National Basketball Association
Marquette 64, Wis.-Milwaukee 50
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Gene Grimshaw, # Bill Jacobson, # Peter Juzenas
Attendance:
14917
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No. 10 Marquette used an air-tight defensive effort to pick up a 64-50 home win over crosstown rival Milwaukee.
The Golden Eagles (11-1) led by four, 25-21, late in the first half before holding the Panthers (9-4) without a field goal for a stretch of seven minutes and 28 seconds. Marquette extended the lead into double digits during that span, 37-26, and Milwaukee was unable to get closer than seven the rest of the way.
Marquette shot just 39 percent from the field but made 18-of-20 free throws while also holding the Panthers to 16-for-60 shooting (27 percent) overall and 4-for-28 (14 percent) from 3-point range.
Junior Cadougan paced a balanced Marquette lineup with 15 points, while Darius Johnson-Odom and Davante Gardner added 12 apiece.
Ryan Allen led Milwaukee — which has now lost all 39 of its games against the Golden Eagles — with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| Wis.-Milwaukee |
|
Marquette |
|
Ryan Allen 16 |
Scoring |
Junior Cadougan 15 |
|
Kaylon Williams 3 |
Assists |
Davante Gardner 4 |
|
Ryan Allen 13 |
Rebounds |
Darius Johnson-Odom 8 |
|
Ryan Allen 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Davante Gardner 4 |
|
Kaylon Williams 2 |
Steals |
Junior Cadougan 2 |
|
Ryan Allen 6 |
Blocks |
Vander Blue 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wis.-Milwaukee
|
50 |
26.7 |
4-28 |
14-19 |
8 |
37 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
| Marquette
|
64 |
39.3 |
2-11 |
18-20 |
12 |
38 |
4 |
5 |
12 |