Milwaukee ? As far as Lazar Hayward was concerned, it was about time.

The freshman scored a career-high 18 points to lead No. 16 Marquette to an 80-67 victory over Villanova on Monday night.

Hayward, who entered the game averaging six points per game, had 13 in the first half before fouling out late in the second.

“Guys were making fun of me how it was about time I start playing this way,” said Hayward, who was 5-for-7 from the floor. “I can’t let this be a one-hit wonder.”

Dominic James added 18 points and Wesley Matthews had 16 points for the Golden Eagles (22-7, 9-5 Big East), who snapped a three-game losing streak.

Marquette made all 16 of its free throws in the final 5:58 of the game. Matthews was 12-for-12 from the line.

For the game, Marquette shot 31-35 (88.6 percent) from the foul line. The team entered the game with a 64.2 shooting percentage, 15th out of 16 Big East teams.

“They’ve been struggling shooting free throws, but they were drilling them,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said.

Scottie Reynolds scored 25 points for Villanova (18-9, 6-7), which lost its second straight game.

“If there’s a better freshman guard in the country, I’m not sure who it is,” Marquette coach Tom Crean said of Reynolds.

Curtis Sumpter added 14 points for the Wildcats, whose last four losses have come against Top 25 teams.

No. 10 Pittsburgh 71, Seton Hall 68

East Rutherford, N.J. – Levance Fields scored seven of his 15 points in the final 21â2 minutes to help the short-handed Panthers hold off the Pirates.

Levon Kendall had 14 points and eight rebounds and Sam Young added 11 points for Pittsburgh (24-4, 11-2 Big East), which was without injured 7-foot center Aaron Gray.

The victory was the 100th for Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon (100-26), who reached the milestone faster than any coach in school history.

Eugene Harvey scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half, Jamar Nutter had 19 and Brian Laing added 12 points and eight rebounds for Seton Hall (12-14, 3-10).

No. 15 Butler 68, Wis.-Green Bay 58

Green bay, Wis. – A.J. Graves scored 20 points and Brandon Crone had 17 to help Butler beat Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Mike Green added 13 points and Pete Campbell 11 for the Bulldogs (25-4, 12-2 Horizon League).

Mike Schachtner scored 13 points for Green Bay (16-13, 7-8), which had won four of its previous five, but lost its 11th straight game against a Top 25 opponent after hitting just one field goal in the final 5:47. Terry Evans and Ryan Tillema added 11 points apiece.