No. 10 Marquette ties St. John's for Big East lead with 87-74 victory over Villanova
MILWAUKEE (AP) Stevie Mitchell matched a career high with 21 points and No. 10 Marquette continued its recent domination of Villanova by beating the Wildcats 87-74 on Friday night.
Chase Ross added 18 points and Kam Jones had 16 to help Marquette (17-3, 8-1 Big East) beat Villanova for an eighth consecutive time and tie No. 20 St. John’s (17-3, 8-1) for first place in the Big East.
The Golden Eagles haven’t lost to Villanova since Shaka Smart took over as Marquette’s coach in 2021.
Jordan Longino had a career-high 27 points to go along with seven assists for Villanova (12-9, 5-5). Eric Dixon, who entered the night with a Division I-leading 24.9 points per game, scored 15 of his 18 points after halftime.
Villanova: The good news for Villanova was that Tyler Perkins made his first 3-point basket since Dec. 17. Perkins had gone 0 for 25 from 3-point range over his last eight games, and he missed his first three attempts Friday before finally connecting. Before the slump, Perkins had made 45.3% of his 3-point shots (24 of 53).
Marquette: The Golden Eagles pulled ahead for good less than four minutes in and had their second straight double-digit win since losing 59-57 at home to Xavier last weekend. Marquette won 76-59 at Seton Hall on Tuesday.
Villanova trailed 57-51 when Longino stole the ball from Jones, but Marquette’s David Joplin blocked Longino’s layup attempt. On Marquette’s ensuing possession, Zaide Lowery got an offensive rebound and made a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 60-51 with 8:33 left.
Marquette committed just six turnovers and had a 16-2 edge in points off turnovers.
Villanova doesn't play again until a Feb. 1 home game with Creighton. Marquette is at Butler on Tuesday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Enoch Boakye vs. Ben Gold (Chase Ross gains possession) | |||
19:45 | Kam Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
19:43 | Tyler Perkins defensive rebound | |||
19:34 | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | |||
19:32 | Kam Jones defensive rebound | |||
19:17 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point finger roll layup | 0-2 | |
18:52 | Chase Ross blocks Jordan Longino's two point pullup jump shot | |||
18:50 | Enoch Boakye offensive rebound | |||
18:38 | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:24 | +3 | Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists) | 2-5 | |
18:06 | +3 | Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 5-5 | |
17:54 | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
17:52 | Tyler Perkins defensive rebound | |||
17:46 | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | |||
17:44 | Tyler Perkins offensive rebound | |||
17:40 | +3 | Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot (Tyler Perkins assists) | 8-5 | |
17:15 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup | 8-7 | |
16:44 | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | |||
16:42 | Ben Gold defensive rebound | |||
16:30 | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
16:28 | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | |||
16:24 | Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | |||
16:19 | +3 | Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot | 8-10 | |
15:46 | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | |||
15:44 | Kam Jones defensive rebound | |||
15:27 | Kam Jones misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
15:25 | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | |||
15:14 | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | |||
15:12 | Ben Gold defensive rebound | |||
14:59 | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | |||
14:57 | Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
14:51 | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
14:49 | Ben Gold offensive rebound | |||
14:46 | Ben Gold turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dixon steals) | |||
14:26 | Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) | |||
14:26 | TV timeout | |||
14:04 | +3 | Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists) | 8-13 | |
13:47 | Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot | |||
13:44 | Tre Norman defensive rebound | |||
13:21 | Royce Parham misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
13:19 | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | |||
13:03 | +2 | Josiah Moseley makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Longino assists) | 10-13 | |
12:52 | David Joplin misses two point layup | |||
12:50 | Royce Parham offensive rebound | |||
12:49 | Royce Parham misses two point tip layup | |||
12:46 | Jordan Longino defensive rebound | |||
12:37 | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | |||
12:35 | Kam Jones defensive rebound | |||
12:25 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 10-15 | |
11:55 | TV timeout | |||
11:48 | Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot | |||
11:46 | Tre Norman defensive rebound | |||
11:20 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup (Royce Parham assists) | 10-17 | |
11:02 | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-17 | |
10:44 | Royce Parham misses three point jump shot | |||
10:42 | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | |||
10:34 | Eric Dixon misses two point finger roll layup | |||
10:32 | Ben Gold defensive rebound | |||
10:14 | Tre Norman misses three point jump shot | |||
10:12 | Tyler Perkins defensive rebound | |||
10:00 | Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | |||
9:54 | Josiah Moseley misses two point layup | |||
9:52 | Ben Gold defensive rebound | |||
9:43 | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 12-20 | |
9:20 | Eric Dixon misses two point floating jump shot | |||
9:18 | Jhamir Brickus offensive rebound | |||
9:10 | Kam Jones blocks Wooga Poplar's three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:08 | David Joplin defensive rebound | |||
9:03 | Kam Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:01 | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Damarius Owens personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul) | |||
8:34 | Jordan Longino misses two point driving layup | |||
8:32 | Jordan Longino offensive rebound | |||
8:31 | Jordan Longino misses two point tip layup | |||
8:29 | Ben Gold defensive rebound | |||
8:21 | Jordan Longino personal foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | |||
8:15 | Kam Jones turnover (out of bounds) | |||
8:00 | Wooga Poplar turnover (lost ball) (Damarius Owens steals) | |||
7:54 | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | |||
7:52 | Wildcats defensive rebound | |||
7:52 | TV timeout | |||
7:29 | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point pullup jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 14-20 | |
7:15 | +3 | Zaide Lowery makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 14-23 | |
7:00 | Eric Dixon offensive foul (Chase Ross draws the foul) | |||
7:00 | Eric Dixon turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:35 | Kam Jones misses two point hook shot | |||
6:33 | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | |||
6:10 | +3 | Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists) | 17-23 | |
5:56 | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point driving layup | 17-25 | |
5:30 | Eric Dixon offensive foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
5:30 | Eric Dixon turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:15 | Wooga Poplar blocks Chase Ross's two point jump shot | |||
5:13 | Chase Ross offensive rebound | |||
5:10 | Ben Gold misses two point layup | |||
5:07 | Wildcats defensive rebound | |||
4:42 | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | |||
4:40 | Josiah Moseley offensive rebound | |||
4:33 | +3 | Jordan Longino makes three point pullup jump shot | 20-25 | |
4:07 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point finger roll layup | 20-27 | |
3:41 | Chase Ross personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul) | |||
3:41 | TV timeout | |||
3:31 | Jhamir Brickus turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | |||
3:23 | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point driving layup | 20-29 | |
2:54 | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
2:33 | Stevie Mitchell misses two point driving layup | |||
2:31 | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | |||
2:05 | Chase Ross shooting foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul) | |||
2:05 | Jordan Longino misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:05 | +1 | Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-29 | |
1:52 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-31 | |
1:34 | Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass) | |||
1:10 | +2 | Royce Parham makes two point cutting layup (Kam Jones assists) | 21-33 | |
0:52 | +3 | Jordan Longino makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists) | 24-33 | |
0:35 | Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot | |||
0:33 | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | |||
0:28 | Wildcats 30 second timeout | |||
0:09 | +2 | Tyler Perkins makes two point cutting layup (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 26-33 | |
0:01 | +3 | Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 26-36 | |
0:00 | End of period |