No. 9 Marquette commits just 2 turnovers in 80-70 victory over Butler
MILWAUKEE (AP) Kam Jones scored 23 points and No. 9 Marquette committed just two turnovers in an 80-70 victory over Butler on Wednesday night in the Big East opener for both teams.
Marquette (10-2, 1-0) had its lowest turnover total since Jan. 8, 2011, when it also had two turnovers in an 89-81 loss at Pittsburgh, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
David Joplin and Stevie Mitchell scored 15 points each for Marquette, which rallied from a 35-32 halftime deficit.
The Golden Eagles bounced back three nights after squandering a 13-point lead in a 71-63 loss at Dayton.
Butler (7-5, 0-1) lost its fourth straight despite shooting 51.1% from the floor.
Jahmyl Telfort and Kolby King scored 16 points each for Butler. Patrick McCaffery had 13.
Butler: The Bulldogs are struggling through a demanding stretch, as three of their losses in this skid came against Top 25 teams. Butler lost 79-51 to then-No. 17 Houston, fell 71-68 at home to North Dakota State and lost 83-74 to then-No 20 Wisconsin.
Marquette: The Golden Eagles' second-half surge represented a return to form after they got outscored 45-27 in the second half against Dayton. Marquette shot 6 of 30 from 3-point range but had a 52-24 advantage in the paint.
After leading for only 23 seconds in the first half, Marquette pulled ahead for good when Jones found Mitchell for an inside basket with 19:14 left. That was part of a 10-0 run, as Marquette scored the final basket of the first half and the first eight points of the second half.
Marquette entered with a negative rebound margin for the season, but the Golden Eagles had a 38-27 edge on the boards and outscored Butler 28-7 in second-chance points.
Both teams play Saturday, with Butler hosting No. 11 UConn and Marquette visiting Xavier.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Patrick McCaffery vs. Ben Gold (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â | |
19:30 | Â | David Joplin shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul) | Â | |
19:29 | +1 | Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 1-0 | |
19:29 | +1 | Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 2-0 | |
19:29 | +1 | Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 3-0 | |
19:16 | Â | David Joplin misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:14 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | Â | |
19:06 | +3 | Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Pierre Brooks II assists) | 6-0 | |
18:49 | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists) | 6-3 | |
18:27 | Â | Landon Moore misses two point layup | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Chase Ross defensive rebound | Â | |
18:16 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
18:14 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | Â | |
17:59 | +3 | Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists) | 9-3 | |
17:33 | Â | David Joplin misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â | |
17:11 | Â | Pierre Brooks II turnover (lost ball) (Chase Ross steals) | Â | |
17:04 | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point dunk | 9-5 | |
16:33 | Â | Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:31 | Â | Kam Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
16:16 | Â | David Joplin misses two point layup | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â | |
16:05 | Â | Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Kam Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
15:52 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 9-7 | |
15:30 | +3 | Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists) | 12-7 | |
15:18 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:16 | Â | David Joplin offensive rebound | Â | |
15:10 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup | 12-9 | |
14:44 | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot | 14-9 | |
14:31 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:29 | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â | |
14:10 | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:08 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
13:55 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 14-11 | |
13:45 | Â | Finley Bizjack turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:29 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Royce Parham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:08 | Â | Andre Screen defensive rebound | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Kolby King misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | Â | |
12:28 | Â | Andre Screen blocks Kam Jones's two point layup | Â | |
12:26 | Â | Andre Screen defensive rebound | Â | |
12:20 | Â | Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Chase Ross personal foul | Â | |
12:08 | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot | 16-11 | |
11:54 | Â | Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:52 | Â | Royce Parham offensive rebound | Â | |
11:47 | +2 | Royce Parham makes two point layup | 16-13 | |
11:32 | Â | Andre Screen offensive foul | Â | |
11:32 | Â | Andre Screen turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
11:32 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:12 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Kolby King defensive rebound | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Kolby King misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:45 | Â | Andre Screen offensive rebound | Â | |
10:40 | +2 | Andre Screen makes two point layup | 18-13 | |
10:34 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
10:23 | Â | Kolby King shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | Â | |
10:23 | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-14 | |
10:23 | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-15 | |
10:10 | +2 | Andre Screen makes two point dunk (Pierre Brooks II assists) | 20-15 | |
9:56 | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:54 | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Chase Ross blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point layup | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Finley Bizjack shooting foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul) | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Stevie Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:42 | +1 | Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-16 | |
9:29 | Â | Kolby King turnover (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â | |
9:07 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:05 | Â | Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
8:58 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 20-18 | |
8:41 | Â | Caedin Hamilton shooting foul (Andre Screen draws the foul) | Â | |
8:41 | +1 | Andre Screen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-18 | |
8:41 | +1 | Andre Screen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-18 | |
8:30 | Â | Caedin Hamilton misses two point layup | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | Â | |
8:10 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:08 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Stevie Mitchell offensive foul | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Stevie Mitchell turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
7:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:27 | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Kam Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
7:07 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 22-20 | |
6:49 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Kolby King assists) | 24-20 | |
6:32 | +3 | Tre Norman makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 24-23 | |
6:08 | Â | Ben Gold blocks Landon Moore's two point layup | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Landon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Kam Jones steals) | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:52 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | Â | |
5:30 | Â | Chase Ross shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul) | Â | |
5:30 | +1 | Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-23 | |
5:30 | +1 | Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-23 | |
5:17 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:15 | Â | Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
5:08 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point jump shot | 26-25 | |
4:44 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Kam Jones steals) | Â | |
4:31 | Â | Tre Norman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:29 | Â | David Joplin offensive rebound | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Evan Haywood shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | Â | |
4:29 | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-26 | |
4:29 | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-27 | |
4:06 | +3 | Evan Haywood makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists) | 29-27 | |
3:56 | Â | Kam Jones turnover (bad pass) (Patrick McCaffery steals) | Â | |
3:56 | Â | Stevie Mitchell personal foul | Â | |
3:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:28 | +3 | Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot | 32-27 | |
2:58 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
2:51 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 32-29 | |
2:51 | Â | Evan Haywood shooting foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul) | Â | |
2:51 | +1 | Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-30 | |
2:23 | +3 | Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Kolby King assists) | 35-30 | |
1:55 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | Â | |
1:45 | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses two point layup | Â | |
1:43 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
1:32 | Â | David Joplin misses two point hook shot | Â | |
1:30 | Â | Ben Gold offensive rebound | Â | |
1:17 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Finley Bizjack defensive rebound | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
1:03 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort personal foul | Â | |
0:43 | Â | Royce Parham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Chase Ross offensive rebound | Â | |
0:31 | Â | David Joplin misses two point layup | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Royce Parham offensive rebound | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Andre Screen blocks Royce Parham's two point layup | Â | |
0:24 | Â | David Joplin offensive rebound | Â | |
0:22 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup | 35-32 | |
0:01 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |