Stevie Mitchell matched a career high with 21 points and No. 10 Marquette continued its recent domination of Villanova by beating the Wildcats 87-74 on Friday night. Chase Ross added 18 points and Kam Jones had 16 to help Marquette (17-3,
The Wildcats have lost four of their last five games in Big East play. Jordan Longino paced Villanova with a game-high 27 points.
Eric Dixon scored 29 points in Nova’s 64-63 loss at home to Georgetown on Monday. Marquette rebounded from their first conference loss of the season last Saturday with a 76-59 win at Seton Hall. Kam Jones scored 19 in the win on 7-11 shooting. The Golden Eagles are 10-1 at home this season.
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MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Two corrections officers were injured in an assault Friday morning by an inmate at Marquette Branch Prison (MBP), according to the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC).
That taste of home has seemed to give Ben Gold a mental reset, and he’s playing his best basketball of the season for the Golden Eagles (16-3, 7-1 Big East) heading into Friday night’s game against Villanova (12-8, 5-4) at Fiserv Forum.
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Marquette University basketball standout Stevie Mitchell signed an NIL deal with Milwaukee-based nonprofit STRYV365 to promote the organization's mission of supporting recovery from traumatic life experiences through coaching, mentoring and programming.
Eric Dixon is the type of versatile, big-bodied forward who can cause fits for the MU frontcourt. That matchup could keep the Wildcats in this game longer than expected, but the Golden Eagles' offense should take advantage of an average Villanova defense to pull away.
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Jalen Rose and the Xfinity Halftime Report crew discuss the recent success of Shaka Smart's Marquette Golden Eagles, also analyzing how effort can help Shaheen Holloway's Seton Hall Pirates overcome their lack of talent.