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- | By CHRIS JENKINS, AP Sports Writer | + | |
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+ | ===== McNeal’s 26 Help Marquette Past Mountaineers 75-53 ===== | ||
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At one point, a pair of Golden Eagles players ended up on the floor tangled in a scrum with a couple of Mountaineers as 3-on-3 play continued down the court without a whistle. | At one point, a pair of Golden Eagles players ended up on the floor tangled in a scrum with a couple of Mountaineers as 3-on-3 play continued down the court without a whistle. | ||
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But after going into halftime bruised, beaten up and trailing by two, the Golden Eagles’ high-octane offense recovered to take control down the stretch for a 75-53 victory over the Mountaineers on Saturday. | But after going into halftime bruised, beaten up and trailing by two, the Golden Eagles’ high-octane offense recovered to take control down the stretch for a 75-53 victory over the Mountaineers on Saturday. | ||
- | “It was the most physical game I can remember, | + | “It was the most physical game I can remember, |
- | Dominic James added 17 points and Wesley Matthews scored all 13 of his points in the second half for the Golden Eagles (15-2, 4-0 Big East). | + | [[Dominic James]] added 17 points and [[Wesley Matthews]] scored all 13 of his points in the second half for the Golden Eagles (15-2, 4-0 Big East). |
“I thought it was a classic Big East fight, in regards to everybody’s going to fall down, everybody’s going to go after every rebound,” Marquette coach Buzz Williams said. | “I thought it was a classic Big East fight, in regards to everybody’s going to fall down, everybody’s going to go after every rebound,” Marquette coach Buzz Williams said. | ||
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After getting a pair of remarkable shooting performances from McNeal and Matthews in their previous two games, Marquette shot 33.3 percent in the first half—including 1-for-10 from 3-point range. | After getting a pair of remarkable shooting performances from McNeal and Matthews in their previous two games, Marquette shot 33.3 percent in the first half—including 1-for-10 from 3-point range. | ||
- | Some of Marquette’s shots began to fall in the second half. And some of those physical no-calls turned into opportunities at the free-throw line, much to the chagrin of West Virginia coach Bob Huggins. | + | Some of Marquette’s shots began to fall in the second half. And some of those physical no-calls turned into opportunities at the free-throw line, much to the chagrin of [[West Virginia]] coach Bob Huggins. |
Asked about the officiating after the game, Huggins held his tongue. | Asked about the officiating after the game, Huggins held his tongue. | ||
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McNeal hit another 3-pointer with 5:26 left, putting Marquette up 60-48. Huggins called a timeout, then was called for a technical foul for arguing with an official. | McNeal hit another 3-pointer with 5:26 left, putting Marquette up 60-48. Huggins called a timeout, then was called for a technical foul for arguing with an official. | ||
- | McNeal hit one of two free throws, and West Virginia’s Alex Ruoff hit a 3-pointer to cut the Golden Eagles’ lead to 10. But Lazar Hayward made a 3-pointer, putting Marquette ahead 64-51 with 3:22 left. | + | McNeal hit one of two free throws, and West Virginia’s Alex Ruoff hit a 3-pointer to cut the Golden Eagles’ lead to 10. But [[Lazar Hayward]] made a 3-pointer, putting Marquette ahead 64-51 with 3:22 left. |
Hayward, who took intravenous fluids before the game, was limited to four points and five rebounds in 23 minutes. Williams said he didn’t know what exactly was wrong with Hayward. | Hayward, who took intravenous fluids before the game, was limited to four points and five rebounds in 23 minutes. Williams said he didn’t know what exactly was wrong with Hayward. | ||
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“He came to the bench and he was rubbing it,” Williams said. “So I told him he needed to take it off.” | “He came to the bench and he was rubbing it,” Williams said. “So I told him he needed to take it off.” | ||
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+ | ===== Box Score ===== | ||
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+ | West Virginia vs Marquette | ||
+ | 1/10/09 11 a.m. at Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis. | ||
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+ | VISITORS: West Virginia 11-4, 1-2 BE | ||
+ | TOT-FG | ||
+ | ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN | ||
+ | 01 BUTLER, Da' | ||
+ | 03 EBANKS, Devin....... f 4-6 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 | ||
+ | 35 SMITH, Wellington... f 3-6 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 | ||
+ | 22 RUOFF, Alex......... g 4-12 | ||
+ | 25 BRYANT, Darryl...... g 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 | ||
+ | 02 THOROUGHMAN, | ||
+ | 05 JONES, Kevin........ | ||
+ | 24 THOMAS, Will........ | ||
+ | 41 FLOWERS, John....... | ||
+ | 45 PROBY, Dee.......... | ||
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+ | TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 2nd Half: 9-36 25.0% Game: 35.0% DEADB | ||
+ | 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 35.7% REBS | ||
+ | F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 60.0% 3 | ||
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+ | HOME TEAM: Marquette 15-2, 4-0 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 0-1 0-0 4-6 2 3 5 | ||
+ | 32 Hayward, Lazar...... f 2-6 1-2 2-2 2 7 9 | ||
+ | 01 James, Dominic...... g 8-18 | ||
+ | 22 McNeal, Jerel....... g 9-19 | ||
+ | 23 Matthews, Wesley.... g 3-9 0-1 7-7 1 4 5 | ||
+ | 04 Hazel, Patrick...... | ||
+ | 33 Butler, Jimmy....... | ||
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+ | TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-33 33.3% 2nd Half: 12-23 52.2% Game: 41.1% DEADB | ||
+ | 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 29.4% REBS | ||
+ | F Throw % 1st Half: 6-6 100 % 2nd Half: 18-21 85.7% Game: 88.9% 3,1 | ||
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+ | Officials: Jim Burr, John Gaffney, Joe Lindsay | ||
+ | Technical fouls: West Virginia-TEAM. Marquette-None. | ||
+ | Attendance: 17085 | ||
+ | Score by Periods | ||
+ | West Virginia................. | ||
+ | Marquette..................... | ||
+ | ID=715340 | ||
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+ | Points in the paint-WVU 24,MU 22. Points off turnovers-WVU 6,MU 8. | ||
+ | 2nd chance points-WVU 9,MU 10. Fast break points-WVU 10,MU 17. | ||
+ | Bench points-WVU 10,MU 8. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-7 times. | ||
+ | Last FG-WVU 2nd-01:31, MU 2nd-00:24. | ||
+ | Largest lead-WVU by 8 1st-08:02, MU by 22 2nd-00:24. | ||
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