National Basketball Association
Marquette 95, Winthrop 73
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, November 18, 2011
Where: Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center, St. Thomas
Officials:
# Bernard Clinton, # K Folgerman, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
2845
By SportsDirect Inc.
Vander Blue scored a career-best 26 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 19 Marquette shook off a slow start to rout Winthrop 95-73 in the opening round of the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday.
The Golden Eagles (3-0) will face Mississippi, a 63-59 winner over Drake, in Sunday's semifinals.
Marquette took control of a close game when Blue ended the first half with a four-point play and Darius Johnson-Odom hit a 3-pointer only three seconds after the break. The Golden Eagles later scored 12 unanswered points, holding the Eagles (0-3) scoreless for more than five minutes, to stretch their lead to 68-47 with 9:51 to go.
Johnson-Odom finished with 20 points as Marquette shot 58.5 percent from the field. Blue and Johnson-Odom combined to make 18 of 25 foul shots.
Andre Jones paced Winthrop with a game-high 29 points.
Top Game Performances
| Winthrop |
|
Marquette |
|
Andre Jones 29 |
Scoring |
Vander Blue 26 |
|
Reggie Middleton 3 |
Assists |
Junior Cadougan 6 |
|
Larry Brown 7 |
Rebounds |
Chris Otule 7 |
|
Andre Jones 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Vander Blue 10 |
|
Larry Brown 1 |
Steals |
Darius Johnson-Odom 2 |
|
Joab Jerome 1 |
Blocks |
Davante Gardner 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Winthrop
|
73 |
42.1 |
10-25 |
15-20 |
11 |
27 |
3 |
6 |
|
| Marquette
|
95 |
57.4 |
9-19 |
24-35 |
18 |
27 |
4 |
6 |
|