Joplin delivers as No. 7 Marquette tops DePaul 85-83 in overtime
CHICAGO (AP) David Joplin made two of his seven 3-pointers in overtime, and No. 7 Marquette outlasted DePaul for a rugged 85-83 victory on Tuesday night.
Joplin finished with 30 points on 9-for-17 shooting. Kam Jones had 18 points and 11 assists for Marquette (15-2, 6-0 Big East), which earned its sixth consecutive win.
Joplin's two 3s at the beginning of overtime lifted the Golden Eagles to a 73-67 lead. Two second-chance baskets by Stevie Mitchell made it 77-69 with 1:22 to go.
Chase Ross had 15 points for Marquette, and Ben Gold finished with 14.
CJ Gunn led DePaul with 21 points. Isaiah Rivera added 20, and Conor Enright finished with 11 points and 11 assists.
DePaul (9-9, 0-7) outrebounded Marquette 46-31 and enjoyed a 27-0 advantage in bench points. The Blue Demons fell just short in a bid for the program's first Big East win since a 66-65 victory over Seton Hall in the conference tournament on March 8, 2023.
Jacob Meyer scored 12 points for DePaul, but he also had a costly turnover in the final seconds of OT.
Marquette trailed 65-61 with 54 seconds left in regulation. But then Jones made a 3-pointer, Enright turned the ball over and Ross made another 3 in the final seconds, putting the Golden Eagles in front.
DePaul rushed the ball up the court and Enright was credited with a tying layup when Gold was called for goaltending on his drive to the basket.
Marquette: It was a disappointing game for the Golden Eagles in many ways, except for the final score.
DePaul: The Blue Demons shot 52% (33 for 64) from the field in an encouraging performance against one of the Big East's best teams.
Joplin missed two foul shots late in overtime, but DePaul was unable to get a shot off before time expired.
Marquette went 14 for 24 at the foul line, compared to 5 of 8 for DePaul.
Marquette hosts Xavier on Saturday. The Golden Eagles beat the Musketeers 72-70 on Dec. 21.
DePaul visits Georgetown on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Ben Gold vs. NJ Benson (Chase Ross gains possession) | Â |
| 19:45 |  | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point driving reverse layup | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | | +2 | NJ Benson makes two point dunk (Conor Enright assists) | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 5-2 |
| 18:57 | | +2 | Jacob Meyer makes two point driving finger roll layup (Conor Enright assists) | 5-4 |
| 18:45 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 7-4 |
| 18:22 | | Â | CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:20 | | Â | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:57 | | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:55 | | Â | Troy D'Amico defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:46 | | +2 | NJ Benson makes two point hook shot (Jacob Meyer assists) | 7-6 |
| 17:38 | | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 10-6 |
| 17:21 | | Â | Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Kam Jones steals) | Â |
| 17:16 | | +2 | David Joplin makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Kam Jones assists) | 12-6 |
| 17:16 | | Â | NJ Benson shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:16 | | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-6 |
| 16:49 | | +2 | Jacob Meyer makes two point running jump shot | 13-8 |
| 16:36 | | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:34 | | Â | CJ Gunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:27 | | Â | Chase Ross blocks Conor Enright's two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:25 | | Â | Chase Ross defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | David Joplin misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:18 | | Â | Kam Jones offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:13 | | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists) | 16-8 |
| 15:49 | | Â | Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (David Joplin steals) | Â |
| 15:47 | | Â | Conor Enright shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:47 | | Â | David Joplin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 15:47 | | Â | David Joplin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 15:47 | | Â | Jacob Meyer defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:25 | | +2 | CJ Gunn makes two point driving layup (NJ Benson assists) | 16-10 |
| 15:11 | | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 19-10 |
| 14:36 | | Â | NJ Benson turnover (lost ball) (Chase Ross steals) | Â |
| 14:32 | | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point driving dunk | 21-10 |
| 14:15 | | Â | Kam Jones shooting foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:15 | | +1 | Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-11 |
| 14:15 | | Â | Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 14:14 | | Â | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:03 | | Â | Royce Parham misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:01 | | Â | Tre Norman offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:56 | | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:54 | | Â | Blue Demons defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:40 | | +3 | CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists) | 21-14 |
| 13:22 | | Â | Tre Norman misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | CJ Gunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:06 | | Â | CJ Gunn turnover (bad pass) (Zaide Lowery steals) | Â |
