Marquette University Athletics
Marquette University
Saint Louis
Streak Stretches To Six-Straight
1/26/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan 26, 2002
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Cordell Henry scored 17 points, 15 of them in the first half, as Marquette beat Saint Louis 55-38 Saturday.
The Golden Eagles took command quickly, scoring the game's first 12 points. Marquette led 33-18 at halftime thanks to 54 percent shooting. The Billikens made only 28 percent of their shots in the first half.
Marquette (17-3, 6-1 Conference USA) has won six consecutive games and its last six conference games. The Golden Eagles have beaten Saint Louis (9-11, 3-4) four straight times and have won five of the last six meetings.
Marquette was 24-for-50 from the field and outrebounded the Billikens 39-27. Saint Louis shot 15-for-52 from the floor, including 7-for-20 from 3-point range.
Saint Louis never got closer than 10 points at 33-23 early in the second half. Marquette's biggest lead was 20 at 52-32.
Dwyane Wade had 13 points for the Golden Eagles.
Josh Fisher led Saint Louis with nine points.
The Billikens missed their first eight shots and didn't score until Marque Perry hit a short jumper at 11:34. Perry, Saint Louis' leading scorer with a 15.3-point average, played for the first time since Dec. 29, when he suffered a concussion.
