DEPAUL

MARQET

Jones scores 19 points as No. 18 Marquette snaps 3-game skid by defeating DePaul 68-58

AP
Feb 11, 2025

MILWAUKEE (AP) Kam Jones had 19 points and moved into third place on Marquette Golden Eagles’s career scoring list as the 18th-ranked Golden Eagles snapped a three-game skid by beating DePaul Blue Demons 68-58 on Tuesday night.

Jones increased his total to 1,870 points and passed Lazar Hayward, who scored 1,859 points for Marquette from 2006-10.

Marquette’s top two career scorers are Markus Howard (2,761 from 2016-20) and Jerel McNeal (1,985 from 2005-09).

Stevie Mitchell added 17 points as Marquette (19-6, 10-4 Big East) ended its longest losing streak since dropping four straight games in 2021-22, the first season of Shaka Smart’s coaching tenure.

CJ Gunn had 14 points, Isaiah Rivera 13, David Thomas 11 and Layden Blocker 10 for DePaul (11-14, 2-12).

Marquette has won eight of the last nine meetings, including an 85-83 overtime victory at DePaul on Jan. 14.

DePaul: Injuries continue to hinder the Blue Demons. Junior forward NJ Benson left in the second half after hurting his hand. DePaul already lost point guard Conor Enright to season-ending shoulder surgery earlier this month.

Marquette: Although the Golden Eagles ended their skid, the team's 3-point struggles continue. Marquette was 4 of 25 from beyond the arc and is shooting just 27.8% (30 of 108) from 3-point range over its last four games. DePaul also struggled, going 4 of 24 on 3-point attempts.

The game was tied early in the second half before Marquette went on an 18-2 run. Jones had Marquette’s first eight points during that spurt, while DePaul went scoreless for a stretch of 5 1/2 minutes.

Marquette entered with a minus-2.2 rebound margin, but the Golden Eagles outrebounded DePaul 44-36 and had a 15-2 edge in second-chance points.

DePaul visits Xavier on Saturday. Marquette hosts Seton Hall next Tuesday.

