench. It might be a sign these Golden Eagles are constructed to final within the postseason.
Butler: The Bulldogs regarded like they have been on the cusp of getting again to .500 over the earlier three video games. However they took a step backward with a poor second half.
Key second
With Jones out, Marquette turned up the defensive stress and did not permit a basket for almost 5 minutes.
Key stat
Butler was 5-of-10 on 3-pointers within the first half however 1-of-12 within the second half.
Up subsequent
Marquette welcomes No. 25 Connecticut, the two-time defending nationwide champ, to Milwaukee on Saturday. Butler will attempt to rebound Friday at Georgetown.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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