No. 9 Marquette out to gain traction in Big East opener vs. Butler

(Photo credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Big East conference play gets underway for No. 9 Marquette as it welcomes Butler to Milwaukee on Wednesday night.

Both teams are looking to start conference play on a higher note after scuffling at the end of early nonconference play. Marquette (9-2) has lost two of three and Butler (7-4) has lost three in a row.

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