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1st Half
DEP
Blue Demons
32
MARQ
Golden Eagles
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		NJ Benson vs. Ben Gold (Kam Jones gains possession)
19:48		Kam Jones misses two point layup
19:46		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
19:39	+2	Chase Ross makes two point dunk (Stevie Mitchell assists)	0-2
19:19		Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot
19:17		NJ Benson offensive rebound
19:07		Jacob Meyer misses two point jump shot
19:05		Chase Ross defensive rebound
19:03		Official timeout
18:44	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	0-4
18:22		Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot
18:20		Layden Blocker offensive rebound
18:15		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
18:13		Ben Gold defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	0-6
17:44	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point layup (Jacob Meyer assists)	2-6
17:37	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists)	2-9
17:19	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point jump shot	4-9
17:01		Chase Ross misses two point jump shot
16:59		NJ Benson defensive rebound
16:39		Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass) (David Joplin steals)
16:33		Ben Gold turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
16:29	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup	6-9
16:20	+2	Kam Jones makes two point jump shot	6-11
15:50		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
15:48		David Joplin defensive rebound
15:39		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
15:37		Tre Norman offensive rebound
15:20		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
15:18		Jacob Meyer defensive rebound
15:10	+2	Jacob Meyer makes two point layup	8-11
15:00		Tre Norman misses three point jump shot
14:58		Tre Norman offensive rebound
14:54	+3	Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Tre Norman assists)	8-14
14:35		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
14:33		Zaide Lowery defensive rebound
14:18	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup (Tre Norman assists)	8-16
14:10		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
14:10		TV timeout
13:41		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
13:39		Blue Demons turnover (shot clock violation)
13:18		David Joplin misses two point jump shot
13:16		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
12:50	+2	David Thomas makes two point jump shot	10-16
12:36		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
12:34		David Thomas defensive rebound
12:29		CJ Gunn misses two point layup
12:27		Isaiah Rivera offensive rebound
12:20	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point layup	12-16
11:55		Tre Norman misses two point jump shot
11:53		NJ Benson defensive rebound
11:45		David Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Tre Norman steals)
11:40		Tre Norman misses two point layup
11:38		David Joplin offensive rebound
11:34	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup	12-18
11:10	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point jump shot	14-18
10:43		Chase Ross misses two point jump shot
10:41		David Joplin offensive rebound
10:36		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
10:34		NJ Benson defensive rebound
10:29	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point dunk (NJ Benson assists)	16-18
10:10		Zaide Lowery misses two point layup
10:08		David Thomas defensive rebound
10:02		Chase Ross blocks Layden Blocker's two point layup
10:00		David Joplin defensive rebound
9:55	+2	Royce Parham makes two point dunk (David Joplin assists)	16-20
9:22		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
9:20		David Joplin defensive rebound
9:11		Chase Ross misses three point jump shot
9:09		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
9:03	+2	NJ Benson makes two point alley-oop layup (CJ Gunn assists)	18-20
9:02		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
9:02		TV timeout
8:45		Caedin Hamilton offensive foul
8:45		Caedin Hamilton turnover (offensive foul)
8:29		Jacob Meyer misses two point layup
8:27		Kam Jones defensive rebound
8:08		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
8:06		Caedin Hamilton offensive rebound
8:04		David Thomas personal foul (Caedin Hamilton draws the foul)
7:55	+2	Kam Jones makes two point jump shot	18-22
7:37		David Thomas misses two point jump shot
7:35		Ben Gold defensive rebound
7:21		Damarius Owens misses three point jump shot
7:19		Jacob Meyer defensive rebound
7:12		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
7:10		David Skogman offensive rebound
7:08		TV timeout
6:59		Jacob Meyer turnover (bad pass)
6:42	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup (Caedin Hamilton assists)	18-24
6:12	+2	Théo Pierre-Justin makes two point layup (Layden Blocker assists)	20-24
6:00		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
5:58		Caedin Hamilton offensive rebound
5:55		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
5:53		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
5:29		David Skogman turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
5:26		Jacob Meyer shooting foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
5:26	+1	Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-25
5:26		Stevie Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:26		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
5:13		Stevie Mitchell personal foul
4:56		David Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:54		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
4:44		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
4:42		NJ Benson defensive rebound
4:36		Layden Blocker turnover (lost ball)
4:33		Layden Blocker flagrant 1 (Damarius Owens draws the foul)
4:33		Official timeout
4:33	+1	Damarius Owens makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	20-26
4:33	+1	Damarius Owens makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	20-27
4:23		Kam Jones turnover (bad pass)
3:56	+2	David Thomas makes two point jump shot	22-27
3:41		Damarius Owens misses three point jump shot
3:39		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
3:34		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
3:32		NJ Benson defensive rebound
3:09		David Thomas misses two point jump shot
3:07		Kam Jones defensive rebound
2:50		Damarius Owens turnover (traveling)
2:50		TV timeout
2:32		NJ Benson misses two point layup
2:30		Chase Ross defensive rebound
2:25		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
2:23		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
2:22		Stevie Mitchell personal foul
2:22		Blue Demons turnover (5-second violation)
2:14	+3	Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	22-30
1:52	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point jump shot	24-30
1:33	+2	Royce Parham makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	24-32
1:07	+3	David Thomas makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	27-32
0:59		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
0:57		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
0:50	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (CJ Gunn assists)	30-32
0:39		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
0:37		Kam Jones offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	30-34
0:14		Zaide Lowery personal foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
0:03		Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass)
0:03		Chase Ross turnover (bad pass) (Layden Blocker steals)
0:01	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point jump shot	32-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DEP
Blue Demons
26
MARQ
Golden Eagles
34

