Butler finishes a week on the road with a Saturday afternoon tip at Marquette. It's the second meeting between the teams this season as Butler posted an 87-76 win over the Golden Eagles Jan. 23 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
Butler Bulldogs (13-10, 4-8 BIG EAST) at Marquette (8-15, 3-9)
Saturday, Feb. 7 • 1PM CT
Fiserv Forum; Milwaukee, Wis.
 
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• Finley Bizjack led the Bulldogs with 28 points in that Jan. 23 win over Marquette.
• The Bulldogs enter the contest off a crushing double-overtime loss at Providence Wednesday. Both match-ups between Butler and the Friars this season have required 50 minutes of action (Butler won 113-110 Dec. 13 in Indianapolis).
• Bizjack led the way for the Bulldogs Wednesday at Providence, tying his career-high with 30 points.
• Bizjack has scored 20 or more points in 10 games this season. Bizjack is second in the BIG EAST in scoring at 17.7 points per game and ranks third in the conference with 2.4 made three-pointers per game.
• Bizjack ranks second in the BIG EAST in free throw shooting at 85.7 percent. In conference games, his percentage jumps to 91.3 percent (73-for-80).
• Michael Ajayi registered 20 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday at Providence, his 15th double-double of the season (which is second nationally).
• Ajayi leads the BIG EAST and is fifth nationally with an average of 11.3 rebounds per game. He has led the Bulldogs in rebounding in 22 of the team's 23 games this season.
• In addition to leading the league in rebounding, Ajayi ranks fourth in the BIG EAST at 16.2 points per game. He is also among the conference Top 15 in minutes played (second), field goal percentage (fourth),  blocked shots (tenth), and assists (14th).
• Thad Matta enters Saturday's game with 499 career wins as a head coach.
• Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor made the first start of his Butler career Wednesday at Providence as Azavier Robinson missed the game with a left wrist injury.
• Drayton Jones pulled down a season-best 10 rebounds Wednesday at Providence; it marked the fourth game of his career with double-digit rebounds.
• Butler has out-rebounded 17 of its 23 opponents this season, but Providence won the battle of the glass, 46-36, Wednesday night. The Bulldogs have a +3.8 average rebounding margin on the season, which ranks third in the BIG EAST. Butler is only 1-5 this season when being out-rebounded by its opponent.
• Butler has attempted more free throws than their opponents in 20 of the 23 games this season. However, due to a season-high 28 fouls by the Bulldogs, Providence had 39 attempts at the line Wednesday compared to 34 for Butler.
• The Bulldogs average 26.7 free throw attempts per game, which ranks tenth nationally.
• Butler's ability to get to the line coupled with fouling only 15.7 times per game (44th nationally) has allowed the Bulldogs to make more free throws (433) than their opponents have attempted (379) so far this season. That ratio is also true in BIG EAST games with Butler making 235 compared to opponents attempting 220.
• Over the last six games, the Bulldogs have committed a total of only 54 turnovers (an average of 9.0 per game).
• Jamie Kaiser Jr. led Butler with a career-best 19 points Saturday against Georgetown.
• Evan Haywood is sixth in the BIG EAST in made three-pointers per game (1.96).
• Ten different Bulldogs have scored at least 13 points in at least one game this season.
 
More About Marquette
• The Golden Eagles are 8-15 overall and 3-9 in BIG EAST play; all eight of their wins this season have come at home.
• Freshman Nigel James Jr. leads Marquette in scoring at 15.4 points per game and that average increases to 19.4 in BIG EAST games.
• Marquette's 9.4 steals per game are 16th nationally and have contributed to 15.9 fast break points per game (19th in the NCAA).
 
First Time Around
• Finley Bizjack poured in 28 points, leading Butler to an 87-76 win over Marquette Jan. 23 in Indianapolis.
• Butler shot 51 percent from the field. 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.
• Marquette shot 49 percent from the field, but went only 5-for-27 from three-point range.
 
The Meetings with Marquette
• The Bulldogs and Marquette first met in 1922, which is Butler's earliest match-up against any of the current BIG EAST opponents.
• Twenty-five (25) of the 54 match-ups in the series have come since the Bulldogs joined the BIG EAST prior to the 2013-14 season.
• The two teams met in the Round of 32 of the 2013 NCAA Tournament with Marquette pulling out a 74-72 victory.
 
The Series: Marquette leads, 28-26
Streak: Butler, W1
In Milwaukee: Marquette leads, 17-11
First Meeting: Dec. 16, 1922; Marquette, 18-17 (at MU)
Last Meeting: Jan. 23, 2026; Butler, 87-76 (at BU)
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs are back at Hinkle Wednesday (Feb. 11) to host UConn.