| 12:53 | | Â | Chase Ross misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 12:51 | | Â | Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:37 | | +2 | Layden Blocker makes two point driving layup (David Skogman assists) | 21-16 |
| 12:04 | | Â | Tre Norman misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 12:02 | | Â | Layden Blocker defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:55 | | Â | Conor Enright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | CJ Gunn offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:53 | | +2 | CJ Gunn makes two point tip layup | 21-18 |
| 11:40 | | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Tre Norman assists) | 24-18 |
| 11:17 | | Â | Royce Parham blocks CJ Gunn's two point layup | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Ben Gold defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Stevie Mitchell offensive foul (Conor Enright draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Stevie Mitchell turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 10:24 | | +2 | Isaiah Rivera makes two point finger roll layup | 24-20 |
| 10:09 | | Â | Caedin Hamilton misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Troy D'Amico defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | Conor Enright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:42 | | Â | Troy D'Amico offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:29 | | +3 | Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists) | 24-23 |
| 9:05 | | Â | Damarius Owens misses two point running pullup jump shot | Â |
| 9:03 | | Â | Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Caedin Hamilton defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup (Stevie Mitchell assists) | 26-23 |
| 8:02 | | Â | Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:00 | | Â | Kam Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:50 | | Â | Layden Blocker personal foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:50 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | Kam Jones misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Jacob Meyer defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:22 | | +3 | CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists) | 26-26 |
| 7:08 | | Â | David Joplin misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 7:06 | | Â | Chase Ross offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Kam Jones misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â |
| 6:52 | | Â | Kam Jones offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:48 | | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 29-26 |
| 6:15 | | +2 | Conor Enright makes two point driving finger roll layup | 29-28 |
| 5:59 | | Â | Kam Jones misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 5:57 | | Â | NJ Benson defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:50 | | Â | Chase Ross personal foul (Conor Enright draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Ben Gold defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:31 | | Â | Jump ball. NJ Benson vs. Ben Gold (Blue Demons gains possession) | Â |
| 5:31 | | Â | Ben Gold turnover (lost ball) (NJ Benson steals) | Â |
| 5:19 | | Â | Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | NJ Benson blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point driving layup | Â |
| 5:04 | | Â | Layden Blocker defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | Chase Ross shooting foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:59 | | +1 | Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-29 |
| 4:59 | | +1 | Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-30 |
| 4:46 | | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 32-30 |
| 4:24 | | +3 | Jacob Meyer makes three point jump shot (Troy D'Amico assists) | 32-33 |
| 4:04 | | Â | Ben Gold turnover (bad pass) (Troy D'Amico steals) | Â |
| 3:48 | | +3 | Jacob Meyer makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists) | 32-36 |
| 3:45 | | Â | Golden Eagles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Layden Blocker personal foul (Ben Gold draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:27 | | Â | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:25 | | Â | Troy D'Amico defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:18 | | +2 | CJ Gunn makes two point running jump shot (Conor Enright assists) | 32-38 |
| 3:01 | | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point driving layup (Kam Jones assists) | 34-38 |
| 2:30 | | Â | Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:28 | | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:22 | | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 36-38 |
| 2:09 | | Â | NJ Benson turnover (bad pass) (Chase Ross steals) | Â |
| 1:40 | | Â | David Joplin misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 1:38 | | Â | Jacob Meyer defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:13 | | +2 | CJ Gunn makes two point cutting layup (Conor Enright assists) | 36-40 |
| 0:57 | | Â | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Troy D'Amico defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:45 | | Â | Blue Demons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:30 | | Â | Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:28 | | Â | Tre Norman defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:10 | | Â | Jacob Meyer personal foul (Kam Jones draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:07 | | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 39-40 |
| 0:01 | | Â | Conor Enright misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | NJ Benson offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |