Sean Jones hits late 3-pointer to lift No. 4 Marquette to 71-69 win over UCLA at Maui Invitational
HONOLULU (AP) Sean Jones hit a straightaway 3-pointer with 38 seconds left to lift No. 4 Marquette to a 71-69 win over UCLA in a Maui Invitational quarterfinal on Monday.
David Joplin scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Golden Eagles (4-0) came back from a 12-point deficit in the second half. Oso Ighodaro scored nine of his 14 points after halftime, Kam Jones had 12 points and Tyler Kolek added nine points, nine assists and five rebounds.
“When we got down 12 points though, our huddle was the huddle of a team with real character and these guys looked at each other and told each other what they needed to do and we went out there and attacked and took the lead," Marquette coach Shaka Smart said. "UCLA deserves a lot of credit as well for fighting and taking the lead back and huge shot by Sean Jones to win it for us.”
Sebastian Mack scored 16 of his career-high 25 points in the second half for the Bruins (3-1).
UCLA held a late 69-68 lead after Adem Bona’s spin move and bucket inside with 53 seconds to play. However, Jones answered with his 3-pointer to put Marquette back ahead for good.
The Bruins had two chances to tie it or pull ahead in the final seconds, but Lazar Stefanovic’s 3-pointer rimmed out, as did Mack’s last-ditch layup just before the final buzzer.
UCLA held its largest lead at 45-33 on a baseline runner by Mack with 15:02 left to play. However, Marquette went on a 17-0 run and took a 46-45 lead with 12:11 remaining on a thunderous dunk by Ighodaro.
“I mean, that’s our leader, that’s Osa, so he makes plays like that everybody’s hyped,” Joplin said.
UCLA led by as many as eight in the first half after Stefanovic’s dunk off an inbounds pass with 7:38 left until halftime. Marquette cut it to a two-point game with a baseline drive and layup by Kam Jones at the 1:13 mark of the half, but UCLA found some breathing room with Will McClendon’s 3-pointer from the left wing just before halftime.
The Bruins held a 35-30 lead at the intermission.
“Well we didn’t play very smart,” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said. “They’ve got great players and we got rattled and it took us too long to get our composure back.”
Marquette picked up its first win in five tries against UCLA.
BIG PICTURE
UCLA had held its first three opponents to an average of just 50.7 points per game. It held the Golden Eagles to 12-of-31 shooting from the field in the first half, but saw them hit on 13 of 24 field goals after the break.
Marquette won despite just nine points from Kolek, the reigning Big East Player of the Year and a Preseason AP All-American.
STAR POWER
Former Marquette and NBA guard Dwayne Wade sat courtside for the game and received a loud ovation from the crowd during a timeout.
“This whole trip he’s been around the guys, he’s been giving us words of wisdom and talking to us a lot, so it’s always great to have some greats come support us,” Joplin said.
UP NEXT
UCLA will try to bounce back when it takes on tournament-host Chaminade in a consolation game Tuesday.
Marquette will have less than 24 hours to recuperate before it takes on No. 1 Kansas in Tuesday’s semifinal round.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Sebastian Mack vs. David Joplin (Bruins gains possession) | |||
19:28 | +2 | Dylan Andrews makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:15 | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | |||
19:11 | Adem Bona defensive rebound | |||
18:50 | Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot | |||
18:47 | David Joplin defensive rebound | |||
18:38 | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists) | 2-3 | |
18:10 | Dylan Andrews turnover (lost ball) (David Joplin steals) | |||
18:02 | Tyler Kolek misses two point layup | |||
17:59 | Adem Bona defensive rebound | |||
17:44 | David Joplin personal foul (Bruins draws the foul) | |||
17:44 | +1 | Adem Bona makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 | |
17:44 | +1 | Adem Bona makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-3 | |
17:01 | Tyler Kolek turnover (bad pass) | |||
17:01 | Dylan Andrews turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Kolek steals) | |||
17:01 | Adem Bona blocks Oso Ighodaro's two point layup | |||
17:01 | Bruins defensive rebound | |||
17:01 | +2 | Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot | 6-3 | |
16:51 | David Joplin turnover (bad pass) (Sebastian Mack steals) | |||
16:47 | Sebastian Mack misses two point layup | |||
16:46 | Adem Bona offensive rebound | |||
16:46 | Kam Jones personal foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | |||
16:46 | Adem Bona misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
16:46 | +1 | Adem Bona makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-3 | |
16:35 | Sebastian Mack personal foul (Golden Eagles draws the foul) | |||
16:26 | Kam Jones misses two point layup | |||
16:25 | Bruins defensive rebound | |||
16:05 | Sebastian Mack misses two point jump shot | |||
16:01 | David Joplin defensive rebound | |||
15:52 | +2 | Tyler Kolek makes two point layup | 7-5 | |
15:36 | Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point jump shot | |||
15:34 | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | |||
15:30 | Tyler Kolek turnover (bad pass) (Sebastian Mack steals) | |||
15:25 | +2 | Sebastian Mack makes two point layup | 9-5 | |
15:07 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point jump shot | 9-7 | |
14:43 | Adem Bona offensive foul | |||
14:43 | Adem Bona turnover (offensive foul) | |||
14:43 | TV timeout | |||
14:35 | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
14:33 | Sebastian Mack defensive rebound | |||
14:16 | +2 | Dylan Andrews makes two point jump shot | 11-7 | |
14:02 | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) | 11-10 | |
13:34 | Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot | |||
13:32 | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | |||
