The Golden Eagles got within one possession several times in the second half, but couldn't get the big shots they needed at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

MU is the BartTorvik No. 124. While Butler did register a misfire at Torvik No. 89 Xavier on Jan. 14 (89-75 loss), the Bulldogs also have ATS wins over Torvik No. 110 DePaul and Torvik No. 114 Wright State.

Hinkle Fielhouse was striped in a checkered flag pattern and the Bulldogs burst past the finish line with their star driving the offense.

The Bulldogs survived a long lull of offense early and managed to win on the road in the Big East. Here's what stood out:

Butler Stats Note: Michael Ajayi, a 6’7”, 235 pound forward, is just six-tenths of a point behind Finley Bizjack for the team lead in points, too. Marquette: #122, their lowest ranking since going into the 2014-2015 regular season finale at #124. Butler: #58 Game Projection: Butler has an 82% chance of victory with a predicted score of 85-75.

The Bulldogs led briefly but couldn't recover after allowing a big run at the beginning of the game. Here's what we learned.

Butler boys basketball was unable to climb out of a 36-21 halftime deficit in a 62-48 loss at North Hills on Tuesday. The defeat drops the Golden Tornado to 6-9 overall and 4-5 in WPIAL Section 1-6A

Butler secured a 52-35 victory over Manchester Regional on Thursday. Alexa Sinopoli led the scoring effort for Butler (9-4) with 16 points, including five two-pointers, one three-pointer, and going perfect from the free-throw line at 3-for-3.