National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Marquette 81, Centenary 52
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # Jim Burr, # Tim Higgins, # Bill McCarthy
Attendance: 14116

Darius Johnson-Odom and freshman Vander Blue each had 16 points as Marquette rolled to an 82-51 victory over Centenary on Saturday.

Jimmy Butler added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Marquette (8-3), which put four players in double figures. The balanced attack helped the Golden Eagles bounce back from a tough loss to in-state rival Wisconsin. That 69-64 loss was one of three Marquette has suffered by five points or less.

Marquette never had to sweat in this one, however. The Gentlemen (0-12), who are dropping down to Division III next season, barely put up a fight.

Marquette opened the game on a 17-6 run and led 36-24 at the half after Jamail Jones drilled a 3-pointer with four seconds left.

Maxx Nakwaasah scored 17 points for the Gentlemen, who shot just 37 percent from the floor (20 of 54) and 35 percent (8 of 23) from the free-throw line.


Top Game Performances
 
Centenary   Marquette
Maxx Nakwaasah 17 Scoring Vander Blue 16
Leo Davis 6 Assists Vander Blue 5
Maxx Nakwaasah 8 Rebounds Jimmy Butler 12
Maxx Nakwaasah 7 Free Throws Made Jimmy Butler 4
Aaron Harwell 5 Steals Dwight Buycks 3
Baba Diallo 1 Blocks Jimmy Butler 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Centenary 52 37.0 4-13 8-23 13 25 3 11
Marquette 81 46.3 5-17 14-22 18 47 6 9