#MUBB Hosts Butler On National Marquette Day

The Marquette University men's basketball team (17-10, 9-7 BIG EAST) returns to Fiserv Forum for National Marquette Day when the program hosts Butler (13-16, 6-12 BIG EAST) at 12 p.m. CT on Saturday, Feb. 26. FS1 features the national television broadcast, with Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play) and Jim Jackson (analyst) calling the action. Following Saturday's outing, the Golden Eagles will hit the road for the final time in the regular season when the team travels to DePaul on Wednesday, March 2.

Series With Butler Spans Program History

The all-time series dates back to the 1922-23 campaign and is led by Butler, 24-22.

MU claimed the first-ever meeting, 18-17, on Dec. 16, 1922, only to see the Bulldogs claim the next nine matchups. Marquette also collected a nine-game win streak between 1942 and 1990, with the last two contests during that run coming when both programs were members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.

Following Marquette's move to the Great Midwest Conference in 1991-92, the two teams wouldn't meet until Butler beat the Golden Eagles at the buzzer in the opening game of the 2012 Maui Invitational. MU would return the favor in the 2013 NCAA tournament, downing the Bulldogs 74-72 in the closing seconds to earn a trip to the squad's third-straight Sweet 16 appearance.

The Bulldogs claimed the first meeting this season, holding on for an 85-79 win at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Feb. 12. Butler led by as many as 21 points in the first half before a second-half MU rally closed the gap to four points. Forward Justin Lewis led all scorers with 27 points.

National Marquette Day Celebrated Saturday

National Marquette Day is a tradition dating back to the 1960s that brings the Marquette nation united together in pride and spirit to honor the values of the University.

On Saturday afternoon, alumni will gather in Milwaukee and around the world at more than 50 locations representing multiple states from Hawaii to New York to celebrate Marquette and cheer on the men's basketball team. Events are also scheduled in London, Paris and Puerto Rico.

In its present form, National Marquette Day has been around since 1992. The celebration was preceded by Spirit Day, which dates back to the 1960s.

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Justin Lewis