Marquette’s freshman sensation Henry Ellenson scored a career-high 32 points and pulled down ten rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles past Butler 75-69 in Big East action at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Saturday.
Ellenson turned in his 13th double-double by hitting eight of his 14 shots and making both of his three-point attempts. He made 14-of-16 free throws and blocked six shots.
Fellow freshman Traci Carter made five three-pointers for a career high 15 points and Jujuan Johnson added 11 points for Marquette as the Golden Eagles shot 52-percent from the field.