Thursday, November 18
Charleston, S.C.
6 P.M. CT
Marquette University
4-0,0-0Big East
78
vs
72
Ole Miss
2-1,0-0SEC
1
2
F
Marquette
31
47
78
Ole Miss
36
36
72
#MUBB Remains Undefeated With 78-72 Win Over Ole Miss
11/18/2021 8:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Continue Tourney Play Friday Night
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:
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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 19th 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
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Team Stats
Marq
OM
FG%
.429
.468
3FG%
.406
.400
FT%
.895
.400
RB
34
37
TO
10
9
STL
3
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
9
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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