Lazar Hayward scored 19 points and pulled down 14 rebounds and Marquette avenged an earlier loss to DePaul with an 80-69 win over the Blue Demons at the Bradley Center on Wednesday night.
Darius Johnson-Odom added 21 points and Jimmy Butler 18 for the Golden Eagles, who started the second half on a 15-4 run to break the game open.
Buzz Williams Golden Eagles (14-8, 5-5) pulled back even at .500 in Big East Conference play.
AUDIO: Buzz Williams on seeing his team climb back to .500 :22
Marquette never trailed, jumping out to a double-digit first half lead. They’re tied with South Florida for 8th place in the Big East Conference.