Marquette Golden Eagles

Marquette Golden Eagles

23-11 - 4th in Big East
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Donovan Dent scores 21 points to lead New Mexico over Marquette 75-66 in March Madness Donovan Dent scores 21 points to lead New Mexico over Marquette 75-66 in March Madness

— Donovan Dent scored 21 points and No. 10 seed New Mexico took control late in the second half to defeat seventh-seeded Marquette 75-66 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Nelly Junior Joseph gets the and-1 to fall for the Lobos Nelly Junior Joseph gets the and-1 to fall for the Lobos

New Mexico's Nelly Junior Joseph gets fouled and makes a bucket for an and-1.

New Mexico's Tru Washington elevates for a block New Mexico's Tru Washington elevates for a block

Tru Washington gets up to block Stevie Mitchell's shot.

Donovan Dent makes a tough layup for New Mexico Donovan Dent makes a tough layup for New Mexico

Donovan Dent drives and makes a tough layup to give the Lobos a 5-point lead over Marquette.

Marquette's Kam Jones makes a layup to end the first half Marquette's Kam Jones makes a layup to end the first half

Kam Jones sinks a layup at the end of the first half to cut into New Mexico's lead.

CJ Noland drains a triple for the Lobos CJ Noland drains a triple for the Lobos

CJ Noland swishes a 3-pointer to extend New Mexico's lead over Marquette.

New Mexico's Donovan Dent sinks a floater New Mexico's Donovan Dent sinks a floater

Donovan Dent hits a running floater in the lane to extend the Lobos' lead.

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Big East Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
St. John's 78.5 - 5 31
Creighton 75.5 6 11 25
UConn 77.0 6.5 11 24
Marquette 76.6 7 11 23
Xavier 78.1 8 12 22
Villanova 73.7 10 14 20
Georgetown 72.0 12 16 18
Butler 74.7 15.5 20 15
Providence 71.3 17 20 12
DePaul 72.4 16 20 14
Seton Hall 61.6 22 25 7
Full Standings

2021 Team Leaders

Offense

  • Points Per Game

    Kam Jones
  • Assists Per Game

    Kam Jones
  • Field Goal Percentage

    Kam Jones

Defense

  • Rebounds Per Game

    David Joplin
  • Steals Per Game

    Stevie Mitchell
  • Blocks Per Game

    David Joplin