#MUBB soars over Central Michigan 97-73

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's basketball team (2-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) won in dominating fashion, 97-73, against Central Michigan (0-1, 0-0 MAC) on Thursday night in non-conference action at the Al McGuire Center.

Thursday's outing marked the first game on campus since the 2018 National Invitation Tournament and featured a capacity student-only crowd of nearly 4,000.

Forward David Joplin led the game with a career-high 23 points (8-of-12 FG), including six 3-pointers. The last player to have at least five treys off the bench was Kam Jones against Georgetown (2/16/22) last season. Joplin helped MU earn 56 points off the bench.

MU shot 53 percent (26-of-58) from the field. Caleb Kozinski, Jonah Lucas, Michael Kennedy and RJ Walson all saw their first action of the year.

Brian Taylor led the way for the Chippewas with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Central Michigan shot 44 percent on 26-of-58 shooting.

Notable

MU claimed the first meeting against Central Michigan 91-67 in 2008
Tyler Kolek tied his career high with 11 assists
David Joplin had a career high of 11 points at halftime. He tied his career high in rebounds with four
Freshman guard Chase Ross and forward Ben Gold had a career-high of 11 points
Freshman guard Sean Jones had tallied a career-high of nine points and three assists and one board
MU held up to a 30 point lead near halfway mark of the second half

UP NEXT:
Marquette wraps hits the road for the first time this season, traveling to Purdue on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. CT to face the Boilermakers in the annual Gavitt Tip-Off Games series, which features the BIG EAST and Big Ten.

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).