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Kam Jones recorded the first triple-double at Marquette since Dwyane Wade did so in 2003. (AP/Morry Gash)
Thanks to a historic night from Kam Jones, Matt Painter’s win streak has finally come to an end.
No. 15 Marquette flew past No. 6 Purdue 76-58 on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee in what was a very convincing outing early in the season for Shaka Smart’s group in Milwaukee. The win snapped Purdue’s 39-game regular-season non-conference win streak, too, which was the fourth-longest of all time entering Tuesdays’ game.
Jones made Marquette history in the win, too. He led the Golden Eagles with a triple-double, which was just the third in program history. The last player to hit that milestone was former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade in 2003. Jones finished with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists while shooting 7-of-12 from the field on Tuesday night.
“We came out ready to play. We was prepared … We executed our game plan. My voice is gone, out there talking too much,” Jones said on FS1 after the win. “I appreciate this team, I appreciate them letting me be their leader. Our team was huge tonight.”
Marquette led nearly the entire way on Tuesday, and it took a seven-point lead into the break at halftime. The Golden Eagles held Purdue without a field goal for more than eight minutes midway through the second half, and ripped off a quick 8-0 run to push to a 14-point lead just ahead of the under-four timeout. That was their largest lead of the night, and allowed them to cruise the rest of the way to the 18-point victory.
Stevie Mitchell added 21 points for Marquette to go with Jones’ triple-double. Chase Ross finished with 12 points, and Ben Gold added 11 points and five rebounds. They missed just one free throw as a team the entire way. Jones averaged 17.2 points and 2.4 assists per game last season, his third with the Golden Eagles. He put up 32 points in their season opener earlier this month, and he dropped 28 points in their win over Maryland on Friday.
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Publish date : 2024-11-20 04:06:00
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