National Basketball Association
Marquette 82, South Dakota 69
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 20, 2010
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Tim Clougherty, # Joe Lindsay, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
14117
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Jimmy Butler scored 20 points, leading four players in double figures, as Marquette cruised to an 82-69 victory over South Dakota on Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Marquette (4-0) never trailed after jumping out to an 8-0 lead in the game’s first 3:41. The Golden Eagles led 43-29 at the half, buoyed by a 14-0 point differential at the foul line and a 28-14 advantage in rebounding, and essentially sealed the outcome with a run of 10 consecutive points that made it 59-37 with 12:02 remaining.
Butler added nine rebounds - six offensive, four assists and three rebounds. Chris Otule finished with 15 points for Marquette, while Darius Johnson-Odom had 14 and Dwight Buycks contributed 11.
Five different players reached double digits in scoring for South Dakota (1-2), led by Charlie Westbrook with 17 points. Jake Thomas, Louie Krogman and Mitchell Bouie added 11 points apiece.
Top Game Performances
South Dakota |
|
Marquette |
Charlie Westbrook 17 |
Scoring |
Jimmy Butler 20 |
Kendall Cutler 8 |
Assists |
Vander Blue 6 |
Charlie Westbrook 5 |
Rebounds |
Jimmy Butler 9 |
Kendall Cutler 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Jimmy Butler 8 |
Ricardo Andreotti 3 |
Steals |
Jimmy Butler 3 |
Ricardo Andreotti 1 |
Blocks |
Jae Crowder 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
South Dakota
|
69 |
40.9 |
9-24 |
6-14 |
21 |
28 |
2 |
11 |
|
Marquette
|
82 |
48.3 |
1-9 |
23-34 |
22 |
46 |
4 |
7 |
|