Saturday, January 28
Chicago, IL
1 P.M. CT
Marquette University
17-5,9-2Big East
89
at
69
DePaul
9-13,3-8Big East
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Marquette
33
56
89
DePaul
32
37
69
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No. 16/15 #MUBB Pulls Away For 89-69 Win At DePaul
1/28/2023 3:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Joplin nets career-best 28 points, Kolek adds 24
The Marquette University men's basketball team (17-5, 9-2 BIG EAST) pulled away for an 89-69 victory at DePaul (9-13, 3-8 BIG EAST) Saturday afternoon in BIG EAST Conference action.
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Forward David Joplin led all scorers with a career-high 28 points and guard Tyler Kolek chipped in 24 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for his first career double-double.
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Marquette outscored DePaul 56-37 in the second half, thanks in large part to an 11-of-23 effort from behind the 3-point line.Â
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The Golden Eagles led by as many as eight points in the first half after starting the game 9-of-13 from the floor and were up 33-32 at the intermission. Joplin led the way with 10 points in 14 minutes off the bench.
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Notables:
UP NEXT:
Marquette returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 1 when the team hosts Villanova at 7:30 p.m CT at Fiserv Forum.
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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).
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Forward David Joplin led all scorers with a career-high 28 points and guard Tyler Kolek chipped in 24 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for his first career double-double.
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Marquette outscored DePaul 56-37 in the second half, thanks in large part to an 11-of-23 effort from behind the 3-point line.Â
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The Golden Eagles led by as many as eight points in the first half after starting the game 9-of-13 from the floor and were up 33-32 at the intermission. Joplin led the way with 10 points in 14 minutes off the bench.
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Notables:
- Marquette now leads the all-time 82-50 and has faced DePaul more than any other team.
- Joplin finished 8-of-11 from behind the 3-point line, a career best in 3-pointers made
- Kolek's nine boards were a career best
- Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half
- Oso Ighodaro finished 5-of-5 from the field and is now 23-of-26 from the floor in his last four outings
- Marquette was without the services of freshman guard Sean Jones (wrist), who was injured in practice on Friday
UP NEXT:
Marquette returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 1 when the team hosts Villanova at 7:30 p.m CT at Fiserv Forum.
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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).
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Team Stats
Marq
DePaul
FG%
.540
.446
3FG%
.417
.391
FT%
.500
.769
RB
38
26
TO
10
12
STL
7
3
Game Leaders
Pts
28
FGM
10
3FGM
8
FTM
0
Pts
24
FGM
9
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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