Tuesday, February 7
Hartford, CT
5:30 P.M. CT
Marquette University
19-6,11-3Big East
72
at
87
UConn
19-6,8-6Big East
1
2
F
Marquette
29
43
72
UConn
46
41
87
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No. 10 #MUBB Falls, 87-72, At No. 21 UConn
2/7/2023 7:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles back on the road Feb. 11 at Georgetown
The No. 10/10 Marquette University men's basketball team (19-6, 11-3 BIG EAST) dropped an 87-72 decision at No. 21/21 UConn (19-6, 8-6 BIG EAST) Tuesday night in BIG EAST Conference action.
The loss snapped Marquette's five-game winning streak and moved the Golden Eagles out of a tie for first place with Xavier (11-2), which returns to action Friday night at Butler.
Guard Tyler Kolek scored 17 points and forward Ben Gold chipped in a career-high 12 points.
Marquette's offensive attack wasn't able to ever get on track, including a 5-of-21 effort from deep, while UConn was able to knock down 12-of-23 from behind the 3-point line and grab 21 offensive rebounds, which led to 27 second-chance points.
Marquette knocked down just 5-of-15 shots to start the game while UConn converted on over 70 percent of its opportunities for a majority of the first half. The Golden Eagles trailed by many as 20 points in the opening stanza and 46-29 at the intermission after UConn banked in a 3-pointer from halfcourt as time expired.
Notables:
Marquette returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 11 when the team travels to Georgetown at 11 a.m. CT.
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).
The loss snapped Marquette's five-game winning streak and moved the Golden Eagles out of a tie for first place with Xavier (11-2), which returns to action Friday night at Butler.
Guard Tyler Kolek scored 17 points and forward Ben Gold chipped in a career-high 12 points.
Marquette's offensive attack wasn't able to ever get on track, including a 5-of-21 effort from deep, while UConn was able to knock down 12-of-23 from behind the 3-point line and grab 21 offensive rebounds, which led to 27 second-chance points.
Marquette knocked down just 5-of-15 shots to start the game while UConn converted on over 70 percent of its opportunities for a majority of the first half. The Golden Eagles trailed by many as 20 points in the opening stanza and 46-29 at the intermission after UConn banked in a 3-pointer from halfcourt as time expired.
Notables:
- UConn moved ahead 8-7 in the all-time series with the win as the team split the season series in 2022-23
- Freshman Ben Gold's 12 points were his most since netting a season-high 11 points against Central Michigan on Nov. 10
- Guard Stevie Mitchell finished with 12 points, his fifth double-figure game of the season
- Guard Sean Jones returned to the lineup after missing three games with a wrist injury and finished with 11 points, matching a season high.
Marquette returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 11 when the team travels to Georgetown at 11 a.m. CT.
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).
Team Stats
Marq
UConn
FG%
.441
.500
3FG%
.238
.522
FT%
.750
.591
RB
24
48
TO
8
17
STL
11
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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