Marquette tops Georgetown, 77-66

MILWAUKEE - Freshman Kam Jones scored a career-high 19 points as the Marquette University men's basketball team defeated Georgetown, 77-66, on Wednesday evening at Fiserv Forum.

Jones scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half as the Golden Eagles (17-9, 9-6 BIG EAST) pulled away for their second win of the year over the Hoyas. Graduate big man Kur Kuath posted a season-high 15 points on a perfect night from the floor (7-of-7) along with four rebounds and three blocks.

Georgetown (6-19, 0-14 BIG EAST), which shot 29 percent from the floor, was led by 15 points from Collin Holloway. Donald Carey and Dante Harris each scored 14.

Notables:

Forward Justin Lewis finished with 13 points, reaching double figures for the 24th time this season and 12th-straight BIG EAST game.
Marquette is 19-14 all-time against the Hoyas and have won nine of the last 12 outings in the series. MU is 12-3 when the games are played in Milwaukee.
MU broke free from a 23-23 tie midway through the first half with an 11-0 run, which included three 3-pointers from Jones.
Jones tied is previous career-high in 3-pointers with his fourth of the game at the 4:43 mark of the opening half and notched his fifth with 2:08 to play in the first. He ended the stanza with 17 points, already a single-half high for him this season, and his highest scoring mark in BIG EAST play.
Guard Tyler Kolek posted a career-high 11 assists. His previous high mark of 10 came on Jan. 11 against DePaul.
Tonight's assist total of 26 was MU's second-highest of the season. MU had 27 on Jan. 11 against DePaul.
The only other time this season that Kuath has reached double digits (10 points) also came in that game against the Blue Demons.
Marquette and Georgetown met for the first time this season on Friday, Jan. 7, a 92-64 Marquette win at Capital One Arena. Olivier-Maxence Prosper led the Golden Eagles with a career-high 22 points in the victory and 11 Golden Eagles recorded points.

UP NEXT: Marquette heads to Omaha, Nebraska for a Sunday matinee at CHI Health Center against Creighton.

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