====== Marquette 83, Northwestern State 67 ====== {{men_s_basketball:43b09e72-d0cb-44a4-be51-1d01d0f47710.jpg }}MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Ousmane Barro had a career-high 21 points and tied a personal best with 13 rebounds to help No. 8 Marquette beat Northwestern State 83-67 in the Blue & Gold Classic on Friday night. Dominic James scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half and Wes Matthews finished with 14 points for Marquette (8-0), which will play North Dakota State in the championship game of the four-team tournament on Saturday. Barro also blocked three shots. Colby Bargeman led Northwestern State (4-3) with 17 points and Trey Gilder added 13. The Golden Eagles opened the second half with a 14-0 run. Jerel McNeal had six of his 13 points during the surge, including a layup that gave Marquette a 50-32 lead with 16:46 to go. The Demons pulled within eight three times in the second half, the last coming on a Bargeman basket that made it 64-56. James responded with a three-point play with 6 minutes left. Northwestern State never challenged after that. Marquette scored 17 of the first 22 points but Luke Rogers scored six straight points to ignite an 18-5 run for Northwestern State. Gilder connected on a 3-pointer to put the Demons ahead 23-22. Gilder also banked in a shot with 4 seconds left in the first half, cutting Marquette's lead to 36-32 at halftime. Marquette is 8-0 for the third time in coach Tom Crean's tenure. Their best start under Crean was 10-0 in 2001-02. The Golden Eagles were upset 71-64 by Winthrop in last year's championship game, snapping Marquette's 13-0 run in Blue & Gold Classic play under Crean. Marquette allowed 22 offensive rebounds and lost for the first time in the tournament since a 67-51 loss to Tulsa on Dec. 5, 1998. ===== Box Score ===== ^Final ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ T ^ |Northwestern State | 32 | 35 | 67 | |Marquette | 36 | 47 | 83 | ^ Northwestern State ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^Player ^Pos ^Min ^FG-FGA ^FT-FTA ^3P-3PA ^OR-TR ^Ast ^Blk ^Stl ^TO ^PF ^Pts^ |J Spencer | F | 24 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |G Thomas | F | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |L Rogers | G | 31 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |K Jones | G | 27 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |C Bargeman | G | 31 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |D Bell | | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |T Gilder | | 24 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |J Stevenson | | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |M McConathy | | 4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |E Woods | | 12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |K Hancock | | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |D Jones | | 1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |J Moody | | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |M Ross | | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |K Porterie | | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |**Totals** || **200** | **23-59\\ (.390)** | **15-21\\ (.714)** | **6-15\\ (.400)** | **9-26** | **16** | **4** | **8** | **19** | **20** | **67** | ^ Marquette ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^Player ^Pos ^Min ^FG-FGA ^FT-FTA ^3P-3PA ^OR-TR ^Ast ^Blk ^Stl ^TO ^PF ^Pts^ |[[Ousmane Barro|O Barro]] | F | 34 | 10-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | |[[Jamil Lott|J Lott]] | F | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |[[Dominic James|D James]] | G | 31 | 7-12 | 5-7 | 0-3 | 1-5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | |[[Jerel McNeal|J McNeal]] | G | 25 | 5-15 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |[[Wesley Matthews|W Matthews]] | G | 32 | 5-11 | 4-5 | 0-3 | 1-8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |[[Dan Fitzgerald| D Fitzgerald]] | | 19 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |[[David Cubillan|D Cubillan]] | | 22 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |[[Dwight Burke|D Burke]] | | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |[[Lawrence Blackledge|L Blackledge]] | | 7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |[[Lazar Hayward|L Hayward]] | | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |**Totals** || **200** | **33-68\\ (.485)** | **14-21\\ (.667)** | **3-15\\ (.200)** | **21-53** | **20** | **4** | **12** | **23** | **21** | **83** | **Officials:** Reggie Greenwood, Gary Prager, Pat Driscoll\\ **Attendance:** 13,019