Recap - Marquette Defeats Villanova 81-77
Recap - Marquette Defeats Villanova 81-77
Marquette got 24 points from Darius Johnson-Odom en route to an 81-77 victory over Villanova on Sunday at Bradley Center.
Marquette won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the 10.5-point spread.
Davante Gardner had 13 points for Marquette and Jamil Wilson chipped in with 11 points. Junior Cadougan had 6 assists for them, while Davante Gardner was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Villanova got 14 points from Mouphtaou Yarou in a losing cause and another 13 points from JayVaughn Pinkston. Maalik Wayns contributed 4 assists for them, while Markus Kennedy had 12 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Marquette were victorious, as the score was 40-37 at the break.
The rebound battle favored Villanova as they grabbed 40 boards, while Marquette only had 38.
