National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Marquette 97, Prairie View A&M 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 12, 2010
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # John Cahill, # Tony Crisp, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance: 14046

Marquette had plenty of players pitch in to make up for losing star Lazar Hayward to the NBA, as the Golden Eagles opened the season with a 97-58 rout over Prairie View A&M at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

Jimmy Butler had 18 points, Davante Gardner netted 17 and all 11 Golden Eagles who played found the scoring column in the victory.

Hayward, the team's leading scorer and rebounder last year (18.1, 7.5) was in Minnesota on Friday night playing for the Timberwolves against the Knicks.

But Marquette came out and shot a blistering 21 for 34 (62 percent) from the field in the first half while rolling up a 53-23 halftime advantage.

Buzz Williams' Golden Eagles finished 22-12 in 2009-10 after being upended by Washington 80-78 in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Tant Simpson had 14 points and Michael Griffin 11 for Prairie View, which didn't return a single double-digit scorer from last year's 16-14 squad. Give the Panthers bonus points, however, for having perhaps the best name in college basketball, sophomore guard Beloved Rogers.
Top Game Performances
 
Prairie View A&M   Marquette
Trant Simpson 14 Scoring Jimmy Butler 18
Trant Simpson 4 Assists Dwight Buycks 7
Brandon Webb 4 Rebounds Vander Blue 7
Cortney Bell 2 Free Throws Made Jimmy Butler 4
Brandon Webb 4 Steals Vander Blue 4
Cortney Bell 2 Blocks Vander Blue 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Prairie View A&M 58 35.6 9-25 7-11 12 16 3 11
Marquette 97 60.0 3-10 22-35 25 46 11 12