National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Marquette 86, Providence 62
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 27, 2011
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Jim Burr, # John Gaffney
Attendance: 16768

Darius Johnson-Odom led five players in double figures with 17 points as Marquette rolled over visiting Providence 86-62 Sunday.

Chris Otule added 16 points and Jimmy Butler had 15 for Marquette (18-11, 9-7 Big East), which won its third straight and improved hopes of landing an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Jae Crowder chipped in with 12 points and 14 rebounds, and Junior Cadougan had 10 points and 10 assists for the Golden Eagles, who out-rebounded Providence, 46-29.

Marshon Brooks, the nation’s second leading scorer at 25.4 per game, had 17 points and Gerard Coleman 16 for Providence (14-15, 3-13), which lost its sixth straight game.

Marquette scored the game’s first 10 points and led by as much as 14 before settling for a 40-27 halftime lead. Otule had 12 points in the first half and Butler eight for the Golden Eagles. Brooks had nine points on 4-of-7 shooting, but the Friars shot 29.4 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes.
Top Game Performances
 
Providence   Marquette
Marshon Brooks 17 Scoring Darius Johnson-Odom 17
Marshon Brooks 5 Assists Junior Cadougan 10
Bilal Dixon 9 Rebounds Jae Crowder 13
Gerard Coleman 5 Free Throws Made Jae Crowder 7
Gerard Coleman 3 Steals Jimmy Butler 2
Marshon Brooks 1 Blocks Chris Otule 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Providence 62 31.5 6-21 10-17 11 29 3 11
Marquette 86 52.5 4-11 20-24 19 46 7 7