National Basketball Association
Marquette 57, Villanova 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Where: William B. Finneran Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# John Clougherty, # Rob Groover, # Brent Hamilton
Attendance:
6501
By Field Level Media
Justin Lewis scored 21 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining, to lift visiting Marquette past No. 11 Villanova, 57-54, on Wednesday.
Lewis hit five treys, Greg Elliott added 14 points and Darryl Morsell had 10 for the Golden Eagles (13-6, 5-3 Big East), who won their fifth in a row.
Marquette ended the game on a 7-0 run.
Eric Dixon tied his career high with 15 points, Justin Moore added 13, Collin Gillespie had 10 and Jermaine Samuels swept 10 rebounds for Villanova (13-5, 6-2), which had its six-game winning streak snapped.
Moore missed a potential game-tying trey with about seven seconds left.
Marquette jumped out to a quick 15-9 lead with 12:48 remaining in the first half.
Villanova struggled offensively and missed five straight shots as the Golden Eagles pulled ahead.
The Wildcats tightened defensively and eventually went ahead 29-25.
But Marquette scored the final five points and took a 30-29 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The Golden Eagles held a slim 36-33 lead early in the second half.
But Villanova responded with a 12-0 run capped by a 3-pointer from Moore to take a 45-36 advantage with 10:53 left. Marquette missed 10 of its first 12 shots in the second half before Elliott hit a trey to close within six.
David Joplin knocked down a trey for the Golden Eagles on their next possession and the deficit was three.
Caleb Daniels responded with a 3-pointer and Villanova led 48-42 with 9:01 remaining.
Elliott drove to the basket and scored with 6:08 left and Marquette sliced within 51-47.
While Villanova went scoreless for nearly five minutes, the Golden Eagles capitalized as Elliott hit another trey to cut the deficit to one, 51-50.
Gillespie, who had struggled offensively, converted a key three-point play for a 54-50 lead with 2:19 left.
Lewis scored on consecutive possessions and Marquette tied the game at 54 with 1:11 to go.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Marquette |
|
Villanova |
Justin Lewis 21 |
Scoring |
Eric Dixon 15 |
Tyler Kolek 6 |
Assists |
Collin Gillespie 4 |
Justin Lewis 7 |
Rebounds |
Jermaine Samuels 10 |
Olivier-Maxence Prosper 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Eric Dixon 3 |
Greg Elliott 2 |
Steals |
Collin Gillespie 2 |
Kur Kuath 3 |
Blocks |
Eric Dixon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Marquette
|
57 |
41.2 |
13-29 |
2-2 |
14 |
27 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
Villanova
|
54 |
37.9 |
6-24 |
4-5 |
11 |
32 |
1 |
5 |
10 |