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 {{men_s_basketball:teams_marquette.gif|}} **Marquette 63 {{men_s_basketball:teams_stjohns.gif|}} Saint Johns 61**
-===== Recap  =====
+===== Butler's Shot Wins It In Overtime   =====
+{{  02_24_10_hayward.jpg|}}Queens, N.Y. -- The Butler did it again.
+For the second time in less than a month, [[Jimmy Butler]] hit a dramatic shot to win a game for the Marquette Golden Eagles on the road, this time nailing a fallaway jumper at the buzzer to spark a hard-fought 63-61 overtime victory over the St. John's Red Storm at Carnesecca Arena on Wednesday night.
+It was the second overtime victory in as many games for MU (18-9, 9-6 Big East), which had a chance to win the game in regulation only to see a 20-foot jumper by Butler a little to the left of the spot of his game-winner rattle around and out as time expired.
+[[Lazar Hayward]] scored a game-high 22 points en route to passing [[Jerel McNeal]] to become MU's all-time games played leader at 131, and Butler added 18 points to go along with a team-high eight rebounds as the Golden Eagles won despite shooting just 34.4% and picked up their second straight clutch win on what could be a season-deciding three-game road swing that concludes Sunday at Seton Hall.
+D.J. Kennedy scored 20 points to lead St. John's (15-12, 5-10).
+Hayward, who battled foul trouble in the first half, picked up his third with 17 minutes 54 seconds remaining, leading to a Kennedy free throw that gave St. John's a 34-27 lead.
+He immediately went out, but coach [[Buzz Williams]] brought him back a little over a minute later, and he drew a crucial charge on Justin Brownlee, wiping a basket away for the Red Storm.
+That turnover led to a three-pointer on the other end by Johnson-Odom, pulling MU within 37-33.
+One of the stranger moments of the season to date occurred in the wake of that basket, as Williams, stalking the sideline in front of the Golden Eagles' bench, dropped a container of chewing gum, scattering pieces all over the court.
+An official timeout was called, and parties from both sides scooped them up while Williams apologized to both the officials and St .John's players.
+Dwight Hardy scored on a layup following the brief delay, and then Butler answered with a three from the left corner and [[Maurice Acker]] a jumper of his own to pull the Golden Eagles to within 39-38 with 12:47 remaining.
+St. John's responded with a quick 7-0 run to regain some breathing room, but [[Joseph Fulce]] answered with a three-pointer from the right corner -- just his third of the season and second in as many games -- and then Acker buried another jumper to again close the deficit to two points at 45-43 at the 9:25 mark.
+St. John's couldn't buy a bucket over the next 8:00, even missing a wide-open, breakaway layup at one point, but MU was nearly as icy and failed to take advantage.
+It wasn't until Acker's three from the left corner that the Golden Eagles pulled even at 49-49 with 3:15 left, and, after Butler swatted a wide-open Malik Boothe layup attempt, Hayward converted a three-point play on the other end to give MU its first lead since late in the first half at 52-49 with 2:20 left.
+St. John's got a dunk from Justin Burrell and MU a pair of Hayward free throws with 36.7 seconds remaining to take a 54-51 lead. The Red Storm tied the game with 19.4 seconds left, however, after Boothe worked himself free in the right corner and hit a three -- just his seventh of the year.
+The Golden Eagles inbounded and called a quick timeout to set up a final play, but Butler's jumper from about 20 feet at the buzzer rattled around and out, sending MU into its second overtime game in three days.
+Butler scored MU's first three points in overtime at the free-throw line, with the second two coming courtesy of Burrell's fifth foul -- a big boost for the Golden Eagles. A three-point play on the other end by Kennedy tied it at 57-57 with 2:58 left, and the teams traded free throws before an Anthony Mason Jr. layup made it 61-59.
+Hayward scored on a putback off a scramble on the other end to knot it back up at 61-61 with 50.7 seconds left, and after Hardy missed a shot on the other end, the Golden Eagles came up with the ball, got it over mid-court and called timeout with 21.7 seconds remaining.
+Out of the timeout the ball ultimately got into Butler's hands, and just like he did in the win at Connecticut on Jan. 30, he worked his way to the right side of the floor with time winding down. A St. John's defender managed to slap the ball away, but Butler was able to gather it back in and hit a tough fallaway jumper from about 18 feet on the baseline as the buzzer sounded.
+The shot triggered a huge celebration by Butler and his teammates, and after a short video review by officials it was ruled good, giving MU another dramatic victory.
+MU was fortunate to go into halftime trailing by only four points at 29-25.
+It played the final 5:34 without Hayward, who had two fouls, went just 1 for 6 from three-point range and committed one more turnover (four) it had assists (three).
+The Red Storm scored 14 of its first 15 points in the paint and then went cold, managing just four baskets over the 9:24. That allowed the Golden Eagles to rally from an 18-10 deficit and actually take their first lead at 25-24 on a pair of Butler free throws with 2:10 left.
+St. John's scored the final five points of the half, and finished at 45.8% from the floor. Kennedy had eight points to lead the way for the Red Storm.
+Hayward's nine points paced MU, while Butler had seven. Fulce came off the bench to grab five rebounds in 10 minutes.
 ===== Box Score =====

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