Kam Jones helps No. 10 Marquette stay undefeated with 94-62 rout of Western Carolina
MILWAUKEE (AP) Kam Jones had 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds as No. 10 Marquette remained unbeaten by breezing to a 94-62 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday.
Marquette (8-0) continued its fastest start since 2011-12, when it won its first 10 games. That team ended up 27-8 with a Sweet 16 appearance.
Jones threatened to get his second triple-double of the season. He headed to the bench for good with 5:42 remaining, 37 seconds after recording his 10th assist.
The 6-foot-5 guard had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 76-58 victory over No. 13 Purdue on Nov. 19.
Marquette reserve guard Zaide Lowery was helped to the locker room after getting injured with less than two minutes left in the game. Lowery was clutching his left knee as he went to the floor.
Ben Gold had 12 points and Stevie Mitchell added 10 for Marquette.
Bernard Pelote compiled 13 points and eight rebounds for Western Carolina (2-4). Jamar Livingston had 10 points.
Western Carolina: The Catamounts have lost three straight, all against major-conference opponents. Western Carolina fell 82-69 at Wake Forest on Nov. 19 and 91-57 at Florida State on Tuesday.
Marquette: The Golden Eagles had a second straight blowout victory three days after trouncing Stonehill 90-57 as they prepare for a much tougher week. Marquette visits No. 5 Iowa State on Wednesday before hosting No. 15 Wisconsin next Saturday.
After trailing by as many as 16, Western Carolina scored seven straight points to get Marquette's lead down to 37-28 with 3:55 left in the first half. Marquette responded by outscoring the Catamounts 12-2 the rest of the half and making the first basket of the second half. The lead didn't drop below 17 the rest of the way.
Marquette shot 51.4% (37 of 72) from the floor. The Golden Eagles have shot 50% or better in three straight games.
Western Carolina hosts Bellarmine on Wednesday. Marquette visits Iowa State on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Vernon Collins vs. Ben Gold (Chase Ross gains possession) | ||
| 19:48 | | +3 | Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:33 |  | Bernard Pelote misses two point layup | ||
| 19:31 | | Vernon Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 19:26 | | +2 | Vernon Collins makes two point layup | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | | Ben Gold misses two point layup | ||
| 19:15 | | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | ||
| 18:55 | | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:53 | | David Joplin defensive rebound | ||
| 18:43 | | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:41 | | Catamounts defensive rebound | ||
| 18:28 | | Kam Jones personal foul | ||
| 18:20 | | +2 | Bernard Pelote makes two point layup (Cord Stansberry assists) | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists) | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:53 | | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | ||
| 17:53 | | Vernon Collins personal foul | ||
| 17:43 | | Cord Stansberry blocks Kam Jones's two point layup | ||
| 17:41 | | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | ||
| 17:40 | | Cord Stansberry misses two point layup | ||
| 17:39 | | Bernard Pelote offensive rebound | ||
| 17:39 | | Chase Ross personal foul (Bernard Pelote draws the foul) | ||
| 17:39 | | Bernard Pelote misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 17:39 | | +1 | Bernard Pelote makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:08 | | Bernard Pelote defensive rebound | ||
| 17:06 | | Jump ball. Marcus Kell vs. David Joplin (Marcus Kell gains possession) | ||
| 16:56 | | Ice Emery misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:54 | | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 16:42 | | +3 | Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Ben Gold assists) | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | | Cord Stansberry turnover (traveling) | ||
| 16:03 | | Caedin Hamilton offensive foul | ||
| 16:03 | | Caedin Hamilton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 15:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:38 | | Fischer Brown misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:36 | | Damarius Owens defensive rebound | ||
| 15:31 | | Damarius Owens turnover (lost ball) (CJ Hyland steals) | ||
| 15:22 | | CJ Hyland misses two point layup | ||
| 15:20 | | Damarius Owens defensive rebound | ||
| 15:19 | | Chase McKey personal foul | ||
| 15:11 | | Kam Jones misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:09 | | CJ Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 15:02 | | Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:00 | | Damarius Owens defensive rebound | ||
| 14:40 | | CJ Hyland personal foul | ||
| 14:31 | | +3 | Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists) | 5-11 |
| 14:11 | | +3 | Ice Emery makes three point jump shot (CJ Hyland assists) | 8-11 |
| 13:57 | | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:55 | | CJ Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 13:46 | | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:44 | | Kam Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 13:29 | | +2 | Caedin Hamilton makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists) | 8-13 |
| 13:29 | | Vernon Collins shooting foul (Caedin Hamilton draws the foul) | ||
| 13:29 | | +1 | Caedin Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-14 |
| 13:06 | | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:04 | | Kam Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 12:48 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 8-16 |
| 12:28 | | +2 | Brandon Morgan makes two point layup | 10-16 |
| 12:11 | | Ice Emery personal foul | ||
| 12:11 | | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 10-19 |
| 11:39 | | +2 | Bernard Pelote makes two point layup | 12-19 |
| 11:23 | | Royce Parham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Kam Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 12-21 |
| 10:40 | | Bernard Pelote turnover (lost ball) (David Joplin steals) | ||
