National Basketball Association
Connecticut 76, Marquette 68
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# John Gaffney, # Karl Hess, # Ray Perrone
Attendance:
15476
By SportsDirect Inc.
Freshman Jeremy Lamb scored a career-high 24 points as No. 5 Connecticut came from behind to take down Marquette, 76-68, in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
Kemba Walker struggled to a season-low 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting but added nine assists for the Huskies (17-2, 5-2 Big East), who have won six straight games.
Walker only had four points on 1-of-8 shooting in first half, but Lamb poured in 12 and Connecticut finished the period on a 22-10 spurt to take a 38-31 lead into the break.
Marquette bounced back in the second half, locking down on defense during a 13-2 run that left the Golden Eagles on top, 56-51, with nine minutes to play. Jimmy Butler scored seven points during the spurt, capping it with a three-point play.
Trailing by five with 7:33 left, the Huskies started their comeback. Lamb made a one-handed runner from the baseline and Shabazz Napier drained a 3-pointer in transition to spark a 13-0 burst over the next 5 ½ minutes as Connecticut took control.
Butler finished with 21 points for Marquette (13-8, 4-4), which has dropped three of four.
Top Game Performances
Connecticut |
|
Marquette |
Jeremy Lamb 24 |
Scoring |
Jimmy Butler 21 |
Kemba Walker 9 |
Assists |
Dwight Buycks 6 |
Charles Okwandu 10 |
Rebounds |
Jae Crowder 9 |
Shabazz Napier 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jimmy Butler 7 |
Shabazz Napier 3 |
Steals |
Junior Cadougan 3 |
Charles Okwandu 1 |
Blocks |
Chris Otule 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Connecticut
|
76 |
43.8 |
6-21 |
14-15 |
21 |
37 |
3 |
9 |
|
Marquette
|
68 |
41.7 |
6-18 |
12-17 |
15 |
30 |
4 |
7 |
|