Recap - Marquette Defeats Providence 86-62
Recap - Marquette Defeats Providence 86-62
Marquette blew out Providence on Sunday, running up the score in an 86-62 win at Bradley Center.
Marquette won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 10.5-point spread as favorites.
Darius Johnson-Odom had 17 points for Marquette and Chris Otule chipped in with 16 points. Junior Cadougan had 10 assists for them, while Jae Crowder was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.
Providence got 17 points from Marshon Brooks in a losing cause and another 16 points from Gerard Coleman. Marshon Brooks contributed 5 assists for them, while Bilal Dixon had 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Marquette were victorious, as the score was 40-27 at the break.
Marquette won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 48-33.

