Oso Ighodaro scored 16 points and Olivier-Maxence Prosper added 15 as the Marquette Golden Eagles took care of the visiting Seton Hall Pirates by a final of 83-69 on Tuesday in Milwaukee.
Ighodaro shot an efficient 8-for-9 from the floor while also leading the team with 10 rebounds and three blocks. Tyler Kolek led the way with eight assists, just over his Big East-leading average of 7.5 per game coming into tonight.
The Golden Eagles (10-4, 2-1 Big East) held the lead for the entire game, using the second half to pull away. Marquette shot 58.6 percent from the floor in the second half, including going 4-for-10 from beyond the arc.
Three Pirates scored in double figures with Dre Davis leading the charge with 15. Seton Hall (7-7, 0-3) committed 15 turnovers while shooting just 54.5 percent from the free-throw line (12-for-22). The Golden Eagles scored 18 points off those turnovers while turning the ball over just seven times.
Marquette held a seven-point lead at halftime thanks to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from David Joplin, who had missed his previous six shots before that point.
Two big runs defined the first half of this content. An 11-0 Pirates run tied the game at 16 early on and then Marquette was able to give themselves a cushion for the time being with a 13-1 run, going up 34-20.
During the first half, the FS1 broadcast played audio of Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway during a timeout telling his team, “There’s no sense of urgency with this team. It’s not OK to play the way we’re playing.”
Next up for Marquette is a trip to Villanova on Saturday. Seton Hall returns home to face St. John’s on Saturday.
–Field Level Media
