Kam Jones scores 32 points in No. 18 Marquette's season-opening 102-62 rout of Stony Brook
AP
Nov 04, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) Kam Jones scored 32 points while shooting 14 of 16 from the floor as No. 18 Marquette Golden Eagles breezed to a 102-62 season-opening victory over Stony Brook Seawolves on Monday night.
Jones was 4 of 6 from 3-point range and finished two points off his career high. Jones had 34 points in back-to-back games against DePaul and Xavier last season.
Chase Ross added a career-best 23 points and David Joplin scored 13.
Marquette is chasing its fourth straight NCAA Tournament berth as it attempts to replace 2024 Associated Press All-America second-team guard Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro, who were both selected in the second round of the NBA draft.
Joe Octave scored 12 points and Ben Wight had 10 points and eight rebounds for Stony Brook.
Stony Brook: This Coastal Athletic Association program returns only one starter from a team that went 20-15 last season. Octave, a Holy Cross transfer, should be a major player for the Seawolves. He made three 3-pointers in the first four minutes.
Marquette: The Golden Eagles don't really have a pure point guard on their roster while Sean Jones recovers from a torn anterior cruciate ligament, but they distributed the ball quite well. Marquette had 22 assists with just seven turnovers.
This game went back and forth until Jones hit a 3-pointer off an assist from Ben Gold with 10:35 left in the first half to put Marquette ahead 21-19. Jones' shot marked the 10th and final lead change of the night. That basket began a 9-0 run, and Marquette led comfortably the rest of the way.
Marquette shot 58.8% (40 of 68) from the floor. The Golden Eagles went just 9 of 31 from 3-point range, but they made 83.8% of their shots (31 of 37) from inside the arc.
Stony Brook plays at Central Michigan on Thursday, while Marquette hosts George Mason on Friday. The George Mason game will take place at the Al McGuire Center on Marquette's campus rather than at the Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee, which serves as the Golden Eagles' typical home court.
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1st Half
STON
Seawolves
30
MARQ
Golden Eagles
48
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ben Wight vs. Ben Gold (Collin O'Connor gains possession)
19:41
Andre Snoddy turnover (bad pass)
19:22
Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
19:20
Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
19:13
Chase Ross misses two point layup
19:11
Joe Octave defensive rebound
18:56
Ben Wight turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
18:47
+3
Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)
0-3
18:28
+2
Ben Wight makes two point layup (Collin O'Connor assists)
2-3
18:15
Ben Gold misses two point layup
18:13
Ben Wight defensive rebound
18:05
+3
Joe Octave makes three point jump shot (CJ Luster II assists)
5-3
17:48
+2
Kam Jones makes two point layup
5-5
17:35
David Joplin blocks CJ Luster II's two point layup
17:33
Ben Gold defensive rebound
17:24
Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
17:22
David Joplin offensive rebound
17:17
+3
Chase Ross makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists)
5-8
16:56
+3
Joe Octave makes three point jump shot
8-8
16:29
David Joplin turnover (bad pass)
16:17
+3
Joe Octave makes three point jump shot (Collin O'Connor assists)
11-8
16:01
David Joplin misses two point jump shot
15:59
Ben Gold offensive rebound
15:52
+2
Kam Jones makes two point layup
11-10
15:24
Nick Woodard misses three point jump shot
15:22
Ben Wight offensive rebound
15:21
Stevie Mitchell personal foul
15:21
TV timeout
15:01
+2
Nick Woodard makes two point layup (Jared Frey assists)
13-10
14:44
+2
Kam Jones makes two point layup (Caedin Hamilton assists)
13-12
14:30
Joe Octave misses three point jump shot
14:28
Sabry Philip offensive rebound
14:12
Nick Woodard turnover (bad pass)
13:52
+2
Kam Jones makes two point layup
13-14
13:34
Collin O'Connor misses three point jump shot
13:32
David Joplin defensive rebound
13:07
Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
13:05
Sabry Philip defensive rebound
12:55
Joe Octave turnover (bad pass) (Tre Norman steals)
12:52
Tre Norman turnover (bad pass)
12:34
Ben Wight misses two point jump shot
12:32
Ben Wight offensive rebound
12:32
Caedin Hamilton shooting foul (Ben Wight draws the foul)
12:32
+1
Ben Wight makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-14
12:32
+1
Ben Wight makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-14
12:26
+2
Kam Jones makes two point layup
15-16
12:06
Jared Frey misses three point jump shot
12:04
Sabry Philip offensive rebound
12:03
+2
Sabry Philip makes two point layup
17-16
11:50
Caedin Hamilton misses two point layup
11:48
Andre Snoddy defensive rebound
11:44
Tre Norman blocks Collin O'Connor's two point layup
11:44
Seawolves offensive rebound
11:44
TV timeout
11:38
Jared Frey misses two point jump shot
11:36
Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
11:26
Jared Frey shooting foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
11:26
+1
Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-17
11:26
+1
Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-18
11:25
Zaide Lowery personal foul
10:53
+2
CJ Luster II makes two point jump shot
19-18
10:41
Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
10:39
Chase Ross offensive rebound
10:34
+3
Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists)
19-21
10:18
Collin O'Connor misses two point jump shot
10:16
Chase Ross defensive rebound
10:12
+2
Chase Ross makes two point layup
19-23
10:11
Seawolves 30 second timeout
9:48
Joe Octave misses three point jump shot
9:46
Golden Eagles defensive rebound
9:30
+2
Chase Ross makes two point dunk
19-25
9:02
Joe Octave misses two point jump shot
9:00
Chase Ross defensive rebound
8:50
+2
Royce Parham makes two point jump shot (David Joplin assists)
19-27
8:35
+3
Andre Snoddy makes three point jump shot (Collin O'Connor assists)