National Basketball Association
Marquette 81, Morgan St. 53
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 28, 2014
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Karl Hess, # Brent Hampton, # Alfred Smith
Attendance:
12701
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Marquette 81, Morgan State 53: Luke Fischer collected 15 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots as the host Golden Eagles soared past the Bears for their fourth consecutive victory.
Fischer finished a perfect 6-of-6 from the field and Juan Anderson added 14 points for Marquette (8-4), which shot 60.4 percent from the floor. Jajuan Johnson tallied 13 points while Matt Carlino recorded 11 points and a game-high seven assists for the Golden Eagles.
Cedric Blossom led the way with 21 points for Morgan State (2-11), which shot 32.3 percent from the floor. Blake Bozeman was limited to six points on 2-of-8 shooting and is 14-of-46 from the field in his last five outings for the Bears.
Johnson came off the bench to score seven points during a 13-2 run to put Marquette in front 23-9 midway through the first half. The Golden Eagles held Morgan State scoreless for over nine minutes in the opening stanza en route to a commanding 37-17 lead at intermission.
The Bears trimmed the deficit to 15 early in the second half before Fischer converted a three-point play as part of a 9-0 burst to push the margin to 53-29. Sandy Cohen III drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to put Marquette on top 70-44 and the Golden Eagles coasted the rest of the way to improve to 6-0 against Morgan State.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Marquette went 8-of-18 from 3-point range while Morgan State finished 6-of-22. … The Golden Eagles coughed the ball up nine times and have won the turnover battle in every game this season. … Marquette G Duane Wilson and Cohen chipped in with 11 points apiece.
Top Game Performances
Morgan St. |
|
Marquette |
Cedric Blossom 21 |
Scoring |
Luke Fischer 15 |
Emmanuel Matey 4 |
Assists |
Matt Carlino 7 |
Donte Pretlow 5 |
Rebounds |
Luke Fischer 9 |
Cedric Blossom 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Luke Fischer 3 |
Jamar Redmond 1 |
Steals |
Derrick Wilson 2 |
Zech Smith 2 |
Blocks |
Luke Fischer 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Morgan St.
|
53 |
32.3 |
6-22 |
5-6 |
15 |
31 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
Marquette
|
81 |
60.4 |
8-18 |
9-14 |
25 |
31 |
7 |
5 |
9 |