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====== Marquette 65- Coppin St 55 ====== | ====== Marquette 65- Coppin St 55 ====== | ||
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+ | ===== ESPN Recap ===== | ||
+ | MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Travis Diener scored 16 points and Steve Novak added 14 as Marquette improved to 11-1 for the first time in 26 years with a 65-55 victory over Coppin State on Wednesday night. | ||
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+ | Marquette was last 11-1 during the 1978-79 season when it finished 22-7 and its nickname was still the Warriors, before the change to Golden Eagles. | ||
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+ | Coppin State (2-9) was led by Nicholas King with 16 points and Darryl Proctor with 14. | ||
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+ | Marquette took the lead for good, 17-15, on Diener' | ||
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+ | In the second half, Marquette opened a 48-30 lead with 9:58 left, and Coppin State could get no closer until the final seconds of the game. The Eagles came within 61-54 on Proctor' | ||
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+ | Niv Berkowitz then made two free throws as Marquette opened a 63-54 lead. | ||
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+ | Coppin State, which tied for first in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference last year, has lost to basketball powerhouses Kentucky, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma and Pittsburgh this season and had lost its previous three games by an average 28 points. | ||
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+ | The Eagles -- 0-11 all-time against Conference USA teams -- have lost four consecutive games and play at Minnesota New Year's Day before beginning the conference portion of their schedule. | ||
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+ | Marquette made 9-of-14 shots in the second half while Coppin State made only 8 - of - 29. | ||
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+ | Novak, a 6-foot-9 junior, made 3-of-9 3-pointers and has made at least one 3-pointer in 28 consecutive games. | ||
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===== Box Score ===== | ===== Box Score ===== | ||