Game 23 | Feb. 9 | Marquette (16-6, 6-4 BIG EAST) vs. Butler (18-5, 6-4 BIG EAST) TIP‐OFF: 11 a.m. CT LOCATION: Fiserv Forum (17,500) - Milwaukee, Wis. MU SCOREBOARD TV: FS1 features the broadcast, with Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Stephen DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME Bardo (analyst) calling the action. Nov. 5 Loyola Maryland W, 88-53 RADIO: 94.5 ESPN FM is the flagship of the MU Radio Network, with Steve Nov. 13 Purdue W, 65-55 “The Homer” True (play-by-play) and Tony Smith (analyst). Nov. 17 at Wisconsin L, 77-61 MU CONTACT INFO: Scott Kuykendall handles the communications duties Nov. 23 Robert Morris W, 66-62 for MU and can be reached at 414.807.3490 or [email protected]. Nov. 28 vs. Davidson ^ W, 73-63 he Marquette University men’s basketball team (16-6, 6-4 BIG EAST) Nov. 29 vs. USC ^ W, 101-79 T welcomes No. 19/19 Butler (18-5, 6-4 BIG EAST) to Fiserv Forum on Dec. 1 5/8 vs. Maryland ^ L, 84-63 Sunday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. CT. FS1 will feature the national television broad- Dec. 4 Jacksonville W, 75-56 cast, with Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) calling the Dec. 7 at Kansas St. W, 73-65 action. National Marquette Day marks the first of three-straight against Dec. 17 Grambling St. W, 93-72 nationally ranked opponents. MU travels to No. 10/12 Villanova on Feb. 12 Dec. 20 North Dakota St. W, 82-68 and hosts No. 21/22 Creighton on Feb. 18. Dec. 28 Central Arkansas W, 106-54 Jan. 1 at Creighton * L, 92-75 Series With Bulldogs Spans Program History Jan. 4 10/9 Villanova * W, 71-60 The all-time series dates back to Series Snapshot Jan. 7 Providence * L, 81-80 (OT) the 1922-23 campaign and is led by Jan. 11 at Seton Hall * L, 69-55 Butler, 23-19. Overall Butler leads 23-19 @ Marquette Jan. 15 Xavier * W, 85-65 MU claimed the first-ever meet- Marquette leads 12-10 @ Butler Butler leads 12-6 Jan. 18 at Georgetown * W, 84-80 ing, 18-17, on Dec. 16, 1922, only to Neutral Tied 1-1 Jan. 21 St. John’s * W, 82-68 see the Bulldogs claim the next RECENT RESULTS Jan. 24 13/12 at Butler * L, 89-85 (OT) nine matchups. Marquette also F 25, 2015 A #23 Butler 73, Marquette 52 J 30, 2016 H Marquette 75, Butler 69 Jan. 29 at Xavier * W, 84-82 (2OT) collected a nine-game win streak M 5, 2016 A Butler 95, Marquette 74 between 1942 and 1990, with the J 16, 2017 A #12 Butler 88, Marquette 80 Feb. 1 DePaul * W, 76-72 F 7, 2017 H #22 Butler 68, Marquette 65 19/19 last two contests during that run J 12, 2018 A Butler 94, Marquette 83 Feb. 9 Butler * 11 a.m. J 31, 2018 H Butler 92, Marquette 72 Feb. 12 10/12 at Villanova * 7:30 p.m. coming when both programs were J 30, 2019 A Marquette 76, Butler 58 members of the Midwestern F 20, 2019 H #11 Marquette 79, Butler 69 Feb. 18 21/22 Creighton * 7:30 p.m. F 9, 2020 A #13 Butler 89, Marquette 85 (OT) Collegiate Conference. Feb. 22 at Providence * 11 a.m. Following Marquette’s move to the Great Midwest Conference in 1991- Feb. 26 Georgetown * 7:30 p.m. 92, the two teams wouldn’t meet until Butler beat the Golden Eagles at the Feb. 29 12/13 Seton Hall * 1:30 p.m. buzzer in the opening game of the 2012 Maui Invitational. MU would return Mar. 3 at DePaul * 7 p.m. the favor in the 2013 NCAA tournament, downing the Bulldogs 74-72 in the Mar. 7 at St. John’s * 11 a.m. closing seconds to earn a trip to the squad’s third-straight Sweet 16 appear- BIG EAST Tournament ance. Mar. 11 First Round TBA Mar. 12 Quarterfinals TBA National Marquette Day Returns Feb. 9 Mar. 13 Semifinals TBA National Marquette Day is a tradition dating back to the 1960s that Mar. 14 Championship TBA brings the Marquette nation united together in pride and spirit to honor the values of the University. On Sunday morning, 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. ^ - indicates Orlando Invitational * - indicates BIG EAST Conference game In its present form, National Marquette Day has been around since 1992. AP/ESPN Top-25 rankings as of time game was played The celebration was preceded by Spirit Day, which dates back to the 1960s. All times are Central Marquette Game Notes Page 2 INJURY REPORT LAST GAME STARTERS Player (Injury) Status NAME POS. PPG. RPG. APG. FG% FT% None Markus Howard G 27.9 3.2 3.1 .414 .860 Koby McEwen G 10.3 5.3 3.1 .329 .840 Brendan Bailey F 7.8 5.6 1.4 .420 .563 1,000-Point Scorers Sacar Anim F 13.3 4.0 1.4 .447 .667 1. 