National Basketball Association
Marquette 78, Butler 69
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
# Brent Hampton, # John Gaffney, # Evon Burroughs
Attendance:
7423
By Field Level Media
Stevie Mitchell scored 14 of his career-high 22 points in the second half to fuel No. 9 Marquette to a 78-69 victory over host Butler on Tuesday in Indianapolis.
Mitchell made 9 of 14 shots from the floor to eclipse his previous career high of 21 points, set in the Golden Eagles' win over Purdue on Nov. 19 and matched in a victory over Villanova on Friday.
Big East Player of the Week Kam Jones finished with 17 points despite sitting out a significant portion of the second half due to foul trouble.
David Joplin scored 14 points and Chase Ross added 12 for Marquette (18-3, 9-1 Big East), which outscored the Bulldogs 43-27 in the second half en route to winning for the ninth time in 10.
The Golden Eagles shot a robust 50.8 percent from the floor, held a decided 46-28 edge in points in the paint and committed just five turnovers.
Jahmyl Telfort sank all 11 of his free-throw attempts and finished with 24 points for Butler (9-12, 2-8), which has lost 11 of its last 13 games.
Patrick McCaffery added 12 points for the Bulldogs.
Telfort's 3-point play pushed Butler's lead to 10 points at 41-31, but the Golden Eagles trimmed their deficit to seven at intermission and then scored the first six points of the second half.
Jones sank a 3-pointer to give Marquette a 49-48 lead with 13:59 remaining in the second half, but he committed his fourth foul of the game on the ensuing possession.
The Golden Eagles extended their lead to 61-52 after Mitchell made a 3-pointer and a layup before Tre Norman converted from in close with 9:36 remaining in the second half.
Butler closed to within seven with 56 seconds left before Ross made a layup to effectively seal the win.
Marquette jumped out to a 7-2 lead before Butler answered with a 14-0 run to seize control of the game. McCaffery nailed two 3-pointers in the surge, and Finley Bizjack and Telfort had one each.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Marquette |
|
Butler |
|
Stevie Mitchell 22 |
Scoring |
Jahmyl Telfort 24 |
|
Kam Jones 4 |
Assists |
Landon Moore 5 |
|
Ben Gold 7 |
Rebounds |
Andre Screen 9 |
|
Chase Ross 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jahmyl Telfort 11 |
|
Zaide Lowery 2 |
Steals |
Pierre Brooks II 1 |
|
Chase Ross 2 |
Blocks |
Finley Bizjack 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Marquette
|
78 |
50.8 |
8-22 |
8-11 |
16 |
28 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
| Butler
|
69 |
40.7 |
6-22 |
15-18 |
16 |
32 |
3 |
2 |
12 |