Boxscore
Marquette 82, Villanova 78
Saturday, January 28, 2012 12:00 PM
Location -
The Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Officials -
James Breeding, Tim Clougherty, Pat Driscoll
Attendance -
15878
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Darius Johnson-Odom had 26 points to burn Villanova for the second time this season, and No. 18 Marquette rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to edge the host Wildcats 82-78.
Jae Crowder added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (18-4, 7-2 Big East), who trailed by as many as 18 in the first half before collecting their sixth straight win.
Johnson-Odom, who scored 24 in Marquette's 81-77 victory over the Wildcats on Jan. 1, added six rebounds and three steals. The Golden Eagles also shot 25 for 32 at the foul line in a game that featured 57 free throws and three technical fouls.
JayVaughn Pinkston had 17 points, Dominic Cheek 16 and James Bell 13 for the Wildcats (10-12, 3-7), who misfired on a couple of game-tying 3-point attempts in the final minute.
Villanova quickly connected on its first three 3-point tries to grab a 9-2 lead. The Wildcats, who rank last in the Big East in field goal shooting and next to last in 3-point accuracy, started seven of nine to extend the margin to 21-7.
Bell, who averages 7.6 points, reached double figures for the fourth straight game. His jumper with 9:27 remaining in the first half gave him 11 points and the Wildcats a 30-12 advantage.
Marquette chipped away and pulled within eight as Villanova cooled off, but the Wildcats took a 46-36 lead into halftime.
A layup by Jamil Wilson with 11:39 to go capped a 12-0 run that gave the Golden Eagles their initial lead at 57-55.
Marquette Golden Eagles
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Vander Blue
|
16:00 |
2-5 |
0-0 |
5-6 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
|
Jae Crowder
|
33:00 |
6-15 |
4-7 |
4-6 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
|
Davante Gardner
|
19:00 |
3-6 |
0-0 |
3-4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
Junior Cadougan
|
30:00 |
1-4 |
0-1 |
2-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
Darius Johnson-Odom
|
38:00 |
9-20 |
3-7 |
5-6 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
26 |
|
Jamil Wilson
|
30:00 |
4-12 |
0-0 |
4-4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
|
Todd Mayo
|
15:00 |
0-3 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Juan Anderson
|
3:00 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Derrick Wilson
|
9:00 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jamail Jones
|
7:00 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
25-65 |
7-17 |
25-32 |
11 |
22 |
33 |
17 |
18 |
8 |
16 |
5 |
82 |
| |
38.5%
|
41.2%
|
78.1%
|
Team Rebs: 10 |
|
Total TO: 16 |
Villanova Wildcats