No. 9 Marquette's second half outburst led to an 80-70 win over Butler Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
 
The Golden Eagles got 23 points from Kam Jones and utilized a 28-7 advantage in second-half points in the win. Down three points at the break, Marquette outscored Butler, 48-35, in the second half.
 
Marquette improves to 10-2, while Butler falls to 7-5. It was the BIG EAST opener for both teams.
 
HOW IT TRANSPIRED:

• Butler led for 19:06 of the first half, ending the opening stanza with a 35-32 advantage.
• Marquette's only lead of the first half came after two David Joplin free throws gave the home team a 27-26 advantage with 4:29 remaining; Butler then responded with back-to-back three-pointers to retake the lead.
• Marquette came out of the locker room strong to open the second half, forcing three Butler turnovers in the first four possessions, which led to an 8-0 run and a 40-35 Marquette lead with 17:41 remaining.
• Another 8-0 Marquette run came after Butler had trimmed the lead the only six and resulted in a 68-54 advantage with 5:04 remaining, which was the largest lead of the contest.
• Butler's final push came with back-to-back three-pointers that cut the lead to six at 73-67, but Stevie Mitchell answered with an And-1 to return the lead to nine with 1:38 remaining in the contest.

 
NOTEWORTHY:

• Marquette took 75 attempts from the field compared to only 47 by Butler thanks to 20 offensive rebounds; in all, Marquette had a 38-27 rebounding edge.
• Butler committed 14 turnovers, while forcing Marquette into only two.
• The Bulldogs shot 51 percent from the field, including 9-for-22 (41 percent from three-point range).
• Jahmyl Telfort led Butler with 16 points and 10 rebounds, his second career double-double.
• Kolby King (16) and Patrick McCaffery (13) saw all of their points come in the second half.
• Mitchell made all six of his attempts from the field, finishing with 15 points and nine rebounds.
• In matching up with Marquette's quick starting line-up, Landon Moore got his third career start for the Bulldogs.
• Butler was 7-0 when leading at halftime prior to tonight's loss.
• The setback pushes Butler's losing streak to four games.
• The Bulldogs are in the midst of a five-game stretch that includes four Top 25 opponents (having played Houston, Wisconsin and Marquette with Connecticut upcoming).
• The series between Butler and Marquette dates back to 1922 (Marquette now leads 27-25)

 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to Hinkle Saturday to host two-time defending national champion Connecticut. A limited number of tickets remain for the contest. The Huskies are ranked No. 13 and No. 11, respectively, in this week's national polls. The Noon tip will stream on Peacock. Fans can listen to the game as part of Butler Basketball Live with Mark Minner and Nick Gardner via the Varsity Network app.