Marquette (finally) wins a close game

Oh my heavens, what a game. Milwaukee basketball teams, Marquette and the Bucks alike seem to struggle to win the close games, but Marquette pushed through with a 70-68 win over the #19 UCONN Huskies. Although UCONN is not playing to the caliber they generally achieve this season, especially because of the leave of absence of Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun, Marquette desperately needed a 1) road win in the Big East and 2) a win in a close game, and achieved both of these with a win over the Huskies. Lazar Haywood had a big game with 20 pts and 3 rebounds before fouling out, and Jimmy Butler finally came through in the clutch with a jumper with 3 seconds to go in the game. David Cubillan iced the game with a late steal, and Marquette came away with the victory.