National Basketball Association
Marquette 84, Southern 41
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 28, 2018
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Bo Boroski, # Jeff Clark
Attendance:
16075
By Field Level Media
Marquette junior guard Markus Howard scored 23 of his game-high 26 points in the first half, helping the 18th-ranked Golden Eagles to their eighth consecutive win, an 84-41 rout of Southern at Milwaukee on Friday night.
Howard had a perfect first half, outscoring Southern 23-17 on his own. He made all eight of his field goal attempts, including five from 3-point range, and converted both of his free throw tries for Marquette (11-2).
Sam Hauser contributed 10 points and nine rebounds for Marquette, while his brother Joey Hauser also had nine rebounds. Jamal Cain added eight rebounds and four steals.
Southern made only 6 of 29 shots from the field (2 of 10 from beyond the arc) in the first half and finished shooting 25.9 percent (14 of 54) afield.
Howard made 9 of his 10 field goal attempts and also had three steals.
Southern (1-12) did not have a double-digit scorer until 10:08 remained in the game, when guard Sidney Umude made two free throws to give him 10 points, his team-leading total for the game.
The Golden Eagles outrebounded Southern 30-13 on their way to a 48-17 halftime lead. They won the rebounding battle 53-25 overall and also outscored the Jaguars 34-16 in the paint.
Marquette was efficient on the break from the start, outscoring Southern 30-2 in fast-break points in the game. A 25-4 run by the Golden Eagles opened a 39-14 lead with 6:02 left in the first half.
Howard scored 15 straight for Marquette during that stretch.
Southern did not make a field goal in the last 8:17 of the first half, missing its last 11 attempts.
After two more missed shots to start the second half, guard Alex Ennis ended the field goal drought by making a jumper with 16:54 left in the game. Marquette led 56-21 by that point.
Marquette begins Big East play Tuesday at St. John's, while Southern next hosts Prairie View A&M in the Southwest Athletic Conference opener on Jan. 5.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Southern |
|
Marquette |
|
Sidney Umude 10 |
Scoring |
Markus Howard 26 |
|
Destin Dunton 3 |
Assists |
Brendan Bailey 3 |
|
DeRias Johnson 6 |
Rebounds |
Joey Hauser 9 |
|
Sidney Umude 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Sam Hauser 4 |
|
Alex Ennis 2 |
Steals |
Jamal Cain 4 |
|
Alex Ennis 1 |
Blocks |
Brendan Bailey 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Southern
|
41 |
25.9 |
2-16 |
11-18 |
9 |
22 |
1 |
8 |
17 |
| Marquette
|
84 |
45.0 |
9-21 |
21-30 |
10 |
49 |
4 |
11 |
14 |
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