Kam Jones had 18 points and 10 assists to No. 8 Marquette to a 78-50 win over Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Kam Jones had 18 points and 10 assists to lead a balanced Marquette offense as the No. 8 Golden Eagles cruised to a 78-50 win over Providence on Tuesday night.
Stevie Mitchell added 14 points on 5-8 shooting for Marquette, which made 11 threes. David Joplin and Zaide Lowry each had 11 points for the Golden Eagles (12-2, 3-0 Big East). They were up 47-20 at halftime and led by as many as 32 points during the closing stages.
Wesley Cardet had 11 points off the bench for Providence (7-7, 1-2). The Friars shot 34% from the field.
Marquette: With former Marquette All-American/current New York Knicks guard Tyler Kolek watching from a baseline seat, the Golden Eagles concluded December winning three straight – all over Big East opponents – after opening the month dropping two of their first three games.
Providence: Bryce Hopkins missed his third straight game. The All-Big East forward went through pregame warmups – something he didn’t do in the previous two games he sat out. Nearly one full calendar year removed from suffering an ACL surgery that required surgery, Hopkins returned to the Friar lineup on Dec. 3 against BYU and appeared in three consecutive games before suffering a setback.
Marquette used a 21-0 surge to wipe out Providence’s 8-2 run that opened the game. During that stretch, the Golden Eagles were aided by nine Friar turnovers that translated into 16 points.
Winning in Providence for the first time since 2019, Marquette forced 14 turnovers in the first half, 22 for the game. Those turnovers directly led to 27 points for the Golden Eagles.
Marquette returns home to host Creighton on Friday. Providence visits No. 11 UConn on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | (Friars gains possession) | Â |
| 19:30 |  | Â | David Joplin shooting foul (Oswin Erhunmwunse draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:30 | | +1 | Oswin Erhunmwunse makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | | +1 | Oswin Erhunmwunse makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | | Â | Kam Jones turnover (Jayden Pierre steals) | Â |
| 18:47 | | +3 | Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists) | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | | Â | Rich Barron personal foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:19 | | Â | Jayden Pierre shooting foul (Chase Ross draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:19 | | +1 | Chase Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-5 |
| 18:19 | | +1 | Chase Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | | Â | Bensley Joseph misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:57 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:54 | | +3 | Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists) | 2-8 |
| 17:35 | | Â | David Joplin misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:33 | | Â | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:25 | | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists) | 5-8 |
| 17:06 | | Â | Bensley Joseph turnover (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â |
| 17:01 | | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists) | 7-8 |
| 16:51 | | +2 | Wesley Cardet Jr. makes two point layup (Bensley Joseph assists) | 7-10 |
| 16:41 | | +3 | Kam Jones makes three point jump shot | 10-10 |
| 16:23 | | Â | Rich Barron turnover (lost ball) (Kam Jones steals) | Â |
| 16:19 | | +3 | Chase Ross makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 13-10 |
| 16:15 | | Â | Friars 30 second timeout | Â |
| 16:15 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:50 | | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:25 | | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 15-10 |
| 14:52 | | Â | Friars turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 14:34 | | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point layup | 17-10 |
| 14:28 | | Â | Bensley Joseph turnover (Kam Jones steals) | Â |
| 14:21 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 19-10 |
| 14:00 | | Â | Ryan Mela misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:58 | | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:53 | | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:51 | | Â | Wesley Cardet Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:43 | | Â | Chase Ross defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:30 | | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup | 21-10 |
| 13:09 | | Â | Jump ball. (Golden Eagles gains possession) | Â |
| 13:09 | | Â | Ryan Mela turnover (Royce Parham steals) | Â |
| 12:56 | | Â | Tre Norman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:54 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Wesley Cardet Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tre Norman steals) | Â |
| 12:16 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 12:15 | | Â | Damarius Owens misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:13 | | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:51 | | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Royce Parham misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â |
| 11:28 | | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 23-10 |
| 11:23 | | Â | Friars 30 second timeout | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:08 | | Â | Wesley Cardet Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point jump shot | 25-10 |
| 10:33 | | Â | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:31 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:29 | | Â | Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:16 | | Â | Wesley Cardet Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â |
| 10:10 | | +3 | Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists) | 28-10 |
| 9:49 | | +3 | Wesley Cardet Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists) | 28-13 |
| 9:32 | | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:22 | | Â | Rich Barron defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:22 | | Â | Jump ball. (Rich Barron gains possession) | Â |
| 9:22 | | Â | Jump ball. (Rich Barron gains possession) | Â |
| 9:11 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:09 | | Â | Ryan Mela offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:08 | | Â | David Joplin blocks Ryan Mela's two point layup | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Stevie Mitchell shooting foul (Oswin Erhunmwunse draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:07 | | +1 | Oswin Erhunmwunse makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-14 |
| 9:07 | | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:58 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 30-14 |
| 8:34 | | Â | Jayden Pierre turnover (lost ball) (Zaide Lowery steals) | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Jayden Pierre personal foul | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:08 | | Â | David Joplin offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:04 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:04 | | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-14 |
| 8:04 | | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-14 |
| 7:46 | | Â | Rich Barron misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Zaide Lowery misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Ben Gold shooting foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:12 | | +1 | Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-15 |
| 7:12 | | +1 | Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-16 |
| 7:04 | | +3 | Zaide Lowery makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 35-16 |
| 6:35 | | Â | Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:32 | | Â | Friars offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:16 | | Â | Jayden Pierre turnover (lost ball) (Caedin Hamilton steals) | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Caedin Hamilton's two point layup | Â |
| 6:05 | | Â | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Kam Jones misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:54 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:35 | | +2 | Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point layup (Ryan Mela assists) | 35-18 |
| 5:23 | | Â | David Joplin turnover (lost ball) (Bensley Joseph steals) | Â |
| 5:17 | | Â | Ryan Mela misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:15 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:57 | | Â | Chase Ross defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:51 | | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:49 | | Â | Bensley Joseph defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:19 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:17 | | Â | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:08 | | Â | Kam Jones turnover (bad pass) (Bensley Joseph steals) | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Bensley Joseph misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Ben Gold defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Ben Gold defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Jump ball. (Ben Gold gains possession) | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:41 | | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 38-18 |
| 3:15 | | Â | Ben Gold shooting foul (Ryan Mela draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:15 | | Â | Ryan Mela misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:15 | | Â | Ryan Mela misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:15 | | Â | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | +3 | Zaide Lowery makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 41-18 |
| 2:39 | | Â | Bensley Joseph misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:27 | | Â | Chase Ross misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Royce Parham offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Royce Parham makes two point tip layup | 43-18 |
| 1:57 | | Â | Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Rich Barron makes two point layup (Jayden Pierre assists) | 43-20 |
| 1:36 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 45-20 |
| 1:12 | | Â | Jayden Pierre turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Kam Jones offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:45 | | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:43 | | Â | Chase Ross offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:40 | | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:38 | | Â | Royce Parham offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:36 | | Â | Royce Parham misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:34 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:24 | | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive foul | Â |
| 0:24 | | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 0:05 | | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists) | 47-20 |
| 0:00 | | Â | Ryan Mela turnover (bad pass) (Zaide Lowery steals) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |