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    Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs

    MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - 3rd ROUND AT LEXINGTON KY
    BUT
    6
    Butler BulldogsButlerBUT
    27-9
    72
    27-9
    Final
    12T
    Butler
    BUT
    353772
    Marquette
    MARQ
    274774
    MARQ
    3
    Marquette Golden EaglesMarquetteMARQ
    25-8
    74
    25-8
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    Game Leaders

    BUTMARQ
    Rotnei Clarke
    24
    R. Clarke#15
    8/17 FG, 3/3 FT
    24
    Points
    Vander Blue
    29
    V. Blue#13
    9/15 FG, 8/8 FT
    29
    Andrew Smith
    8
    A. Smith#44
    7 DREB, 1 OREB
    8
    Rebounds
    Trent Lockett
    6
    T. Lockett#22
    4 DREB, 2 OREB
    6
    Rotnei Clarke
    3
    R. Clarke#15
    4 TO, 36 MIN
    3
    Assists
    Trent Lockett
    2
    T. Lockett#22
    1 TO, 36 MIN
    2
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    BUT
    MARQ

    43% (24-56)

    Field Goal %

    43% (23-54)

    46% (11-24)

    Three Point %

    42% (5-12)

    68% (13-19)

    Free Throw %

    85% (23-27)

    15

    Turnovers

    15

    33

    Rebounds

    35

    10

    Largest Lead

    4

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Lexington, KY

    Rupp Arena
    CBS

    Referee:Mike Stuart

    Referee:Lamont Simpson

    Referee:Jeffrey Anderson

    Rupp Arena

    Blue key as No. 3 Marquette rallies past Butler

    Vander Blue scored 19 second-half points to rally third-seeded Marquette out of another hole, and the Golden Eagles survived No. 6 Butler 74-72 on Saturday to reach the Round of 16.
    Mar 24, 2013, 02:07 am - Associated Press
    Data is currently unavailable.

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Big East ConferenceBig East ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    St. John's18-2-30-7
    UConn17-3134-6
    Villanova15-5324-9
    Seton Hall10-10821-12
    Creighton9-11916-18
    DePaul8-121016-16
    Butler7-131116-16
    Providence7-131115-18
    Marquette7-131112-20
    Georgetown6-141216-18
    Xavier6-141215-18
    Full Standings

    Men's College Basketball News

    SEC's Sankey: Idea of super league 'not consistent with the truth'

    SEC's Sankey: Idea of super league 'not consistent with the truth'

    SEC commissioner Greg Sankey called the notion that the conference wants to form a super league with the Big Ten "not consistent with the truth."

    5h

    NCAA panel tweaks D-I eligibility plan, could vote on it in late June

    NCAA panel tweaks D-I eligibility plan, could vote on it in late June

    The NCAA Division I cabinet put off a vote on the age-based eligibility model it is considering and instead made minor adjustments to the proposal.

    21h

    Ex-Alabama State players were paid to fix 2024 game, NCAA says

    Ex-Alabama State players were paid to fix 2024 game, NCAA says

    The hero of Alabama State's first NCAA tournament win and three of his teammates on the 2024-25 team were ruled permanently ineligible for accepting payment from gamblers to fix the outcome of a game that season, the NCAA announced.

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