Stevie Mitchell matched a profession excessive with 21 factors and No. 10 Marquette continued its latest domination of Villanova by beating the Wildcats 87-74 on Friday night time.
Chase Ross added 18 factors and Kam Jones had 16 to assist Marquette (17-3, 8-1 Large East) beat Villanova for an eighth consecutive time and tie No. 20 St. John’s (17-3, 8-1) for first place within the Large East.
The Golden Eagles have not misplaced to Villanova since Shaka Good took over as Marquette’s coach in 2021.
Jordan Longino had a career-high 27 factors to go together with seven assists for Villanova (12-9, 5-5). Eric Dixon, who entered the night time with a Division I-leading 24.9 factors per recreation, scored 15 of his 18 factors after halftime.
Takeaways
Villanova: The excellent news for Villanova was that Tyler Perkins made his first 3-point basket since Dec. 17. Perkins had gone 0 for 25 from 3-point vary over his final eight video games, and he missed his first three makes an attempt Friday earlier than lastly connecting. Earlier than the hunch, Perkins had made 45.3% of his 3-point pictures (24 of 53).
Marquette: The Golden Eagles pulled forward for good lower than 4 minutes in and had their second straight double-digit win since losing 59-57 at house to 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 ensuing possession, Zaide Lowery obtained an offensive rebound and made a 3-pointer to increase the result in 60-51 with 8:33 left.
Key stats
Marquette dedicated simply six turnovers and had a 16-2 edge in factors off turnovers.
Up subsequent
Villanova does not play once more till a Feb. 1 house recreation with Creighton. Marquette is at Butler on Tuesday night time.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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