Hayward has 22 points and Butler adds 17 as Marquette beats No. 15 Michigan 79-65

By AP
Friday, November 27, 2009

Hayward scores 22, Marquette beats No. 15 Michigan

ORLANDO, Fla. — Lazar Hayward scored 22 points and Jimmy Butler had 17 to lead Marquette past No. 15 Michigan 79-65 at the Old Spice Classic on Friday.

Darius Johnson-Odom added 14 points for Marquette (6-0), which will play in the tournament championship game Sunday.

Michigan (3-1) got 22 points from Manny Harris.

Harris had seven points as Michigan opened the second half with a 12-4 spurt to cut its deficit to 48-47. But Hayward scored six points and Butler added four in a 10-0 run by Marquette that made it 58-47 with 12 minutes to play.

Hayward, who celebrated his 23rd birthday Thursday by scoring 27 points in Marquette’s 71-61 victory against Xavier, gave the Golden Eagles a 70-57 lead on a putback with four minutes remaining.

Johnson-Odom had 12 of his points in the first half as Marquette took a 44-35 lead.

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