Big East Tournament - Recap - Louisville Defeats Marquette 84-71
Big East Tournament - Recap - Louisville Defeats Marquette 84-71
Louisville earned an 84-71 victory over Marquette on Thursday, getting 20 points from Kyle Kuric at Madison Square Garden.
Louisville won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Louisville got 18 points from Peyton Siva and another 12 points from Chane Behanan. Peyton Siva contributed 6 assists, while Jared Swopshire cleaned the glass with 12 rebounds.
Marquette got 23 points from Darius Johnson-Odom in a losing cause and another 13 points from Jamil Wilson. Junior Cadougan contributed 5 assists for them, while Jae Crowder had 12 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Louisville were victorious, as the score was 50-40 at the break.
Louisville won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 50-44.
