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No. 18 Marquette Shakes Off Pirates in
Second Half
JUMP
TO BOX SCORE
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dwyane Wade scored 24 points as No. 18
Marquette won its ninth consecutive game, 70-58, over East Carolina on
Wednesday night.
The Golden Eagles (20-3, 9-1 Conference USA) used a 21-6 run in the second
half to improve to 13-0 at home this season.
Wade, the reigning conference player of the week, was 9-of-12 from the
field, including 3-for-3 from 3-point range.
Cordell Henry added 16 points for Marquette, while Odartey Blankson finished
with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Gabriel Mikulas and Kenyatta Brown each had 15 points for East Carolina
(8-14, 2-8), which lost its 14th consecutive road game. The Pirates have
also lost five of their last six games overall.
Marquette led 35-32 with 15:38 seconds left when it took control with a 10-2
run as East Carolina made just one field goal over the next 10:29.
Wade's dunk off an East Carolina turnover extended Marquette's lead to 45-34
with 13:23 remaining.
Moussa Badiane's field goal cut the deficit to 45-36 with 11:27 left, but
that would be as close as the Pirates got.
A 3-pointer by Wade gave Marquette its biggest lead, 56-38, with 6:52 to go.
East Carolina cut the margin to 62-53 with 2:10 left, but Henry scored on
Marquette's next possession to seal the victory.
Box
Score
No. 18 MARQUETTE 70, EAST CAROLINA 58
EAST CAROLINA (8-14)
Bing 3-7 2-5 9, Mikulas 4-8 7-8 15, Badiane 4-7 0-0 8, Brown 5-11 3-3 15,
Holcomb-Faye 2-4 3-4 7, Foxx 0-0 0-0 0, Hawkins 1-4 0-0 2, Moore 1-7 0-0 2.
Totals 20-48 15-20 58.
MARQUETTE (20-3)
Blankson 3-9 8-9 14, Nnamaka 2-3 4-4 8, Merritt 1-3 1-2 3, Wade 9-12 3-6 24,
Henry 6-11 4-4 16, Townsend 0-2 0-0 0, Diener 1-3 2-2 5, Harris 0-1 0-0 0,
Sanders 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-46 22-27 70.
Halftime -- Marquette 32, East Carolina 25.
3-Point goals -- East Carolina 3-18 (Brown 2-7, Bing 1-3, Holcomb-Faye 0-1,
Hawkins 0-3, Moore 0-4); Marquette 4-11 (Wade 3-3, Diener 1-3, Blankson 0-1,
Townsend 0-1, Henry 0-3). Fouled out--Brown.
Rebounds -- East Carolina 27 (Bing 12); Marquette 27 (Blankson 9).
Assists -- East Carolina 10 (Brown, Holcomb-Faye 3); Marquette 10 (Nnamaka
3).
Total fouls -- East Carolina 19, Marquette 18.
Attendance --11,084.
02/23/2007 10:59:33 AM
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