#MUBB Remains Undefeated With 78-72 Win Over Ole Miss

Thursday, November 18

Charleston, S.C.

6 P.M. CT

Marquette University

4-0,0-0Big East

Ole Miss

2-1,0-0SEC

Marquette

Ole Miss

#MUBB Remains Undefeated With 78-72 Win Over Ole Miss

11/18/2021 8:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Golden Eagles Continue Tourney Play Friday Night

By: Communications

The Marquette University men's basketball team (4-0) opened play at the 2021 Shriners Children's Charleston Classic with a 78-72 win against Ole Miss (2-1) Thursday night at TD Arena.

The Golden Eagles will now face Either Elon or West Virginia in the semifinals at 6 p.m. CT on Friday, Nov. 19.

Forward Justin Lewis finished with a career-high 21 points and guard Kam Jones scored a personal-best 18 of his own.

Marquette trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half and led by as many as seven in the second, sealing the game with clutch free throw shooting down the stretch.

Notables:

Freshman forward David Joplin celebrated his 19^th birthday on Thursday, highlighted by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer before halftime.
Justin Lewis finished with five 3-pointers on the night. His previous career-best single-game effort of two came against Wisconsin in 2020-21.
Jones finished with a personal-best 18 points, more than the 15 combined he scored in the first three games
Darryl Morsell finished with 22 points, his fourth-straight game of 20-or-more points

Keep up with the Marquette men's basketball program through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteMBB) and Instagram (@marquette.basketball) and 'liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteMensBB). Fans interested in tickets can contact the Marquette Ticket Office online or at 414-288-GOMU (4668).