Stevie mitchell matched a profession excessive with 21 factors and No. 10 Marquette continued its latest dominance over Villanova by beating the Wildcats 87-74 on Friday evening.
Chase Ross added 18 factors and Kam Jones scored 16 to assist Marquette (17-3, 8-1 Big East) beat Villanova for the eighth straight time and tie No. 20 St. John’s (17-3, 8- 1) first place within the Big East.
The Golden Eagles haven’t misplaced to Villanova since Shaka Smart took over as Marquette’s coach in 2021.
Jordan Longino had a career-high 27 factors together with seven assists for Villanova (12-9, 5-5). Eric Dixon, who started the evening with a Division I scoring lead of 24.9 factors per recreation, scored 15 of his 18 factors after halftime.
Takeaway
Villanova: The excellent news for Villanova was that Tyler Perkins made his first 3-point discipline objective since December seventeenth. Perkins had gone 0-for-25 from 3-point vary in his final eight video games, and missed his first three makes an attempt on Friday earlier than lastly connecting. Before the collapse, Perkins had made 45.3 p.c of his 3-point pictures (24 of 53).
Marchetta: The Golden Eagles trailed for lower than 4 minutes and have since earned their second straight double-digit victory losing 59-57 dwelling from Xavier final weekend. Marquette gained 76-59 at Seton Hall on Tuesday.
Key second
Villanova trailed 57-51 when Longino stole the ball from Jones, however Marquette’s David Joplin blocked Longino’s layup try. On Marquette’s subsequent possession, Zaide Lowery grabbed an offensive rebound and made a 3-pointer to increase the result in 60-51 with 8:33 left.
Key statistics
Marquette dedicated simply six turnovers and had a 16-2 benefit in factors turnovers.
Next
Villanova will not play once more till its Feb. 1 dwelling recreation towards Creighton. Marquette will likely be at Butler on Tuesday evening.
Associated Press reporting.
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