MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (AP) - Jerel McNeal scored 20 points and Lazar Hayward added 18 to lead No. 15 Marquette to a 85-68 victory over Texas Southern on Tuesday night.

Marquette (4-0) failed to score 100 points for the first time in three games as the Golden Eagles struggled at times in the first half against Texas Southern (0-4). Marquette, which had averaged a Big East leading 100.3 points in its first three games, ended up with 19 turnovers.

Marquette turned it up on the defensive end, forcing 20 turnovers resulting in 29 points. The Golden Eagles had a total of 11 steals, led by McNeal with four. Wesley Matthews, who averaged 26 points in Marquette's first three games, had 13 and Dominic James added 11 points.

Deandre Hall led Texas Southern with 19 points, while Ricky Boyles added 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Marquette was bidding to set a school record of three straight games with scoring at least 100 points. The last time Marquette scored 100 points for two straight games was during the 1954-55 season when it beat Bowling Green and Detroit. The Golden Eagles beat Chicago State 106-87 Nov. 17 and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 100-80 Nov. 22.

Texas Southern got the closest it would get in the second half when Hall stole the ball and scored on a dunk with 18 minutes remaining to cut the deficit to 52-42. But Marquette responded with a 15-6 run over the next 5 minutes to grab a 57-38 lead with 13:05 remaining when James stole the ball and score on a lay in.

The Tigers could get no closer than 15 points for the remainder of the game.

Official Basketball Box Score


Official Basketball Box Score
Texas Southern vs Marquette
11/25/08 7 p.m. at Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis.

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VISITORS: Texas Southern 0-4
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
15 JONES,Jacques....... f  4-7    1-1    1-2    2  4  6   2  10  2  3  1  2  36
20 BOYLES,Ricky........ f  7-10   0-0    0-1    3  8 11   5  14  0  3  2  1  26
55 DREWY,Michael....... c  1-5    0-0    0-1    1  0  1   5   2  0  0  0  0  22
01 HALL,Deandre........ g  9-19   1-2    0-0    2  1  3   4  19  3  7  0  4  31
03 MILLER,Matthew...... g  2-6    0-3    8-10   1  2  3   1  12  5  3  0  2  36
00 HENDERSON,Damian....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
12 FORD,Hamid..........    0-0    0-0    1-2    0  0  0   1   1  1  2  0  1   7
23 BURRELL,David.......    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  1  2  0  2  13
31 NORWOOD,Sollie......    2-4    2-4    4-7    0  0  0   4  10  2  0  0  1  28
   TEAM................                         2  1  3   1
   Totals..............   25-52   4-11  14-23  11 16 27  24  68 14 20  3 13 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-27 33.3%   2nd Half: 16-25 64.0%   Game: 48.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  0-5   0.0%   2nd Half:  4-6  66.7%   Game: 36.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-10 70.0%   2nd Half:  7-13 53.8%   Game: 60.9%   5,1


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HOME TEAM: Marquette 4-0
                          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    0-0    1  0  1   4   2  0  1  0  0  13
32 Hayward, Lazar...... f  5-13   0-1    8-10   4  5  9   2  18  0  4  0  0  30
01 James, Dominic...... g  4-7    2-4    1-2    0  4  4   4  11  4  1  0  3  28
22 McNeal, Jerel....... g  5-12   4-7    6-6    4  4  8   2  20  5  6  0  4  31
23 Matthews, Wesley.... g  3-10   0-3    7-10   3  3  6   4  13  3  4  1  3  26
02 Acker, Maurice......    3-5    3-4    1-2    0  2  2   3  10  2  0  0  1  19
04 Hazel, Patrick......    1-3    0-0    0-2    4  0  4   1   2  0  1  1  0  15
10 Cubillan, David.....    1-6    1-4    0-0    0  1  1   1   3  2  2  0  0  16
33 Butler, Jimmy.......    1-2    0-0    4-4    4  0  4   1   6  1  0  1  0  21
45 Frozena, Robert.....    0-2    0-0    0-0    2  0  2   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
   TEAM................                         1  1  2
   Totals..............   24-62  10-23  27-36  23 20 43  22  85 17 19  3 11 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4%   2nd Half: 12-33 36.4%   Game: 38.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  6-12 50.0%   2nd Half:  4-11 36.4%   Game: 43.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  8-10 80.0%   2nd Half: 19-26 73.1%   Game: 75.0%    7


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Officials: Ron Groover, Earl Robinson, Bruce Bell
Technical fouls: Texas Southern-TEAM. Marquette-None.
Attendance: 12993
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Texas Southern................   25   43  -   68
Marquette.....................   38   47  -   85
ID-713347
2008 Chicago Invitational

Points in the paint-TXSOMB 38,MU 26. Points off turnovers-TXSOMB 21,MU 29.
2nd chance points-TXSOMB 10,MU 26. Fast break points-TXSOMB 16,MU 17.
Bench points-TXSOMB 11,MU 21. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-TXSOMB 2nd-01:12, MU 2nd-00:05.
Largest lead-TXSOMB None, MU by 25 2nd-11:06.