MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (AP) - Wesley Matthews scored 18 points and No. 25 Marquette bounced back from its first loss with an aggressive defense that stymied Central Michigan in an 81-67 victory Tuesday night.

Back at home, Marquette (6-1) looked little like the team that got outrun by Dayton in the Chicago Invitational three days earlier.

Instead, the Golden Eagles, who came in averaging 89 points per game, took it to the Chippewas in a game that featured 49 fouls and a plodding pace. Dominic James scored 15 points and Lazar Hayward added 14 for Marquette.

Jerel McNeal, who finished with 14 points, hit a jumper as time expired in the first half, and Marquette began pulling away to start the second, outworking Central Michigan (2-4) on the glass at key points with a 13-4 run to start the half.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics
Central Michigan vs Marquette
12/2/08 7 p.m. at Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis.
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VISITORS: Central Michigan 2-4
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
21 KELLERMANN, Chris... f  5-14   0-6    2-2    2  3  5   4  12  1  1  0  1  23
34 HARDIMAN, Jacolby... f  8-12   0-0    4-6    6  1  7   3  20  2  3  1  2  35
03 ALLEN, Jeremy....... g  8-17   2-6    1-1    2  1  3   4  19  1  5  0  0  33
20 HARMAN, Robbie...... g  3-12   2-9    2-4    2  1  3   4  10  7  2  0  2  36
24 WEARY, Antonio...... g  0-4    0-2    0-0    1  3  4   3   0  2  1  0  0  33
05 BRIDGES, Lawrence...    0-2    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   3   0  0  1  0  1   7
13 FORD, Brandon.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   0   0  0  1  0  0   4
33 EDDIE, William......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   1
40 VAN, Marcus.........    2-3    0-0    0-0    2  3  5   5   4  0  1  1  1  16
45 HUNTER, Adrian......    1-3    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   3   2  0  0  0  0  12
   TEAM................                         1  1  2
   Totals..............   27-67   4-25   9-13  18 15 33  29  67 13 16  2  7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-30 40.0%   2nd Half: 15-37 40.5%   Game: 40.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-11 18.2%   2nd Half:  2-14 14.3%   Game: 16.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  1-2  50.0%   2nd Half:  8-11 72.7%   Game: 69.2%    3
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HOME TEAM: Marquette 6-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
12 BURKE, Dwight....... f  1-2    0-0    1-2    3  2  5   4   3  0  3  2  1  17
32 HAYWARD, Lazar...... f  5-9    1-2    3-4    5  3  8   5  14  2  1  0  2  30
01 JAMES, Dominic...... g  5-9    1-1    4-7    1  6  7   0  15  5  1  0  2  33
22 MCNEAL, Jerel....... g  5-10   0-0    4-5    0  4  4   2  14  5  4  1  1  35
23 MATTHEWS, Wesley.... g  4-11   0-1   10-10   2  1  3   4  18  0  5  0  0  25
02 ACKER, Maurice......    1-3    1-1    0-0    1  1  2   1   3  0  1  0  1  14
10 CUBILLAN, David.....    1-6    1-4    2-2    0  3  3   2   5  4  2  1  1  29
33 BUTLER, Jimmy.......    1-1    0-0    5-6    0  1  1   1   7  0  1  2  1  16
45 FROZENA, Robert.....    0-0    0-0    2-2    0  0  0   1   2  0  0  0  0   1
   TEAM................                         2  2  4
   Totals..............   23-51   4-9   31-38  14 23 37  20  81 16 18  6  9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-27 37.0%   2nd Half: 13-24 54.2%   Game: 45.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-4  50.0%   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   Game: 44.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 14-17 82.4%   2nd Half: 17-21 81.0%   Game: 81.6%    6
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Officials: Curtis Shaw, Todd Williams, Mike Roberts
Technical fouls: Central Michigan-None. Marquette-None.
Attendance: 13158
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Central Michigan..............   27   40  -   67
Marquette.....................   36   45  -   81
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Points in the paint-CMU 44,MU 36. Points off turnovers-CMU 22,MU 18.
2nd chance points-CMU 18,MU 17. Fast break points-CMU 10,MU 12.
Bench points-CMU 6,MU 17. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-3 times.
Last FG-CMU 2nd-01:21, MU 2nd-01:01.
Largest lead-CMU by 3 1st-17:18, MU by 21 2nd-05:04.