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No. 17 Marquette surges down the stretch for 87-74 victory over Villanova

AP
Jan 15, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) Kam Jones scored 22 points, Tyler Kolek had 21 points and 11 assists and No. 17 Marquette pulled away in the second half to snap a two-game skid with an 87-74 victory over Villanova on Monday.

Oso Ighodaro added 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals as Marquette continually worked the ball inside. Marquette had a 60-18 edge in paint points.

Marquette (12-5, 3-3 Big East) bounced back five days after a 69-62 loss to Butler that ended the Golden Eagles' 20-game home conference winning streak, which had tied a Big East record. Marquette outscored Villanova 30-17 over the last nine minutes.

Mark Armstrong had a career-high 24 points for Villanova. Eric Dixon had 15 points and Brendan Hausen added 11 points.

Kolek had eight points during a 12-0 run that enabled Marquette to pull ahead for good and beat Villanova (11-6, 4-2) for a fifth straight time, the Golden Eagles’ longest win streak in this series’ 44-game history.

After trailing by 10 points early in the second half, Villanova tied the game at 57-all on Dixon’s 3-pointer with 10:01 remaining. But the Wildcats wouldn’t score again for over 4 ½ minutes as Marquette again grabbed a double-digit advantage.

Kolek scored the last six points during the 12-0 spurt that put Marquette ahead for good. The 2022-23 Big East player of the year shot 7 of 14 to break out of his slump.

During Marquette’s two-game losing streak, Kolek had averaged just 3.5 points while shooting 2 of 19 overall and 1 of 10 from 3-point range.

BIG PICTURE

Villanova: The Wildcats lost in part because they couldn't stay hot from 3-point range. They went 9 of 18 from beyond the arc during a first half that featured eight ties and 12 lead changes. They were 5 of 15 on 3-point attempts in the second half.

Marquette: Injuries to Sean Jones and Chase Ross tested the Golden Eagles' depth, particularly after starters David Joplin and Stevie Mitchell picked up two first-half fouls. Marquette won anyway because its best players came up big.

WADE'S GIFT

Marquette announced during the game that Dwyane Wade is donating $3 million to the school.

Wade’s gift will grow the school’s summer reading program for Milwaukee children, establish a Wade Scholars program benefiting low-income students and expand the university’s athletic and human performance research center, which will include a new practice facility for the men’s basketball program.

Wade led Marquette to a 2003 Final Four appearance.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Marquette's slide had caused the Golden Eagles to drop six spots in the poll that came out Monday. This victory should enable the Golden Eagles to stay in the Top 25 next week even if they lose on Saturday.

UP NEXT

Villanova: Hosts No. 1 UConn on Saturday.

Marquette: Visits St. John's on Saturday.

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1st Half
NOVA
Wildcats
40
MARQ
Golden Eagles
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Eagles gains possession)
19:48	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point dunk (Tyler Kolek assists)	0-2
19:13	+2	Justin Moore makes two point jump shot	2-2
19:10		Justin Moore personal foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
19:05	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point dunk (Tyler Kolek assists)	2-4
18:48	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Mark Armstrong assists)	5-4
18:31	+2	David Joplin makes two point jump shot	5-6
18:10		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
18:08		Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
18:01		Stevie Mitchell misses two point jump shot
17:59		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
17:34	+3	Tyler Burton makes three point jump shot (TJ Bamba assists)	8-6
17:30	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point dunk (Tyler Kolek assists)	8-8
16:57		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
16:55		David Joplin defensive rebound
16:48		Tyler Kolek misses three point jump shot
16:46		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
16:40		Mark Armstrong turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Kolek steals)
16:24	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	8-10
16:04	+2	Tyler Burton makes two point layup	10-10
15:43	+2	David Joplin makes two point jump shot	10-12
15:13	+3	Justin Moore makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)	13-12
14:59		Stevie Mitchell misses two point jump shot
14:58		Oso Ighodaro personal foul (Tyler Burton draws the foul)
14:58		TV timeout
14:38		Hakim Hart misses three point jump shot
14:36		Tre Norman defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	13-14
13:44	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Hakim Hart assists)	16-14
13:27		TJ Bamba personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
13:17	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Oso Ighodaro assists)	16-17
12:52		Mark Armstrong misses two point jump shot
12:51		Wildcats offensive rebound
12:45	+3	Justin Moore makes three point jump shot	19-17
12:34	+2	Tyler Kolek makes two point layup	19-19
12:23		Stevie Mitchell personal foul
12:23		Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
12:21		Kam Jones defensive rebound
12:03	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup (Ben Gold assists)	19-21
11:30		David Joplin shooting foul (Tyler Burton draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:30		Tyler Burton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:30	+1	Tyler Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-21
11:12		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
11:10		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
10:42		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
10:40		Tyler Burton offensive rebound
10:38		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Tyler Burton draws the foul)
10:26		David Joplin blocks Brendan Hausen's three point jump shot
10:24		David Joplin defensive rebound
10:23		Brendan Hausen personal foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
10:05	+2	Tre Norman makes two point layup	20-23
9:43		Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
9:41		Tre Norman defensive rebound
9:24		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
9:22		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
9:15	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Mark Armstrong assists)	23-23
9:01	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup (Oso Ighodaro assists)	23-25
8:47	+2	Hakim Hart makes two point jump shot	25-25
8:47		David Joplin shooting foul (Hakim Hart draws the foul)
8:47		Hakim Hart misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:47		Ben Gold defensive rebound
8:30	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point jump shot (Ben Gold assists)	25-27
8:03		Hakim Hart misses two point layup
8:01		Lance Ware offensive rebound
7:56	+2	Lance Ware makes two point layup	27-27
7:55		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
7:53		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
7:44	+3	Mark Armstrong makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)	30-27
7:30		Tre Norman misses three point jump shot
7:28		Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound
7:24		Tyler Kolek misses three point jump shot
7:22		Wildcats defensive rebound
7:22		TV timeout
7:00		Lance Ware turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Kolek steals)
6:55		Tyler Kolek misses two point layup
6:53		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
6:25	+3	Mark Armstrong makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists)	33-27
6:09	+3	Zaide Lowery makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	33-30
5:41		Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot
5:39		Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
5:28	+3	Zaide Lowery makes three point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists)	33-33
5:01		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
4:59		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
4:45	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point hook shot	33-35
4:29		Lance Ware turnover (bad pass)
4:18	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point layup	33-37
4:00		Ben Gold blocks Tyler Burton's two point layup
3:58		Tyler Kolek defensive rebound
3:50	+2	Tyler Kolek makes two point jump shot (Ben Gold assists)	33-39
3:26		Tyler Burton misses two point jump shot
3:24		Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
3:19		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
3:17		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
3:07	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	35-39
2:41	+2	Ben Gold makes two point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists)	35-41
2:18		Justin Moore turnover (double dribble)
2:18		TV timeout
1:53		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
1:51		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
1:41	+3	Mark Armstrong makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)	38-41
1:25		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
1:23		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
1:17		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
1:15		Tyler Kolek defensive rebound
1:06		Tyler Kolek turnover (bad pass) (Mark Armstrong steals)
1:06		Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
0:48		Ben Gold shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
0:48	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-41
0:48	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-41
0:30		Kam Jones turnover (lost ball) (Brendan Hausen steals)
0:22		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:05		Ben Gold blocks Justin Moore's three point jump shot
0:03		Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Tyler Kolek makes two point layup	40-43
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NOVA
Wildcats
34
MARQ
Golden Eagles
44

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point dunk (Tyler Kolek assists)	40-45
19:15		Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
18:52		Tyler Kolek misses three point jump shot
18:50		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
18:45		Eric Dixon personal foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul)
18:42		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
18:40		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
18:30		TJ Bamba turnover (lost ball) (Oso Ighodaro steals)
18:15		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
18:13		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
18:07	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	40-47
17:58		Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Oso Ighodaro steals)
17:50	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists)	40-50
17:43		Wildcats 30 second timeout
17:43		TV timeout
17:25		Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
17:14		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
17:12		Wildcats defensive rebound
16:49	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	42-50
16:39		Tyler Kolek turnover (bad pass)
16:06		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
16:04		Kam Jones defensive rebound
15:56		Oso Ighodaro misses two point jump shot
15:54		Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
15:40	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (TJ Bamba assists)	45-50
15:32	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup (Tyler Kolek assists)	45-52
15:10	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	47-52
15:10		Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
15:10		TV timeout
15:10		Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:10		Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
15:01		Tyler Kolek misses three point jump shot
14:59		Mark Armstrong defensive rebound
14:51		Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot
14:49		Eric Dixon offensive rebound
14:43		Ben Gold blocks Eric Dixon's two point layup
14:41		Kam Jones defensive rebound
14:25	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot	47-55
13:59		Ben Gold shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
13:59	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-55
13:59	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-55
13:46		Mark Armstrong shooting foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
13:46		Kam Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:46		Kam Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:46		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
13:21		Tre Norman shooting foul (Brendan Hausen draws the foul)
13:21		Brendan Hausen misses regular free throw 1 of 3
13:21	+1	Brendan Hausen makes regular free throw 2 of 3	50-55
13:21	+1	Brendan Hausen makes regular free throw 3 of 3	51-55
13:09	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup (Oso Ighodaro assists)	51-57
12:46		Mark Armstrong misses two point jump shot
12:44		Mark Armstrong offensive rebound
12:27		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
12:25		Tyler Burton offensive rebound
12:14		Tre Norman personal foul (Tyler Burton draws the foul)
12:00		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
11:58		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
11:55		TJ Bamba personal foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:32		Tyler Kolek misses two point jump shot
11:30		Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
11:09		Justin Moore turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
11:03		Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot
11:01		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
10:44	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists)	54-57
10:25		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
10:23		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
10:01	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Mark Armstrong assists)	57-57
9:39		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
9:37		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
9:10		Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot
9:08		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
8:55	+2	Tyler Kolek makes two point layup (Oso Ighodaro assists)	57-59
8:44		Oso Ighodaro personal foul (Justin Moore draws the foul)
8:28		Mark Armstrong misses two point jump shot
8:26		Kam Jones defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists)	57-61
7:40		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
7:38		Kam Jones defensive rebound
7:25	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup (Tyler Kolek assists)	57-63
7:09		TJ Bamba turnover (lost ball) (Kam Jones steals)
7:09		TV timeout
7:01	+2	Tyler Kolek makes two point layup	57-65
6:45		Justin Moore turnover (bad pass) (Oso Ighodaro steals)
6:36		TJ Bamba personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
6:23	+2	Tyler Kolek makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	57-67
6:03		TJ Bamba turnover (traveling)
5:47		TJ Bamba shooting foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
5:47	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-68
5:47	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-69
5:24	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	59-69
5:04		Oso Ighodaro misses two point layup
5:02		Tyler Kolek offensive rebound
4:57	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup (Tyler Kolek assists)	59-71
4:38	+2	Mark Armstrong makes two point layup	61-71
4:37		Wildcats 30 second timeout
4:20		Stevie Mitchell misses two point jump shot
4:18		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
4:10	+2	Mark Armstrong makes two point layup	63-71
4:10		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Mark Armstrong draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Mark Armstrong makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-71
3:52	+3	Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	64-74
3:36	+2	Mark Armstrong makes two point jump shot	66-74
3:03		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
2:59		Wildcats defensive rebound
2:59		TV timeout
2:45		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Mark Armstrong draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Mark Armstrong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-74
2:45	+1	Mark Armstrong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-74
2:34		Mark Armstrong personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
2:27	+3	Tyler Kolek makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	68-77
2:10	+3	Mark Armstrong makes three point jump shot	71-77
1:57	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point dunk (Tyler Kolek assists)	71-79
1:38		Hakim Hart misses three point jump shot
1:36		Tyler Kolek defensive rebound
1:19		Hakim Hart personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-80
1:19	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-81
1:12		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
1:10		Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
1:00	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point dunk (Oso Ighodaro assists)	71-83
0:43		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
0:41		Tyler Kolek defensive rebound
0:39		Mark Armstrong blocks Tyler Kolek's two point layup
0:37		Kam Jones offensive rebound
0:36	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	71-85
0:36		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:31		Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot
0:28		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
0:28		TJ Bamba personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-86
0:28	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-87
0:23	+3	Mark Armstrong makes three point jump shot	74-87
0:00		End of period

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Mark Armstrong makes three point jump shot