Monday, November 6
Milwaukee, WI
7:30 P.M. CT
Marquette University
1-0,0-0Big East
92
vs
70
Northern Illinois
0-1,0-0MAC
1
2
F
NIU
28
42
70
Marquette
50
42
92
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No. 5 #MUBB Soars Over NIU, 92-70 In Season Opener
11/6/2023 9:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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MILWAUKEE - The Marquette University men's basketball team (1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) opened its 2023-24 campaign with a 92-70 victory over Northern Illinois (0-1, 0-0 MAC) on Monday evening at Fiserv Forum.
Kam Jones led the Golden Eagles (1-0) with 20 points and three assists, while Tyler Kolek, Chase Ross, and Oso Ighodaro each had double figures as well. MU shot 52.2 percent from the field (35 of 67) and 36 percent from deep (9 of 25).Â
David Coit led the Huskies (0-1) with 14 points on 3-12 shooting. The Huskies shot 37.1 percent from the floor (26 of 70) and 26.9 percent from deep (7-26).
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NOTABLE:
UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles continue their season-opening homestand on Friday, Nov. 10 against Rider. The matchup against Rider will be at Fiserv Forum.
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Kam Jones led the Golden Eagles (1-0) with 20 points and three assists, while Tyler Kolek, Chase Ross, and Oso Ighodaro each had double figures as well. MU shot 52.2 percent from the field (35 of 67) and 36 percent from deep (9 of 25).Â
David Coit led the Huskies (0-1) with 14 points on 3-12 shooting. The Huskies shot 37.1 percent from the floor (26 of 70) and 26.9 percent from deep (7-26).
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NOTABLE:
- Marquette has been chosen to finish first in the 2023-24 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- Marquette is a consensus preseason top-10 selection, including No.5 in the Associated Press poll.
- Marquette's roster features four players named to preseason watch lists dedicated to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame postseason awards honoring the top player at each position.
- Marquette owns a 8-2 advantage over NIU in the all-time series, which dates back to the 1972-73 campaign. The last meeting was November 27th, 2021.
- The Golden Eagles are 91-16 (.850) all-time in campaign lidlifters and have claimed 31Â 0f their last 33Â overall.
- Kam Jones reached double figures in the first half. Â He is the leading returning scorer with 15.1 ppg.
- MU true freshmen Tre Norman, Zaide Lowery, and Al Amadou made their NCAA debut tonight.
- First start of David Joplin's career and first change for MU since final game of 2021-22 season.
- MU was one of three schools in the nation (Marshall and San Jose State) to start the same five players every game in 2022-23
- Attendance of 16,532 is largest for a home opener since the 2003-04 season (vs. Savannah State)
- Career-high 12 points for Chase Ross
UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles continue their season-opening homestand on Friday, Nov. 10 against Rider. The matchup against Rider will be at Fiserv Forum.
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Team Stats
NIU
Marq
FG%
.371
.522
3FG%
.269
.360
FT%
.688
.619
RB
40
41
TO
14
9
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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