No. 15 Marquette trounces No. 6 Purdue
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kam Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 15 Marquette defeated No. 6 Purdue 76-58 on Tuesday night to snap the Boilermakers’ 39-game regular-season nonconference winning streak.
Purdue (4-1) hadn’t lost a regular-season nonconference game since falling 58-54 at Miami on Dec. 8, 2020, compiling the fourth-longest such streak in NCAA history. The record is held by Syracuse, which won 52 straight nonconference regular-season games from Dec. 17, 2008, through Dec. 17, 2012.
Jones’ triple-double was the third in school history and first since Dwyane Wade had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists when Marquette beat Kentucky 83-69 in a 2003 regional final to earn its most recent Final Four appearance.
Marquette’s only other triple-double came from Tony Miller against Wisconsin on Dec. 31, 1994.
Stevie Mitchell scored a career-high 21 points for Marquette (5-0). Chase Ross had 12 and Ben Gold added 11.
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 16 points, Fletcher Loyer 13 and Braden Smith 11 for Purdue.
Takeaways
Purdue: The string of nonconference regular-season wins wasn’t the only Purdue streak to get snapped. The Boilermakers also had won an NCAA-best 25 straight November games.
Marquette: Jones has been a productive scorer much of his career, but Tuesday’s game showed how much he has developed as an all-around player. His 13 rebounds and 10 assists were both career highs.
Key moment
Purdue trailed 55-49 with eight minutes left before David Joplin scored four points during an 8-0 run for Marquette that made it a 14-point game with 4:51 remaining. The spurt culminated with Ross getting a steal and passing to Mitchell for a layup.
Key stats
After committing just three turnovers Friday in an 87-78 victory over then-No. 2 Alabama, Purdue had 15 on Tuesday.
Up next
Both teams next play Saturday, with Purdue hosting Marshall while Marquette faces Georgia at Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Statistics from AP
PURDUE (4-1) Kaufman-Renn 7-10 2-4 16, Berg 1-1 0-0 2, Harris 0-4 0-0 0, Loyer 4-11 4-4 13, Smith 4-10 0-0 11, Colvin 0-3 0-0 0, Heide 2-3 2-2 8, C.Furst 2-4 4-8 8, Cox 0-4 0-0 0, Burgess 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 12-18 58.
MARQUETTE (5-0) Gold 3-7 2-2 11, Joplin 4-10 0-0 9, K.Jones 7-12 3-4 17, Mitchell 6-11 8-8 21, Ross 5-10 0-0 12, Parham 1-4 0-0 3, Lowery 0-1 0-0 0, Norman 0-1 0-0 0, Owens 1-1 1-1 3, Hamilton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 14-15 76.
Halftime: Marquette 35-28. 3-Point Goals: Purdue 6-18 (Smith 3-5, Heide 2-3, Loyer 1-3, Colvin 0-2, Cox 0-2, Harris 0-3), Marquette 8-24 (Gold 3-5, Ross 2-3, Mitchell 1-1, Parham 1-4, Joplin 1-6, Lowery 0-1, Norman 0-1, K.Jones 0-3). Rebounds: Purdue 29 (Kaufman-Renn, Colvin 8), Marquette 31 (K. Jones 13). Assists: Purdue 16 (Smith 9), Marquette 13 (K .Jones 10). Total Fouls: Purdue 13, Marquette 17.