Marquette gets rare win at Butler
Markus Howard scored 32 points and Sam Hauser added 19 to help No. 10 Marquette pull away from Butler 76-58.
The Golden Eagles (19-3, 8-1) have won eight straight and picked up their first win at Hinkle Fieldhouse since the 1989-90 season.
Kamar Baldwin led Butler (12-10, 3-6) with 16 points. The Bulldogs have lost three in a row and five of seven. Paul Jorgensen and Sean McDermott each scored 10.
No. 12 Virginia Tech 82, at Miami 70: Nickeil Alexander-Walker tied a season high with 25 points and added a spectacular assist as Virginia Tech shot 59% to beat Miami. Justin Robinson scored 17 points for the Hokies but appeared to hurt his left leg in the second half.
No. 14 Villanova 86, at DePaul 74: Eric Paschall scored 20 points, Phil Booth added 19 points and eight assists, and Villanova (17-4, 8-0) won its ninth straight game. The Wildcats hit 15 from beyond the arc. The defending national champions beat DePaul (11-9, 3-6) for the 18th straight time.
No. 19 Louisiana State 72, at Texas A&M 57: Tremont Waters scored a season-high 36 points with a career-best six three-pointers to give Louisiana State (17-3, 7-0) its 10th straight victory. Texas A&M (8-11, 1-6) lost for the fourth time in five games.
at No. 20 Iowa St. 93, West Virginia 68: Lindell Wigginton scored a seasonhigh 28 points and Iowa State cruised past West Virginia for its fourth win in five games.
No. 15 Louisville 82, at Wake Forest 54: Jordan Nwora scored 20 points and Louisville won its sixth straight game. The Cardinals (16-5, 7-1) shot 52% and led by 35 while keeping themselves even with No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Virginia and No. 9 North Carolina atop the ACC.