Butler Narrowly Falls to Marquette at Hinkle Fieldhouse

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2/1/2026 | 1PM

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Feb. 01 (Sun) / 1PM

at Xavier

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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler fell to the Marquette Golden Eagles 64-60 on Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. With the loss, Butler slides to 9-12 on the season and 3-8 in BIG EAST play while Marquette improves to 13-7 overall and 7-4 in conference action.
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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

A trio of Bulldogs scored in double figures, with Mallory Miller leading the way with a team-high 14 points. Lily Zeinstra (13) and Saniya Jackson (12) rounded out the Dawgs in double figures. 
Jackson nearly posted her second double double in as many games pulling down a team-high nine rebounds. 
Addison Baxter paced the offense with four assists. 
Butler shot 25-for-55 (45.5%) from the floor and shot 6-for-25 (24%) from beyond the arc. 
BU outrebounded Marquette 27-26.
The Dawgs forced 12 Marquette turnovers. 

MARQUETTE HIGHLIGHTS

Halle Vice led all scorers with 23 points in the contest on an efficient 10-for-15 shooting performance from the floor. Jaidynn Mason rounded out the Golden Eagles in double figures, posting 16 points in the contest. 
Vice led the Golden Eagles on the glass pulling down five rebounds in the contest. 
Lee Volker and Mason paced the Marquette offense with four assists apiece. 
Marquette shot 26-for-51 (51%) from the floor and shot 6-for-12 (50%) from beyond the arc.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Both sides traded buckets to open the game as Marquette jumped out to an early 10-6 lead at the first media timeout of the contest. After holding the Golden Eagles scoreless for over four minutes in the end of the first, MU hit a late 3-pointer giving the visitors the 13-10 advantage after the first stanza. 
Zeinstra started the second quarter on fire from beyond the arc, sinking three-consecutive 3-pointers in the first 2:20 of the quarter. Zeinstra’s nine-point explosion forced Marquette to take a timeout with the Dawgs ahead, 19-13. Marquette responded with a 12-0 run of its own, forcing Butler to take a timeout with the Golden Eagles up six. MU finished the half on a 19-0 run over the final 5:17, as the visitors took the 32-19 lead into the break. 
After trading early buckets to start the third, Butler was able to string together a 6-0 run cutting the deficit to six. Marquette responded to the Dawgs’ run by holding BU scoreless for over three minutes as the Golden Eagle lead grew to 11 with two minutes left in the quarter. The visitors closed the quarter with the 47-33 advantage. 
Butler opened the fourth on an 8-2 run as the Dawgs cut the visitors’ advantage to eight. BU continued to claw back, holding MU scoreless for 3:34 as the visitors’ lead stood at six with just under five minutes left in the game. Both sides continued to trade buckets but a deep 3-pointer from Miller with 24 seconds left cut the Marquette lead to three. Butler was unable to complete the comeback in the final seconds, falling just short at the final whistle, 64-60. 

 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Sunday, Feb. 1 as BU makes the quick trip to Xavier for a BIG EAST matchup. Tip-off at the Cintas Center is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.