#MUBB falls to Butler, 69-62

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MILWAUKEE - The No. 11/12 Marquette University men's basketball team fell to Butler, 69-62, on Wednesday evening at Fiserv Forum.

Junior guard Kam Jones scored a game-high 20 points for the Golden Eagles (11-5, 2-3 BIG EAST) and became the 51st player in Marquette history to reach 1,000 career points.

The Bulldogs (11-5, 2-3 BIG EAST) trailed by seven points at the half and fought back to take their first lead of the game with 13:52 remining in the second half on a Posh Alexander layup. Alexander was one of four BU players in double digits, including center Jalen Thomas who posted a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Marquette shot just 24-of-73 from the floor (32.9 percent) and was 5-for-31 from deep.

NOTABLES:

The all-time series, which dates back to the 1922-23 campaign, is knotted at 25 wins apiece.
Kam Jones entered Wednesday's game with 989 career points. He hit a free throw at the 13:32 mark of the opening half for his 11th point of the night to reach 1,000 in his career.
Kam Jones led all players with 17 points in the first half and scored 16 of his points on layups. He was 8-of-8 from 2-point range in 16 first half minutes.
MU freshman Zaide Lowery had a career-high seven points in 12:55 of action.
MU junior Stevie Mitchell notched his second game this season scoring in double figures. Mitchell had 10 points and tied a career high with eight rebounds.
It was announced prior to the game that MU point guard Tyler Kolek was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List.

UP NEXT: Marquette hosts Villanova on Fiserv Forum on MLK Day at 1:30 p.m. Central time. The matchup airs live on FOX and Marquette Athletics will honor its two McCahill Award recipients for 2023 in men's lacrosse defenseman Mason Woodward and former women's basketball player Chloe Marotta.

Keep up with the Marquette men's basketball program through social media by following on X (@MarquetteMBB) and Instagram (@marquette.basketball) and 'liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteMensBB). Fans interested in tickets can contact the Marquette Ticket Office online or at 414-288-GOMU (4668).

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Team Stats

Kam Jones

Oso Ighodaro

Stevie Mitchell

David Joplin

Players Mentioned

Kam Jones

Tyler Kolek

Zaide Lowery

Stevie Mitchell

Players Mentioned

Kam Jones

Tyler Kolek

Zaide Lowery

Stevie Mitchell