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point layup (NJ Benson assists)	34-34
19:21		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
19:19		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
19:08		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
19:06		Kam Jones defensive rebound
18:59		David Joplin misses two point layup
18:57		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
18:52	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	34-36
18:32		Ben Gold shooting foul (NJ Benson draws the foul)
18:32	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-36
18:32	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-36
18:26	+2	Kam Jones makes two point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists)	36-38
17:57		CJ Gunn turnover (bad pass)
17:39	+2	Kam Jones makes two point jump shot	36-40
17:22		Isaiah Rivera turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
17:18		David Thomas blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup
17:16		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
17:09		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
17:07		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
16:44		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
16:42		NJ Benson offensive rebound
16:32		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
16:31		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
16:15		Layden Blocker shooting foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
16:15		Kam Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 3
16:15	+1	Kam Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 3	36-41
16:15	+1	Kam Jones makes regular free throw 3 of 3	36-42
16:01	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point layup (David Thomas assists)	38-42
15:50		David Joplin turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
15:44		Isaiah Rivera misses two point layup
15:42		David Joplin defensive rebound
15:29		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
15:27		Isaiah Rivera personal foul
15:27		TV timeout
15:23		CJ Gunn shooting foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
15:23		Stevie Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:23		Stevie Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:23		NJ Benson defensive rebound
15:04		David Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Royce Parham steals)
14:57	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	38-44
14:39		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
14:37		Layden Blocker offensive rebound
14:31		NJ Benson misses two point jump shot
14:29		Kam Jones defensive rebound
14:17		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
14:15		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
13:56		David Thomas misses two point jump shot
13:54		Tre Norman defensive rebound
13:29	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	38-46
13:12		Layden Blocker misses two point jump shot
13:10		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
13:01	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	38-48
12:55		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
12:55		TV timeout
12:35		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
12:33		Chase Ross defensive rebound
12:21	+2	Tre Norman makes two point layup (Chase Ross assists)	38-50
11:57		David Thomas misses two point jump shot
11:55		Royce Parham defensive rebound
11:50	+2	Chase Ross makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	38-52
11:31		Kam Jones personal foul
11:31		TV timeout
11:13		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
11:11		Tre Norman defensive rebound
11:05		Layden Blocker shooting foul (Chase Ross draws the foul)
11:05	+1	Chase Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-53
11:05	+1	Chase Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-54
11:01		Caedin Hamilton shooting foul (CJ Gunn draws the foul)
11:01		CJ Gunn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:01		CJ Gunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:01		Tre Norman defensive rebound
10:38		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
10:36		Caedin Hamilton offensive rebound
10:36		Caedin Hamilton turnover (lost ball) (Layden Blocker steals)
10:33	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	41-54
10:20		Caedin Hamilton turnover (lost ball) (Théo Pierre-Justin steals)
10:13		Layden Blocker offensive foul
10:13		Layden Blocker turnover (offensive foul)
9:44		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
9:42		David Joplin offensive rebound
9:35		David Joplin turnover (lost ball) (JJ Traynor steals)
9:26		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
9:24		Chase Ross defensive rebound
9:19		Chase Ross misses two point layup
9:19		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
9:19		Tre Norman personal foul
8:55		David Thomas misses three point jump shot
8:53		Zaide Lowery defensive rebound
8:46		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
8:44		David Skogman defensive rebound
8:25		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
8:23		David Skogman offensive rebound
8:16		Ben Gold blocks David Thomas's two point jump shot
8:14		David Joplin defensive rebound
8:06	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot	41-57
7:49		David Thomas turnover (lost ball) (David Joplin steals)
7:43		David Joplin misses two point dunk
7:41		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
7:35		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
7:31		Théo Pierre-Justin personal foul
7:31		TV timeout
7:13		Stevie Mitchell misses two point jump shot
7:11		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
7:03	+2	David Thomas makes two point layup	43-57
6:49		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
6:47		David Skogman defensive rebound
6:33	+2	Chris Riddle makes two point layup (David Skogman assists)	45-57
6:19		Damarius Owens misses three point jump shot
6:17		David Skogman defensive rebound
5:51	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup	47-57
5:31		Isaiah Rivera blocks Ben Gold's two point dunk
5:29		Ben Gold offensive rebound
5:24	+2	Ben Gold makes two point layup	47-59
5:13	+2	David Thomas makes two point layup	49-59
5:00		Chase Ross turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
4:39		David Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Chase Ross steals)
4:34		Chase Ross misses two point layup
4:32		Ben Gold offensive rebound
4:27		Damarius Owens misses two point layup
4:26		Chris Riddle defensive rebound
4:26		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
4:26		TV timeout
4:09		David Skogman misses three point jump shot
4:07		David Joplin defensive rebound
3:45	+2	Tre Norman makes two point layup	49-61
3:22		Tre Norman shooting foul (Chris Riddle draws the foul)
3:22		Chris Riddle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:22		Chris Riddle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:22		Royce Parham defensive rebound
2:59		David Skogman shooting foul (Tre Norman draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Tre Norman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-62
2:59		Tre Norman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:59		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
2:40	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (Chris Riddle assists)	51-62
2:22		Zaide Lowery misses two point jump shot
2:20		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
2:12	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (David Skogman assists)	54-62
1:58		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
1:45		David Joplin turnover
1:36		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (David Thomas draws the foul)
1:33		CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
1:31		Kam Jones defensive rebound
1:24		CJ Gunn personal foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
1:24		Kam Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:24		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
1:05		Caedin Hamilton blocks David Thomas's three point jump shot
1:03		Blue Demons offensive rebound
1:03		Blue Demons 60 second timeout
1:03		David Joplin personal foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
1:03		Isaiah Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:03		David Joplin defensive rebound
0:52		David Thomas personal foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-63
0:52	+1	Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
0:37	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup	56-64
0:36		David Skogman personal foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-65
0:36	+1	Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-66
0:27		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-66
0:27	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
0:23		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
0:20		Chase Ross turnover (bad pass) (Layden Blocker steals)
0:17		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
0:12		Layden Blocker personal foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-67
0:12	+1	Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-68
0:05		David Thomas turnover (lost ball) (David Joplin steals)
0:00		End of period

David Thomas turnover (lost ball) (David Joplin steals)