Finley Bizjack poured in 28 points, leading Butler to an 87-76 win over Marquette Friday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
 
It was Bizjack's third consecutive game with at least 24 points, a streak that coincides with three straight wins for the Bulldogs.
 
Butler is now 13-7 (4-5 BIG EAST) on the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Butler took a nine-point lead (13-4) less than five minutes into the game before Marquette used a 9-0 run to knot the game at 17-17 at the 11:04 mark of the first half.
• The margin was slim for the remainder of the opening half before a quick spurt gave Butler a 41-36 halftime lead.
• A Bizjack trifecta gave Butler its first double-digit lead (55-44) with 13:46 to play.
• Marquette would not go away, clawing back within one point (66-65) with 6:04 to play.
• A key stretch put the game out of reach as a Bizjack free throw, Bizjack transition lay-up, Bizjack steal on the inbounds pass, a Bizjack assist to Jamie Kaiser Jr. for a driving lay-up, and two Bizjack free throws after a defensive stop turned a 74-72 lead into an 81-72 cushion.

 
TIP-INS:

• Bizjack's 28 points are one off his season-high and two off his career-high. It is his third-best scoring output in a Butler uniform. He now has nine 20-point games so far this season.
• Bizjack went 4-for-9 from three-point range and made 12 of his 13 free throws. He added a season-high five rebounds along with four assists.
• Michael Ajayi scored 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds. He added five assists.
• Both Drayton Jones and Kaiser scored 11 points.
• Freshman Azavier Robinson had four assists and four steals along with his eight points.
• Butler shot 51 percent from the field. The Bulldogs have shot 50 percent or better from the field in eight games this season.
• After going 1-for-10 from three-point range in the first half, the Bulldogs hit five of their nine attempts from behind the arc in the second half.
• Butler went 23-for-31 from the free throw line. Entering the game, Butler ranked 21^st nationally in free throw attempts per game (26.3).
• The Bulldogs held a slim 34-33 rebounding advantage. Butler has out-rebounded 16 of its 20 opponents this season.
• Chase Ross and Nigel James Jr. led Marquette with 15 points apiece. James had a game-high eight assists.
• Marquette shot 49 percent from the field, but went only 5-for-27 from three-point range.
• The Bulldogs scored 85 points or more for the tenth time this season (and fourth time in BIG EAST play).
• The game served as the now annual collaboration with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Butler's Checker Out Game.

 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to the road, traveling to the Big Apple to play St. John's at Madison Square Garden Wednesday. The Red Storm are the first BIG EAST opponent that Butler will meet for a second time this season. Butler returns home Jan. 31 to host Georgetown.