National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Marquette 82, South Dakota 69
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 20, 2010
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # Joe Lindsay, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 14117

Jimmy Butler scored 20 points, leading four players in double figures, as Marquette cruised to an 82-69 victory over South Dakota on Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Marquette (4-0) never trailed after jumping out to an 8-0 lead in the game’s first 3:41. The Golden Eagles led 43-29 at the half, buoyed by a 14-0 point differential at the foul line and a 28-14 advantage in rebounding, and essentially sealed the outcome with a run of 10 consecutive points that made it 59-37 with 12:02 remaining.

Butler added nine rebounds - six offensive, four assists and three rebounds. Chris Otule finished with 15 points for Marquette, while Darius Johnson-Odom had 14 and Dwight Buycks contributed 11.

Five different players reached double digits in scoring for South Dakota (1-2), led by Charlie Westbrook with 17 points. Jake Thomas, Louie Krogman and Mitchell Bouie added 11 points apiece.
Top Game Performances
 
South Dakota   Marquette
Charlie Westbrook 17 Scoring Jimmy Butler 20
Kendall Cutler 8 Assists Vander Blue 6
Charlie Westbrook 5 Rebounds Jimmy Butler 9
Kendall Cutler 3 Free Throws Made Jimmy Butler 8
Ricardo Andreotti 3 Steals Jimmy Butler 3
Ricardo Andreotti 1 Blocks Jae Crowder 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Dakota 69 40.9 9-24 6-14 21 28 2 11
Marquette 82 48.3 1-9 23-34 22 46 4 7
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