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====== MU Thumps #22 Pittsburgh ====== | ====== MU Thumps #22 Pittsburgh ====== | ||
- | Eagles have no trouble with No. 22 Pitt | + | MILWAUKEE (AP) -- [[Jerel McNeal]] scored 17 points and [[Ousmane Barro]] scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Marquette to a 72-54 win against |
- | Jerel McNeal had 17 points, Dominic James dished out 12 assists and Ousmane Barro added 14 points and 12 rebounds as Marquette | + | Marquette |
- | Leading 33-24, the Golden Eagles opened the second half with a 21-4 run to clinch an easy victory. James made up for a poor shooting | + | Pittsburgh (19-6, 7-5) wasted |
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- | Pittsburgh shot 37.3% from the field. Sam Young led the Panthers with 18 points. | + | McNeal scored a pair of baskets to open the decisive run, giving |
- | Barro, who was a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor, did a tremendous defensive job on Pitt freshman DuJuan Blair. Blair was held to six points and five rebounds. | + | The break didn't help the Panthers. Marquette scored the next 13 points to take a 54-28 lead on another McNeal field goal with 12:53 to go. |
- | David Cubillan | + | Pittsburgh missed nine of its first 11 shots in the second half and had eight turnovers to one assist in the first nine minutes after halftime. |
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+ | Marquette outrebounded Pittsburgh | ||
- | Freshman Trevor Mbakwe returned from a knee injury and saw his first action | + | The Golden Eagles finished the first half on a 12-4 run, getting a pair of 3-pointers from [[David Cubillan]] in the final two minutes, |
+ | The teams took turns holding the lead in the early going. The Golden Eagles missed their first five 3-pointers, but Dan Fitzgerald hit one to give Marquette 19-16 lead with 9:48 left. | ||
+ | Fields returned after injuring his foot Dec. 29 against Dayton. He entered the game with 14 minutes left in the first half and struggled throughout. | ||
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+ | He was called for an offensive foul on his first possession upcourt, but scored on his first shot, a breakaway layup with 12:33 left in the first half. He missed his final six shots. | ||
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+ | Marquette, seeking additional help down low, decided to play 6-foot-7, 240-pound muscular freshman [[Trevor Mbakwe]]. The team had said in November that Mbakwe would miss the season with a left knee injury, but he received medical clearance to play several weeks ago and made his college debut late in the first half. | ||
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+ | Mbakwe, who averaged 21.7 points and 12.7 rebounds as a senior at St. Bernard' | ||
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+ | A moment of silence was held before the game in honor of the victims of the shooting rampage Thursday at Northern Illinois University. | ||