13:12 | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | |||
13:10 | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | |||
12:49 | +2 | Sebastian Mack makes two point layup (Aday Mara assists) | 13-10 | |
12:39 | +2 | Tyler Kolek makes two point layup | 13-12 | |
12:18 | Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point jump shot | |||
12:16 | Tyler Kolek defensive rebound | |||
12:04 | David Joplin misses two point layup | |||
12:02 | Aday Mara defensive rebound | |||
11:54 | Lazar Stefanovic turnover (traveling) | |||
11:54 | TV timeout | |||
11:46 | Sean Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
11:44 | Sebastian Mack defensive rebound | |||
11:19 | Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot | |||
11:17 | Bruins offensive rebound | |||
11:14 | Chase Ross shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul) | |||
11:13 | +1 | Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 14-12 | |
11:13 | +1 | Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 15-12 | |
11:13 | +1 | Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 16-12 | |
10:57 | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | |||
10:55 | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | |||
10:39 | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point dunk (Sean Jones assists) | 16-14 | |
10:14 | Sebastian Mack misses two point layup | |||
10:12 | Sean Jones defensive rebound | |||
10:04 | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
10:02 | Aday Mara defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | Sean Jones personal foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul) | |||
9:44 | +3 | Will McClendon makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Mack assists) | 19-14 | |
9:34 | Berke Buyuktuncel shooting foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul) | |||
9:32 | Oso Ighodaro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:32 | +1 | Oso Ighodaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-15 | |
9:15 | +2 | Adem Bona makes two point dunk (Berke Buyuktuncel assists) | 21-15 | |
9:02 | Will McClendon personal foul (Golden Eagles draws the foul) | |||
8:43 | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | |||
8:41 | Sebastian Mack defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point jump shot | |||
8:08 | Kam Jones defensive rebound | |||
7:58 | Tyler Kolek misses two point layup | |||
7:56 | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | |||
7:43 | Oso Ighodaro personal foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | |||
7:43 | TV timeout | |||
7:38 | +2 | Lazar Stefanovic makes two point layup (Dylan Andrews assists) | 23-15 | |
7:32 | Sean Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
7:30 | Bruins defensive rebound | |||
7:07 | Will McClendon misses three point jump shot | |||
7:05 | Sean Jones defensive rebound | |||
6:56 | Berke Buyuktuncel blocks David Joplin's two point layup | |||
6:54 | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | |||
6:48 | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point hook shot | 23-17 | |
6:28 | Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot | |||
6:26 | David Joplin defensive rebound | |||
6:12 | +3 | Tre Norman makes three point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) | 23-20 | |
5:44 | Oso Ighodaro personal foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | |||
5:35 | +3 | Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Berke Buyuktuncel assists) | 26-20 | |
5:14 | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | |||
5:12 | Chase Ross offensive rebound | |||
5:06 | Lazar Stefanovic personal foul (Ben Gold draws the foul) | |||
5:02 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup (Tyler Kolek assists) | 26-22 | |
4:38 | +2 | Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists) | 28-22 | |
4:20 | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | |||
4:18 | Sebastian Mack defensive rebound | |||
4:13 | Sebastian Mack turnover (lost ball) (Chase Ross steals) | |||
4:05 | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
4:03 | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | |||
3:32 | Bruins turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:32 | TV timeout | |||
3:24 | +3 | Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) | 28-25 | |
2:55 | Ben Gold personal foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul) | |||
2:55 | +1 | Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-25 | |
2:55 | +1 | Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-25 | |
2:48 | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) | 30-28 | |
2:27 | +2 | Adem Bona makes two point dunk (Lazar Stefanovic assists) | 32-28 | |
2:21 | Sebastian Mack personal foul (Golden Eagles draws the foul) | |||
2:16 | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
2:14 | Ilane Fibleuil defensive rebound | |||
2:09 | Ilane Fibleuil turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | |||
1:56 | Adem Bona personal foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
1:56 | Stevie Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
1:56 | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | |||
1:41 | Ben Gold blocks Berke Buyuktuncel's two point layup | |||
1:39 | Kam Jones defensive rebound | |||
1:16 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 32-30 | |
1:12 | Bruins 30 second timeout | |||
1:12 | TV timeout | |||
0:45 | Aday Mara misses two point jump shot | |||
0:43 | Will McClendon offensive rebound | |||
0:30 | Will McClendon misses three point jump shot | |||
0:28 | Chase Ross defensive rebound | |||
0:28 | Berke Buyuktuncel personal foul (Chase Ross draws the foul) | |||
0:28 | Chase Ross misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
0:28 | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | |||
0:07 | +3 | Will McClendon makes three point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists) | 35-30 | |
0:00 | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |