Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Marquette 91, Mount St. Mary's 37
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 11, 2011
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # Alfred Smith, # Earl Walton, # Brent Hampson
Attendance: 13834

Darius Johnson-Odom scored 16 points to lead six players in double figures as No. 21 Marquette trounced visiting Mount St. Mary's 91-37 in its season opener on Friday.

The Golden Eagles (1-0) used a run of 10 unanswered points in the middle of the first half to pull out to a 24-7 lead and stretched the cushion to 49-18 by intermission.

Defensive pressure was the catalyst - Marquette had 11 steals in the opening period and forced 29 turnovers, 18 before the break.

Marquette continued to pull away after the intermission, extending the margin to 80-29 with 6:07 to go before beginning to empty its bench.

Jae Crowder and Chris Otule contributed 14 points apiece, while Junior Cadougan had 10 of Marquette's 26 assists.

Julian Norfleet's 12 points led the Mountaineers (0-1), who shot 29 percent from the field and missed 16-of-18 3-point attempts.
Top Game Performances
 
Mount St. Mary's   Marquette
Julian Norfleet 12 Scoring Darius Johnson-Odom 16
Josh Castellanos 4 Assists Junior Cadougan 10
Danny Thompson 11 Rebounds Jae Crowder 6
Kelvin Parker 2 Free Throws Made Davante Gardner 4
Raven Barber 1 Steals Vander Blue 4
Xavier Owens 1 Blocks Chris Otule 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mount St. Mary's 37 29.1 2-18 3-6 11 30 1 4
Marquette 91 56.2 4-19 15-20 26 33 5 19