The Marquette Men squeaked out another Big East road win Wednesday night. Jimmy Butler’s baseline jumper as time expired gave the Golden Eagles a 63-61 overtime victory at St. John’s. Butler had 18-points on the night. Lazar Hayward led Marquette with 22.
The victory was the 10th-straight for Marquette over St. John’s; that streak dates back to 1967. It was also the 12th time that the Golden Eagles were in a game decided by 5-points or less. Marquette is 5-7 in those games.