No. 10 Marquette rolls past Stonehill

David Joplin scored 27 points and Kam Jones and Damarius Owens added 14 apiece as 10th-ranked Marquette rolled to a 94-59 nonconference victory over Stonehill on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.Marquette (7-0) gained control with a 17-7 run to end the first half for a 51-31 lead at the break, a season high for first-half points.Joplin, who had 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 pulled down a team-leading seven rebounds.Owens, a 6-7 freshman guard who missed the first three games after suffering 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), who was without leading scorer Josh Morgan (15.4 points per game). Morgan has been playing through a foot injury, but was held out against Marquette, the team announced.Marquette had an overwhelming 52-26 edge on points in the paint and a 25-8 advantage in points off turnovers. The Golden Eagles shot 60.7 percent.The commanding lead allowed Marquette to get several reserves significant minutes, resulting in a 31-7 advantage in points off the bench.

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