How to watch Butler vs. Marquette basketball game
How to watch Butler vs. Marquette basketball game
Who’s Playing
Marquette Golden Eagles @ Butler Bulldogs
Current Records: Marquette 17-3, Butler 9-11
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
Marquette is 8-2 against Butler since February of 2020, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Both will face off in a Big East battle at 8:30 p.m. ET at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Marquette earned an 87-74 win over Villanova. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
Marquette’s success was spearheaded by the efforts of Stevie Mitchell, who went 7 for 10 en route to 21 points plus three steals, and Chase Ross, who went 5 for 8 en route to 18 points. Mitchell has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he’s played. Less helpful for Marquette was David Joplin’s abysmal 0-6 three-point shooting.
Butler’s found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to UConn on Saturday. Butler enjoyed a cozy 86-69 victory over DePaul.
Butler’s win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Pierre Brooks II, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds. Brooks II had some trouble finding his footing against UConn on Tuesday, so this was a nice turnaround. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Screen, who made all 7 shots he took racking up 15 points plus eight rebounds and two blocks.
Marquette has been performing incredibly well recently as they’ve won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Butler, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
Marquette beat Butler 80-70 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marquette since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Series History
Marquette has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Butler.
- Dec 18, 2024 – Marquette 80 vs. Butler 70
- Feb 13, 2024 – Marquette 78 vs. Butler 72
- Jan 10, 2024 – Butler 69 vs. Marquette 62
- Feb 28, 2023 – Marquette 72 vs. Butler 56
- Feb 04, 2023 – Marquette 60 vs. Butler 52
- Feb 26, 2022 – Marquette 64 vs. Butler 56
- Feb 12, 2022 – Butler 85 vs. Marquette 79
- Feb 17, 2021 – Marquette 73 vs. Butler 57
- Feb 02, 2021 – Marquette 70 vs. Butler 67
- Feb 09, 2020 – Marquette 76 vs. Butler 57