| 10:38 | | Ice Emery personal foul (Royce Parham draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | TV timeout | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | Royce Parham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-22 |
| 10:38 | | Royce Parham misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:38 | | Bernard Pelote defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Catamounts turnover (10-second violation) | ||
| 10:11 | | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Zaide Lowery offensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +2 | Zaide Lowery makes two point layup | 12-24 |
| 9:51 | | Tre Norman personal foul | ||
| 9:51 | | Tre Norman personal foul | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Cord Stansberry makes two point layup (CJ Hyland assists) | 14-24 |
| 9:40 | | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists) | 14-27 |
| 9:24 | | Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Catamounts defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | David Joplin personal foul | ||
| 8:37 | | Stevie Mitchell personal foul | ||
| 8:25 | | Brandon Morgan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | David Joplin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Jump ball. David Joplin vs. Marcus Kell (David Joplin gains possession) | ||
| 8:20 | | Jump ball. David Joplin vs. Marcus Kell (David Joplin gains possession) | ||
| 8:11 | | Ben Gold offensive foul | ||
| 8:11 | | Ben Gold turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | CJ Hyland makes two point layup | 16-27 |
| 7:48 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 16-29 |
| 7:37 | | +3 | Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot (CJ Hyland assists) | 19-29 |
| 7:16 | | David Joplin turnover (lost ball) (Bernard Pelote steals) | ||
| 7:09 | | Bernard Pelote misses two point layup | ||
| 7:07 | | Kam Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Fischer Brown personal foul (Kam Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 7:05 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:05 | | +1 | Chase Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-30 |
| 7:05 | | Chase Ross misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:05 | | Bernard Pelote defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Kam Jones shooting foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul) | ||
| 6:58 | | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-30 |
| 6:58 | | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-30 |
| 6:45 | | +3 | Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 21-33 |
| 6:33 | | CJ Hyland misses two point layup | ||
| 6:31 | | Ben Gold defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Bernard Pelote blocks Ben Gold's three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Marcus Kell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Cord Stansberry turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 6:06 | | Royce Parham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Bernard Pelote defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Bernard Pelote turnover (lost ball) (Ben Gold steals) | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Ben Gold makes two point dunk | 21-35 |
| 5:30 | | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Chase Ross defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Fischer Brown shooting foul (Chase Ross draws the foul) | ||
| 5:24 | | +1 | Chase Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-36 |
| 5:24 | | +1 | Chase Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-37 |
| 5:00 | | Caedin Hamilton shooting foul (Jamar Livingston draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | Jamar Livingston misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:00 | | +1 | Jamar Livingston makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-37 |
| 4:52 | | Damarius Owens turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:27 | | +2 | Ice Emery makes two point jump shot | 24-37 |
| 4:20 | | Caedin Hamilton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Ice Emery defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | +3 | Jamar Livingston makes three point jump shot (Ice Emery assists) | 27-37 |
| 4:00 | | Zaide Lowery misses two point layup | ||
| 3:58 | | Cinque Lemon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Chase Ross personal foul (Ice Emery draws the foul) | ||
| 3:55 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:55 | | Ice Emery misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:55 | | +1 | Ice Emery makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-37 |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 28-39 |
| 3:15 | | Ice Emery turnover (bad pass) (David Joplin steals) | ||
| 3:07 | | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot | 28-42 |
| 2:37 | | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Catamounts offensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Bernard Pelote defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | David Joplin blocks Ice Emery's two point layup | ||
| 2:10 | | Ben Gold defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup (Ben Gold assists) | 28-44 |
| 2:07 | | Catamounts 30 second timeout | ||
| 1:53 | | Cord Stansberry turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | ||
| 1:47 | | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 28-46 |
| 1:35 | | Brandon Morgan turnover (lost ball) (Tre Norman steals) | ||
| 1:33 | | Tre Norman turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Marcus Kell makes two point layup (Ice Emery assists) | 30-46 |
| 0:57 | | +3 | Zaide Lowery makes three point jump shot (Ben Gold assists) | 30-49 |
| 0:34 | | Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Golden Eagles 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:04 | | Kam Jones misses two point layup | ||
| 0:02 | | Royce Parham offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Royce Parham misses two point layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Marcus Kell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |