Milwaukee-In one of Marquette’s less impressive games of the season, they pulled out the victory by scoring when they needed to. They started both halves slowly, but once they got warmed up their fast break offense was too much for DePaul to contend with. Dominic James was a big part of the offensive success with his 9 assists-all coming in the first half. While he did not have a spectacular afternoon shooting the ball, his superior passing facilitated the scoring for the rest of his teammates.

The scoring was picked up by Jerel McNeal, Wes Matthews and Lazar Hayward, who all finished in double figures. Dwight Burke, who was a perfect 4-4 from the field, also chipped in with 10 points.

On defense, Marquette controlled DePaul inside for the most part, and most of the damage to Marquette was done from the outside. DePaul’s three points shooting kept them within reach for the length of the game, but Marquette caused sixteen turnovers to maintain control.

McNeal tore apart the Deacons’ defense with his quickness and slashing ability, and Hayward dominated the boards, finishing with 17.

The victory puts Marquette at 6-0 in the BIG EAST, and keeps them atop the conference’s rankings. But the Golden Eagles must prepare for Notre Dame and “Big Monday,” just 52 hours from now.
 

Josemanuel Lopez
MUTV Sports

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