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.
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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Northwestern State | 32 | 35 | 67 |
Marquette | 36 | 47 | 83 |
Northwestern State | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
O Barro | F | 34 | 10-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
J Lott | F | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
D James | G | 31 | 7-12 | 5-7 | 0-3 | 1-5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
J McNeal | G | 25 | 5-15 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
W Matthews | G | 32 | 5-11 | 4-5 | 0-3 | 1-8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
D Fitzgerald | 19 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
D Cubillan | 22 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
D Burke | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
L Blackledge | 7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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