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- | ====== January 1, 2009 ====== | ||
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- | ===== McNeal Scores 24 As Marquette Dumps Villanova ===== | ||
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- | MILWAUKEE -- Just before taking the court for the conference opener against Villanova (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today, No. 15 AP), Marquette coach Buzz Williams gave his players a reminder: Their seniors have never started 2-0 in the Big East. | ||
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- | One down, one to go. | ||
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- | Jerel McNeal scored 24 points, including a critical 3-pointer down the stretch that helped power the Golden Eagles to a 79-72 victory over the Wildcats on Thursday. Marquette (12-2, 1-0 Big East) has another home game Sunday against Cincinnati, giving the Golden Eagles a shot at their first fast start to conference play. | ||
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- | Especially against a ranked opponent known for its defense. | ||
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- | "I think they' | ||
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- | Coming into Thursday' | ||
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- | Matthews scored 19 and Dominic James added 17. | ||
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- | "We just played a very good team with great veteran guards," | ||
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- | Lazar Hayward added 15, giving the Golden Eagles four double-digit scorers against one of the Big East's best defensive teams. Hayward has scored 14 points or more in Marquette' | ||
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- | Villanova forced 19 turnovers, tying Marquette' | ||
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- | "Part of that was our fault," | ||
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- | But the Golden Eagles committed only six turnovers in the second half as their offense took over. | ||
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- | McNeal' | ||
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- | With Marquette leading by 1 point and 5:39 left, the decisive run began with a long jumper by Matthews to put Marquette ahead 61-58. Dante Cunningham then was called for traveling under the basket, handing the ball back to the Golden Eagles. | ||
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- | Matthews then drained a long turnaround jumper, pumping his fist as he extended the lead to 63-58. | ||
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- | "He was a little bit quiet up to that point," | ||
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- | Matthews scored 16 points in the second half, saying he was waiting for the game to come to him. | ||
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- | "It took longer than I thought it would, but it came," Matthews said. | ||
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- | James then drew a charge on Fisher and McNeal hit a 3-pointer, putting Marquette up 66-58 with 3:55 left. | ||
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- | Villanova later had the ball and was trailing by 7 with just under two minutes left when Hayward grabbed a loose ball in traffic and Matthews hit two free throws on the other end. | ||
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- | The Golden Eagles have struggled with their free throw shooting at times this season, but hit 13 of 14 in the final 2:40 on Thursday. | ||
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- | Corey Fisher scored 21 for the Wildcats, who held each of their first 13 opponents to 68 points or less. | ||
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- | It was the second straight big game for Fisher, who tied his career high of 23 points in Villanova' | ||
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- | "I came out tonight being more aggressive, just taking open shots, looking for my teammates," | ||
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- | Cunningham added 16 points and eight rebounds. | ||
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- | "It comes down to getting stops at the end of the game," Cunningham said. " | ||
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- | Villanova struggled from outside, hitting only 6 of 20 from 3-point range. | ||
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- | In all, there were plenty of signs that Marquette is ready for the Big East grind. | ||
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- | ====== Box Score ====== | ||
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- | Villanova vs Marquette | ||
- | 1/1/09 1:30 p.m. at Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis. | ||
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- | VISITORS: Villanova 12-2, 0-1 BE | ||
- | TOT-FG | ||
- | ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN | ||
- | 00 PENA, Antonio....... f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 | ||
- | 33 CUNNINGHAM, Dante... f 6-11 | ||
- | 01 REYNOLDS, Scottie... g 6-15 | ||
- | 15 REDDING, Reggie..... g 0-4 0-2 4-4 2 1 3 | ||
- | 24 STOKES, Corey....... g 3-8 2-5 2-2 0 1 1 | ||
- | 10 FISHER, Corey....... | ||
- | 20 CLARK, Shane........ | ||
- | 22 ANDERSON, Dwayne.... | ||
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- | TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd Half: 13-27 48.1% Game: 41.4% DEADB | ||
- | 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 30.0% REBS | ||
- | F Throw % 1st Half: 6-6 100 % 2nd Half: 12-15 80.0% Game: 85.7% 2,1 | ||
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- | HOME TEAM: Marquette 12-2, 1-0 BE | ||
- | TOT-FG | ||
- | ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN | ||
- | 12 Burke, Dwight....... f 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 | ||
- | 32 Hayward, Lazar...... f 4-8 1-3 6-7 0 5 5 | ||
- | 01 James, Dominic...... g 6-16 | ||
- | 22 McNeal, Jerel....... g 7-14 | ||
- | 23 Matthews, Wesley.... g 5-6 1-2 8-10 | ||
- | 02 Acker, Maurice...... | ||
- | 04 Hazel, Patrick...... | ||
- | 10 Cubillan, David..... | ||
- | 33 Butler, Jimmy....... | ||
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- | TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 11-23 47.8% Game: 46.0% DEADB | ||
- | 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 41.7% REBS | ||
- | F Throw % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd Half: 16-18 88.9% Game: 74.2% 5,2 | ||
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- | Officials: Ed Corbett, Tim Higgins, Curtis Shaw | ||
- | Technical fouls: Villanova-None. Marquette-None. | ||
- | Attendance: 16446 | ||
- | Score by Periods | ||
- | Villanova..................... | ||
- | Marquette..................... | ||
- | ID-715319 | ||
- | BIG EAST opener for both schools | ||
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- | Points in the paint-VU 32,MU 16. Points off turnovers-VU 21,MU 22. | ||
- | 2nd chance points-VU 24,MU 5. Fast break points-VU 15,MU 12. | ||
- | Bench points-VU 27,MU 2. Score tied-10 times. Lead changed-9 times. | ||
- | Last FG-VU 2nd-00:17, MU 2nd-03:58. | ||
- | Largest lead-VU by 6 1st-17:35, MU by 10 2nd-01:28. | ||
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