MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Travis Diener scored 20 points, including eight in a key second-half run, leading Marquette to a 66-60 victory over Delaware State Wednesday night..
Dameon Mason added 15 points and 8 rebounds for Marquette, which played its first of seven straight home games. The Golden Eagles (7-0) extended their home winning streak to 11 games..
Delaware State (1-5), which plays its first eight games on the road, got 17 points from Jahsha Bluntt. The sophomore guard, who had just five points in the second half, has reached double figures in every contest this season..
Marquette, which shot 73.7 percent from the field in the first half, took a 44-30 lead on three free throws by Diener with 15:19 left in the second half..
But Marquette failed to make a field goal in a span of 7:08, allowing Delaware State to score nine consecutive points..
Bruce Davis' free throw cut the Golden Eagles' lead to 44-39 with 10:36 remaining..
Diener then took over..
The senior guard, who averages 22.2 points a game, scored the next eight points for Marquette. After two free throws, he drilled a 3-pointer and added a three-point play to give the Golden Eagles a 52-42 lead with 8:19 left..
Delaware State trailed by at least 10 points most of the remainder of the game. The Hornets scored five straight points in the final 35 seconds to lose by six..
