No. 18 Marquette beats George Mason 82-63 in front of all-student crowd on campus
AP
Nov 08, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) David Joplin had 27 points and 10 rebounds as No. 18 Marquette Golden Eagles pulled away down the stretch to beat George Mason Patriots 82-63 on Friday night in front of a festive, all-student crowd.
The game had a tense moment in the final minute as Marquette's Ben Gold drove to the basket and got fouled hard by Woody Newton. It appeared Newton's elbow hit Gold in the face.
Players from both teams exchanged words and shoves. Newton and Marquette's Kam Jones both received technical fouls, with Newton's fifth foul knocking him out of the game.
Jones had 24 points and eight assists for Marquette (2-0). Darius Maddox scored 20 for George Mason (1-1).
The game took place on Marquette's campus in the 3,700-seat Al McGuire Center rather than at its usual home, the Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee that seats more than 17,000. The crowd consisted entirely of students.
Marquette fed off the students’ energy to take a 13-0 lead in the first 2½ minutes, but George Mason clawed its way back. Marquette trailed by five early in the second half, missed 14 straight shots and didn’t really gain separation until the final few minutes.
George Mason: The Patriots will have to take better care of the ball. They had 19 turnovers against Marquette. Through the first two games, George Mason has totaled 36 turnovers and 25 assists.
Marquette: Outscored George Mason 16-2 over the last 4 1/2 minutes.
Marquette took the lead for good at 52-51 when Chase Ross converted a steal into a dunk with 12:25 left.
Marquette had 13 steals and a 22-8 edge in points off turnovers.
George Mason hosts Stony Brook, while Marquette hosts Central Michigan on Monday.
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1st Half
GMU
Patriots
37
MARQ
Golden Eagles
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Patriots gains possession)
19:29
Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
19:27
Jared Billups offensive rebound
19:21
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
19:19
Ben Gold defensive rebound
19:05
+2
Stevie Mitchell makes two point jump shot
0-2
18:52
Stevie Mitchell personal foul
18:46
Jalen Haynes turnover (bad pass)
18:35
+3
Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Ben Gold assists)
0-5
18:21
Darius Maddox turnover (lost ball) (David Joplin steals)
18:21
+2
David Joplin makes two point layup
0-7
18:21
Woody Newton shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
18:21
Woody Newton turnover
18:21
David Joplin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:21
+1
David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-8
18:09
+3
Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)
0-11
17:48
Brayden O'Connor turnover (bad pass) (Kam Jones steals)
17:43
Jared Billups shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
17:43
+1
David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-12
17:43
+1
David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-13
17:27
K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:25
Chase Ross defensive rebound
17:14
Stevie Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
16:44
Patriots turnover
16:30
David Joplin turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals)
16:26
+2
K.D. Johnson makes two point jump shot
2-13
16:09
Caedin Hamilton misses three point jump shot
16:07
Brayden O'Connor defensive rebound
16:06
Kam Jones blocks Zach Anderson's two point layup
16:05
Patriots offensive rebound
16:01
Caedin Hamilton blocks Jalen Haynes's two point jump shot
16:00
Jalen Haynes offensive rebound
16:00
TV timeout
15:55
Justin Begg misses three point jump shot
15:53
Zaide Lowery defensive rebound
15:28
Giovanni Emejuru blocks Zaide Lowery's two point layup
15:26
Golden Eagles offensive rebound
15:24
K.D. Johnson shooting foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
15:24
+1
Kam Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 3
2-14
15:24
+1
Kam Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 3
2-15
15:24
+1
Kam Jones makes regular free throw 3 of 3
2-16
15:00
+3
Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Giovanni Emejuru assists)
5-16
14:49
Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
14:47
K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
14:26
K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:25
Ben Gold defensive rebound
14:06
Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
14:04
Zach Anderson defensive rebound
13:48
Zaide Lowery shooting foul (Justin Begg draws the foul)
13:48
+1
Justin Begg makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-16
13:48
+1
Justin Begg makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-16
13:43
K.D. Johnson personal foul (Chase Ross draws the foul)
13:24
Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
13:22
Justin Begg defensive rebound
12:55
+3
Zach Anderson makes three point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)
10-16
12:40
Ben Gold turnover (bad pass) (Darius Maddox steals)
12:35
+2
Darius Maddox makes two point layup
12-16
12:19
+2
Kam Jones makes two point layup
12-18
12:06
Justin Begg turnover (bad pass) (Chase Ross steals)
12:05
Chase Ross turnover (out of bounds)
12:04
Zach Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
11:57
David Joplin misses two point layup
11:55
Golden Eagles offensive rebound
11:55
TV timeout
11:48
Ben Gold misses two point layup
11:46
Ben Gold offensive rebound
11:43
+3
Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists)