Butler and coach Thad Matta have a signature win.

The Bulldogs, trailing by 11 points in the first half, smothered No. 12 Marquette in the second half and won 69-62 Wednesday night in Big East basketball at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

The outcome ended Marquette’s 19-game home winning streak. It also stopped Marquette’s streak of 20 consecutive Big East home wins, which had tied the conference record.

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Butler (11-5, 2-3) ended a three-game losing streak ahead of a Saturday game against first-place Seton Hall at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Marquette is also 11-5, 2-3.

Butler led by as many as 13 points.

Three takeaways:

Defense does not rest

Defense had not been a Butler strength.

During its three-game losing streak, Butler allowed 86.3 points per game. All three opponents shot better than 50% from the field. Butler came in last in the league in scoring defense (80.75) and 122^nd nationally in points allowed per possession.

Yet the Bulldogs were virtually impenetrable in the second half, and all night from the arc.

Marquette shot 27.5% in a 27-point second half, and it was much worse until a late flurry of field goals. For the game, the Golden Eagles shot 5-of-31 from the 3-point line, or 16%.

Tyler Kolek, the reigning Big East player of the year, scored two points on 1-of-13 shooting (0-of-7 on 3s).

Scorers step up

Butler’s three top scorers for the season — Pierre Brooks II, Jahmyl Telfort, DJ Davis — scored a cumulative seven points in the first half. Indeed, Telfort had been mysteriously unproductive in four previous Big East games.

The Bulldogs have no superstar — maybe no All-Big East first- or second-team player — so must win with balance, or with different players holding the hot hand on a different night. If no one is hot, all is for naught.

In the second half, Brooks and Telfort got on track. They combined for 10 of Butler’s first 11 second-half points.

Brooks scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half and finished 4-of-6 on 3s. Landon Moore scored 14 off the bench, and Posh Alexander had 10 points, seven assists and five steals. Jalen Thomas had 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.

Turnovers go away

Turnovers have not usually been a problem for Butler, this season or any season. But they had 10 first-half turnovers and were badly disjointed on offense.

Marquette led 9-2 in points off turnovers in the first half. That was the Golden Eagles’ margin.

After that? Butler trimmed the margin to 14-11, and it was better than that until some late-game pressure applied by desperate Marquette.

Take care of the ball, take a big road win.

Contact IndyStar correspondent David Woods at dwoods1411@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter: @DavidWoods007.

Butler 69, No. 12 Marquette 62

BUTLER (10-5): Telfort 2-7 2-4 7, Thomas 4-7 2-4 10, Alexander 4-10 1-1 10, Davis 1-4 2-2 4, Brooks 5-10 0-0 14, Moore 4-5 4-4 14, Bizjack 3-8 0-0 8, Screen 1-1 0-0 2, Kapke 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 11-15 69.

MARQUETTE (11-4): Ighodaro 4-9 4-6 12, Joplin 3-8 0-0 9, K.Jones 9-23 1-1 20, Kolek 1-13 0-0 2, Mitchell 5-10 0-0 10, Gold 0-3 0-0 0, S.Jones 0-2 2-2 2, Lowery 2-5 2-2 7, Norman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-74 9-11 62.

Halftime—Marquette 35-28. 3-Point Goals_Butler 10-22 (Brooks 4-6, Moore 2-3, Bizjack 2-7, Alexander 1-3, Telfort 1-3), Marquette 5-31 (Joplin 3-7, Lowery 1-2, K.Jones 1-10, Mitchell 0-1, Norman 0-1, Gold 0-3, Kolek 0-7). Rebounds_Butler 38 (Thomas 14), Marquette 39 (Ighodaro 9). Assists_Butler 18 (Alexander 7), Marquette 13 (Kolek 8). Total Fouls_Butler 16, Marquette 15.

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