NCAAB

Georgia Bulldogs at Marquette Golden Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
5-1, 1-0 Away
Final
69 - 80

No. 15 Marquette beats Georgia 80-69 in the Bahamas behind David Joplin's 29 points

Joplin scored five straight Marquette points to begin a 12-3 run that Stevie Mitchell capped by banking in a shot with 1:33 remaining for a 78-66 lead. Mitchell made a steal at the other end to help seal it.

Ben Gold scored a career-high 14 points and Kam Jones had 10 points and seven assists for Marquette (6-0). Jones was coming off the program’s third triple-double in more than 100 seasons when he had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in 36 minutes against No. 6 Purdue on Tuesday. Gold’s previous high was 12 points at UConn on Feb. 7, 2023, while Joplin's was 28 at DePaul on Jan. 28, 2023.

Blue Cain scored 17 points and Tyrin Lawrence added 15 for Georgia (5-1). Dakota Leffew had 11 and Silas Demary Jr. 10. The Bulldogs turned it over 18 times, leading to 27 points by Marquette.

Takeaways Marquette opened a season 6-0 for the first time since 2011-12, when the Golden Eagles won their first 10 games.

Key moment Marquette scored 11 straight points early in the second half and held Georgia to five points in seven minutes to take a 55-40 lead. The Bulldogs started the second half by missing 6 of 8 shots.

Key stat Georgia made 2 of 12 from 3-point range in the first half before hitting 5 of 10 to begin the second, including three straight makes to start an 11-0 run to get within 60-57 with 8:25 left. But the Bulldogs missed two of their next three to finish 8 of 25, while Joplin was 6 of 11 to help Marquette make 11.

Up next Georgia stays in the Bahamas to play No. 22 St. John's on Sunday.

Marquette returns home to play Stonehill on Wednesday.

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Matchup Prediction

Marquette: 69.8%
Georgia: 30.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 80
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 69 - 80
2nd 0:22 Silas Demary Jr. Turnover. 69 - 80
2nd 0:23 Georgia Offensive Rebound. 69 - 80
2nd 0:24 Asa Newell missed Jumper. 69 - 80

Statistics

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24-54 FG 29-58
44.4 Field Goal % 50.0
8-25 3PT 11-27
32.0 Three Point % 40.7
13-19 FT 11-15
68.4 Free Throw % 73.3
34 Rebounds 31
11 Offensive Rebounds 8
23 Defensive Rebounds 23
13 Assists 13
11 Steals 13
2 Blocks 2
18 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 27
10 Fast Break Points 11
30 Points in Paint 34
16 Fouls 18
2 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: Imperial Arena

Location: Nassau, Bahamas
Attendance: 822 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Florida 0-0 - 12-0
Oklahoma 0-0 - 12-0
Tennessee 0-0 - 12-0
Auburn 0-0 - 11-1
Georgia 0-0 - 11-1
Ole Miss 0-0 - 11-1
Mississippi State 0-0 - 11-1
Vanderbilt 0-0 - 11-1
Alabama 0-0 - 10-2
Arkansas 0-0 - 10-2
Kentucky 0-0 - 10-2
LSU 0-0 - 10-2
Missouri 0-0 - 10-2
Texas 0-0 - 10-2
Texas A&M 0-0 - 10-2
South Carolina 0-0 - 9-3

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Marquette 2-0 - 11-2
Georgetown 2-0 - 10-2
St. John's 2-0 - 10-2
UConn 2-0 - 10-3
Creighton 1-1 1 8-5
Villanova 1-1 1 8-5
Providence 1-1 1 7-6
DePaul 0-2 2 8-4
Xavier 0-2 2 8-5
Butler 0-2 2 7-6
Seton Hall 0-2 2 5-8
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