Marquette forced Butler into 19 turnovers in taking a 60-52 win Saturday afternoon at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

#14/12 Marquette improves to 19-5 and stays on top of the BIG EAST standings at 11-2.

With the result, Butler falls to 11-13 (3-10 BIG EAST).
 
TOP DAWG:

• Jayden Taylor led the Bulldogs with 19 points, his third-best scoring output of the season. He added a team-high seven rebounds that also set a new career-high for the sophomore.

STAT OF THE DAY:

• Marquette's defense forced Butler into 19 turnovers and turned those Bulldog miscues into 22 points. Marquette held a 22-9 advantage in points off turnovers.

HOW IT TRANSPIRED:

• Marquette opened the game by making four of their first seven attempts from three-point range, leading to an early 16-3 advantage.
• Butler clawed back into the contest with an immediate 10-0 response.
• Marquette scored the final seven points of the first half to take a 32-20 lead.
• After Marquette took its largest lead of the game at 47-32 with 10:32 to play, the Bulldogs countered with a 16-6 spurt, capped by a Simas Lukosius three-pointer, to trim the lead to only five at 53-48 with 4:54 to play.
• The Bulldogs could only muster four points after that point in the game, leading to the final margin.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Lukosius had 15 points and tied his career-high with seven assists. He added five rebounds.
• Lukosius and Taylor combined for 34 of Butler's 52 points.
• Ali Ali added seven points and five rebounds.
• Tyler Kolek led Marquette with 13 points and eight assists. He was one of three Golden Eagles in double figures.
• Marquette shot 46 percent from the field compared to 38 percent for the Bulldogs.
• Half of Butler's 50 attempts came from behind the three-point arc.
• Butler held a 32-28 rebounding advantage.

 
OF NOTE:

• Butler's defense limited Marquette to only 60 points, which was the second-lowest total of the season for the Golden Eagles. Marquette entered the game averaging 82.2 points per game, which is 14^th nationally.
• Butler played without junior guard Chuck Harris, who sustained a concussion in Butler's last game (Jan. 28 vs. Seton Hall).
• Prior to Saturday's road game at a Top 15 opponent, Butler had already played the 13th-toughest schedule nationally according to KenPom.
• Saturday's loss was Butler's fifth straight defeat.
• Butler and Marquette will meet again Feb. 28 at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which will serve as the Bulldogs' final regular season home game of the season.

 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to Hinkle Fieldhouse for a pair of home games next week, hosting St. John's Tuesday night and Xavier Friday night. Tickets remain available for both contests.