Butler’s jumper caps Marquette’s collapse from 5 point lead with :52 to play
Posted by GameSetMatch on December 30th, 2009
A buzzer-beater over Marquette wasn’t what West Virginia coach Bob Huggins had in mind with a showdown looming at No. 4 Purdue.
Da’Sean Butler’s 20-foot jumper with 2 seconds left lifted the sixth-ranked Mountaineers to a 63-62 victory over Marquette on Tuesday night.
West Virginia (11-0, 2-0 Big East) overcame a five-point deficit in the final minute and its lowest point total of the season to improve to its best start since a Jerry West-led team won 14 straight to begin the 1957-58 season.
Butler fouled out of a blowout loss at Marquette last season but this time kept the Mountaineers in a game in which they trailed for most of the second half. He scored eight of his 17 points over the final 12 minutes.
His performance prompted Marquette coach Buzz Williams to call Butler “the best player in the league.”
Click here to read the full article – By Associated Press of ESPN.com
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