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Marquette 64 - Winthrop 71
AP RECAP
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Winthrop used the 3-point shot and a domination on the boards Saturday to beat Marquette 71-64 at its own tournament for the first time since 1997.
Craig Bradshaw scored 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, while James Shuler added 15 points to lead Winthrop (2-0) to over Marquette (1-1) in the championship game of the Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic.
Bradshaw, a 6-foot-10 junior, was named the tournament's most valuable player.
In all, Winthrop hit 11-of-27 3-point shots, including six 3-pointers in the final 10 minutes of the first half as it built a lead it would never lose. The Eagles also out-rebounded Marquette 39-21 and a grabbed 22 offensive rebounds.
Chris Gaynor added 12 points for Winthrop, which won its 20th straight regular season game. The last time Winthrop lost during the regular season was Jan. 5 when the Eagles were beaten by Coastal Carolina 76-68.
Steve Novak scored 17 points and Dominic James added 15 points and 7 assists to lead Marquette. The loss was first time Marquette coach Tom Crean has not won the tournament since he became head coach in 1999.
Winthrop used a 14-6 run midway through the second half to grab a 52-40 lead when Phillip Williams scored on a layin with 11:24 remaining. The Eagles hit three 3-pointers during the run.
Marquette was able to trim the lead to 66-61 when Ousmane Barro scored on a layup with 1:50 remaining.
The Golden Eagles had a chance to cut the lead further, but Wes Matthews missed hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 50 seconds remaining.
Gaynor hit two free throws with 33.3 seconds remaining to increase the lead to 68-61. Novak then hit a 3-pointer to make the score 68-64 with 24.9 seconds left.
Winthrop hit three free throws down the stretch to close out the win.
Winthrop used a barrage of 3-pointers to grab a 34-30 halftime lead. The last six shots hit by the Eagles in the half were 3-pointers, including two by Williams and two by Michael Jenkins.
In all, Winthrop hit 7-of-15 3-point shots in the first half and had 9 steals.
Marquette, which was led by Novak's 9 points, was out-rebounded 18-11 and had only 2 offensive rebounds in the first half. That includes one in the final seconds that led to Jerel McNeal hitting a 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer.
Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
Winthrop vs Marquette
11/19/05 8 p.m. at Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis.
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VISITORS: Winthrop 2-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
00 James Shuler........ f 3-10 1-2 8-9 3 2 5 2 15 6 2 0 4 32
05 Craig Bradshaw...... f 5-11 1-4 8-8 4 4 8 3 19 0 3 1 4 30
33 Phillip Williams.... c 3-4 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 9 1 2 0 1 26
10 Chris Gaynor........ g 3-6 3-5 3-4 1 2 3 2 12 4 3 0 2 36
12 Torrell Martin...... g 2-15 1-9 1-2 4 2 6 1 6 1 1 0 0 29
11 Michael Jenkins..... 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 11
22 Otis Daniels........ 0-4 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 13
24 DeAndre Adams....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
30 Billy Houston....... 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 2 4 0 2 0 1 11
32 Scott Draughn....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
TEAM................ 6 1 7
Totals.............. 20-57 11-27 20-25 22 17 39 14 71 15 14 1 12 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd Half: 8-26 30.8% Game: 35.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 40.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100 % 2nd Half: 17-22 77.3% Game: 80.0% 3,1
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HOME TEAM: Marquette 1-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 Novak, Steve........ f 5-8 5-8 2-2 0 1 1 1 17 1 2 0 0 36
51 Lott, Jamil......... f 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 3 4 0 2 2 0 19
01 James, Dominic...... g 5-13 2-7 3-4 1 1 2 2 15 7 4 0 2 37
22 McNeal, Jerel....... g 2-4 1-1 1-2 0 4 4 3 6 2 2 1 2 23
23 Matthews, Wesley.... g 4-7 1-3 2-2 1 2 3 3 11 2 3 0 1 29
05 Fitzgerald, Dan..... 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 20
32 Chapman, Joe........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
41 Barro, Ousmane...... 1-2 0-0 5-6 1 2 3 3 7 1 1 1 1 21
43 Amoroso, Ryan....... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 9
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 21-43 9-21 13-16 5 16 21 18 64 13 15 4 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-19 52.6% 2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% Game: 48.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 42.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 81.3% 2,1
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Officials: Jim Haney, Pat Driscoll, Michael Stephens
Technical fouls: Winthrop-None. Marquette-None.
Attendance: 11119
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Winthrop...................... 34 37 - 71
Marquette..................... 30 34 - 64
44th Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic Championship Game
Winthrop OR% 57.9 DR% 77.3
Marquette OR% 22.7 DR% 42.1
Points in the paint-WINTHROP 18,MARQ 22. Points off turnovers-WINTHROP 6,MARQ 21.
2nd chance points-WINTHROP 21,MARQ 7. Fast break points-WINTHROP 2,MARQ 8.
Bench points-WINTHROP 10,MARQ 11. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-2 times.
Largest lead-WINTHROP by 13 2nd-14:05, MARQ by 4 1st-16:14.