2541 MARKUS HOWARD 2016-19 Theo John F 4.9 4.9 0.7 .473 .597 2. 1985 Jerel McNeal 2005-09 3. 1859 Lazar Hayward 2006-10 4. 1773 George Thompson 1966-69 Marquette Continues To Hit The Boards As A Team 5. 1749 Dominic James 2005-09 Through games of Feb. 5, Marquette leads the BIG EAST in both season-long and 6. 1735 Butch Lee 1974-78 league-only outings in defensive rebounds per game. 7. 1691 Travis Diener 2001-05 Marquette’s year-long average of 29.8 defensive caroms per contest is currently 8. 1690 Brian Wardle 1997-01 fourth in the nation and is truly a team effort. MU’s roster doesn’t feature a player con- 9. 1688 Tony Smith 1986-90 tributing more than 6.0 total boards per game, with forward Brendan Bailey leading the 10. 1673 Wesley Matthews 2005-09 way at 5.6 rpg. 11. 1663 Bo Ellis 1973-77 12. 1649 Darius Johnson-Odom 2009-12 The Golden Eagles have seven players contributing three-or-more rebounds per game 13. 1647 Damon Key 1990-94 and have maintained their season-long average, grabbing 29.2 drpg. through 10 BIG EAST 14. 1637 Dean Meminger 1968-71 games. 15. 1571 Trevor Powell 1987-91 16. 1567 Steve Novak 2002-06 McEwen Picks Up Production At Both Ends 17. 1504 Don Kojis 1958-61 18. 1479 Bob Wolf 1964-67 Junior guard Koby McEwen reached double figures in points in the fourth-straight 19. 1471 Roney Eford 1992-96 game in the win over DePaul, matching his longest run with 10-or-more points since the 20. 1439 Aaron Hutchins 1994-98 first four games of the season. 21. 1355 Mike Moran 1956-59 Over the course of the last four outings, McEwen is contributing 13.5 points and 8.5 22. 1353 Russ Wittberger 1951-55 rebounds per game while shooting 24-of-29 (82.8 percent) from the charity stripe on just 23. 1347 Cordell Henry 1998-02 over seven attempts per contest. 24. 1330 Ron Glaser 1960-63 Highlights of his recent performances include forcing overtime with a last-second 3- 25. 1309 Terry Rand 1953-56 pointer at Butler (also first career double-double - 13 points, 11 rebounds), 18 second- 26. 1299 Michael Wilson 1978-82 half points (all seven in first overtime) in double overtime win at Xavier and a combined 27. 1287 Davante Gardner 2010-14 28. 1282 Sam Hauser 2016-19 20-of-24 effort from the charity stripe in the last two victories. 1282 Tom Flynn 1963-66 30. 1281 Dwyane Wade 2001-03 Torrence Picks Perfect Time To Contribute 31. 1278 Jim McIlvaine 1990-94 Freshman guard Symir Torrence has played double figures in minutes in each of the 32. 1277 Jimmy Butler 2008-11 last two outings and has made critical contributions in both victories. 33. 1234 Anthony Pieper 1993-97 1234 Glenn “Doc” Rivers 1980-83 He finished with seven points and two assists in the win over DePaul, knocking down 1234 Earl Tatum 1972-76 a key 3-pointer in the second half as Marquette was beginning its comeback. His point 36. 1227 Oliver Lee 1977-81 total was his second-best of the year, surpassed only by a nine-point effort in the non- 37. 1221 Kerry Trotter 1982-86 conference finale against Central Arkansas. 38. 1201 Robb Logterman 1990-94 In the double overtime victory at Xavier, Torrence calmly drained a baseline floater as 39. 1103 Bernard Toone 1975-79 the shot clock expired and also knocked down a free throw in the game’s closing min- 40. 1087 Andrew Rowsey 2016-18 utes. 41. 1049 Scott Merritt 2000-04 1049 Jae Crowder 2010-12 43. 1048 Chris Crawford 1993-97 Howard Joins Elite NCAA Scoring List 44. 1042 Rube Schulz 1951-55 Senior guard Markus Howard became the 72nd player in NCAA history to reach the 45. 1040 Ron Curry 1990-93 2,500 point mark for a career with his eighth point in the win at Xavier on Jan. 29. 46. 1027 Dwayne Johnson 1981-84 The Chandler, Arizona, native is currently in possession of 2,541 points to rank 51st 1027 Tony Miller 1991-95 all-time and he recently passed his brother Jordan’s total of 2,524 points (Central 48.