No. 16/15 #MUBB Falls 81-66 at Villanova Friday Night
The No. 16/15 Marquette University men’s basketball team (20-7, 11-5 BIG EAST) continued BIG EAST play Friday night with an 81-66 loss at Villanova (16-12, 9-8 BIG EAST) at the Wells Fargo Center.
Marquette closed the gap to 10 points and had a pair of chances the deficit to single digits early in the second half, but the Wildcats responded with a 13-2 run to pull away by as many as 23 midway through the second stanza. The Golden Eagles weren’t done, however, using a 10-0 to force a Nova timeout at the 8:07 mark. Unfortunately, the Wildcats again had an answer and held off MU down the stretch.
Villanova finished 15-of-26 from behind the 3-point line, which proved to be too much for the MU offense to overcome.
The Golden Eagles trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half and 46-33 at the intermission, largely because the Wildcats shot 12-of-15 (80.0 percent) from behind the 3-point line. Seven different Marquette players scored for the Golden Eagles, led by Lowery’s nine points.
Notables:
- Kam Jones and Villanova’s Eric Dixon both reached double figure for the 43rd-straight game, the longest current active streak in the nation
- Villanova’s 15 made 3-pointers were the most by a MU opponent this season
- Lowery had a total of 24 points combined in the previous five games
- Marquette made its first appearance in the Wells Fargo Center for the first time since the 2017-18 season
- Pennsylvania native Stevie Mitchell had over 100 friends and family in attendance for his final game in his home state
- Marquette remains one of just three teams (Manhattan, St. Mary’s) to feature the same starting lineup in every game this season
UP NEXT:
Marquette returns to action on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. CT when the team hosts Providence at Fiserv Forum.
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