No. 10 Marquette rolls past Stonehill

David Joplin scored 27 points and Kam Jones and Damarius Owens added 14 each as Marquette cruised to a 94-59 nonconference victory over Stonehill on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.

Marquette (7-0) regained control with a 17-7 run to end the first half with a 51-31 lead at halftime, a season high for first-half points.

Joplin, who scored a career-high 29 points in Marquette’s previous game, an 80-69 win over Georgia, hit 10 of 12 shots, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. He also grabbed a team-leading seven rebounds.

Owens, a 6-7 freshman guard who missed the first three games with a toe injury, made 5 of 8 shots, including all three 3-point attempts. His previous single-game high was three points.

Amir Nesbitt had 14 points and Hermann Koffi added 13 for Stonehill (4-5), which was without leading scorer Josh Morgan (15.4 points per game). Morgan is dealing with a foot injury but was unable to play against Marquette, the team announced.

Marquette had an overwhelming 52-26 advantage in points in the game and a 25-8 advantage in points after turnovers. The Golden Eagles shot 60.7 percent.

The commanding lead allowed Marquette to get several key backup minutes, resulting in a 31-7 points lead.

Joplin scored 20 points for the Golden Eagles in the first half, hitting 8 of 9 shots. Marquette shot 62.5 percent in the first half, hitting 20 of 32 shots, including 8 of 15 from deep.

Owens added nine points with three 3-pointers in the first half.

Nesbitt had 11 points before halftime for the Skyhawks, who actually shot 56.5 percent in the first half.

Joplin scored 13 of Marquette’s first 19 points and hit all five of his shots, including three from beyond the arc. His third 3-pointer gave the Golden Eagles a 19-8 lead with 13:30 left in the first half.

–Field level media