National Basketball Association
Marquette 99, Norfolk State 68
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 14, 2011
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # James Breeding, # Evon Burroughs
Attendance:
12765
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Jae Crowder had 25 points and 10 rebounds as host Marquette coasted to a 99-68 victory over Norfolk State on Monday.
The Golden Eagles (2-0) led by only five before Crowder scored seven of his 12 first-half points during an 11-2 surge that made it 37-23 with 3:03 to go before the intermission. Marquette's stifling pressure defense forced 14 turnovers in the opening period and 25 overall.
A 10-0 run in the second half stretched the lead to 65-40 with 12:20 left.
Darius Johnson-Odom finished with 24 points and Vander Blue added 14 for Marquette, which had 26 assists on its 33 field goals. The Golden Eagles enjoyed a 31-15 advantage in bench scoring and outpointed the Spartans in the paint 46-24.
Chris McEachin scored 19 points and Marcos Tamares had 17 for Norfolk State (0-1).
Top Game Performances
| Norfolk State |
|
Marquette |
|
Chris McEachin 19 |
Scoring |
Jae Crowder 25 |
|
Pendarvis Williams 6 |
Assists |
Vander Blue 6 |
|
Chris McEachin 5 |
Rebounds |
Jae Crowder 10 |
|
Marcos Tamares 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Darius Johnson-Odom 7 |
|
Chris McEachin 2 |
Steals |
Jae Crowder 3 |
|
Chris McEachin 1 |
Blocks |
Vander Blue 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Norfolk State
|
68 |
41.8 |
11-24 |
11-24 |
15 |
26 |
2 |
8 |
|
| Marquette
|
99 |
53.2 |
9-21 |
24-30 |
26 |
36 |
3 |
11 |
|