No. 9 Marquette put together a strong second half to take a 78-69 win over Butler Tuesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
 
Marquette was able to overcome a 42-35 Butler halftime lead by shooting 55 percent in the second half compared to just 26 percent for the Bulldogs.
 
With the win, Marquette improves to 18-3 (9-1 BIG EAST). Butler is now 9-12 on the season.
 
KEY STRETCH:

• A 14-0 early run by the Bulldogs allowed the home team to build a 16-7 lead with 15:25 to play in the first half. At that point in the game, Butler was 4-for-5 from three-point range. The Bulldogs finished 6-for-22 overall from behind the arc.
• Butler held a 42-35 halftime lead.
• Marquette scored the first six points of the second half and took their first lead of the second half at 49-48 with 13:59 to play.
• A 7-0 Marquette run pushed the lead to 61-52 with 9:36 to play; at that point, Butler was 2-for-15 from the field in the second half.

 
OF NOTE:

• Jahmyl Telfort led the Bulldogs with a game-high 24 points. He added five assists and four rebounds. Telfort hit all 11 of his free throw attempts.
• Stevie Mitchell led Marquette with 22 points. He went 9-for-14 from the field. Kam Jones added 17 for the Golden Eagles.
• Butler shot 57 percent in the first half in building a 42-35 halftime lead. Following the 26-percent shooting performance in the second half, Butler finished at 41 percent for the game.
• Butler held a 35-30 rebounding advantage and a 16-7 edge in second-chance points.
• The Bulldogs committed only 12 turnovers, but forced Marquette into only five.
• Landon Moore made his second start of the season as the Bulldogs opened with a smaller line-up, just as they did in the first game between the teams in Milwaukee. Moore posted a season-high five assists – all in the first half.
• Marquette won the first meeting between the two teams Dec. 18 by a score of 80-70.

 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs head to the nation's capital for a Friday night tip against Georgetown. The game will air on FS1 and fans can also listen in to Mark Minner and Nick Gardner as they bring the action of Butler Basketball Live via the Varsity Network app.