Kam Jones scores 19 points to lead No. 10 Marquette over Seton Hall 76-59
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Kam Jones scored 19 points and No. 10 Marquette forced 24 turnovers in a 76-59 victory over struggling Seton Hall on Tuesday night.
David Joplin added 12 points and Ben Gold had 11 as the Golden Eagles (16-3, 7-1 Big East) bounced back from a 59-57 loss to Xavier at home Saturday. Chase Ross made five of their 18 steals.
Marquette moved into a first-place conference tie with No. 20 St. John's, which hosts Xavier on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Jones moved into fifth place on Marquette's career scoring list with 1,754 points.
Isaiah Coleman led the Pirates with a career-high 27 points. Seton Hall (6-13, 1-7) has lost four straight and nine of 10. Prince Aligbe added 12 points.
Only a 2-0 lead for Seton Hall kept it from being a wire-to-wire win for the Golden Eagles.
Marquette: The Golden Eagles lead the Big East in steals per game, with Stevie Mitchell, Ross and Jones all ranking in the top seven in that category.
Seton Hall: The Pirates were plagued by turnovers for the second consecutive game, after committing 18 on Saturday night in a 79-51 loss to St. John's.
Marquette went on a 16-2 run in the first half, capped by a 3-pointer from Jones, to open a 30-13 lead.
Marquette is 16-1 when scoring at least 70 points. ... The Golden Eagles scored 23 points off Pirates turnovers.
Marquette hosts Villanova on Friday. Seton Hall visits Creighton on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Pirates gains possession) | Â | |
19:35 | Â | Scotty Middleton turnover (Kam Jones steals) | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Godswill Erheriene defensive rebound | Â | |
18:54 | Â | David Joplin personal foul | Â | |
18:35 | Â | Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:33 | Â | Prince Aligbe offensive rebound | Â | |
18:30 | +2 | Prince Aligbe makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
18:14 | Â | Scotty Middleton blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup | Â | |
18:12 | Â | Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
18:10 | Â | Chase Ross blocks Isaiah Coleman's two point layup | Â | |
18:08 | Â | Pirates offensive rebound | Â | |
18:05 | Â | Scotty Middleton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Isaiah Coleman offensive rebound | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Scotty Middleton turnover (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â | |
17:43 | Â | Ben Gold misses two point layup | Â | |
17:41 | Â | Prince Aligbe defensive rebound | Â | |
17:22 | Â | Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:20 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
17:08 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
16:36 | Â | Isaiah Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | Â | |
16:09 | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 5-2 | |
15:45 | Â | Prince Aligbe turnover (David Joplin steals) | Â | |
15:35 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup | 7-2 | |
15:07 | Â | Isaiah Coleman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Chase Ross misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:45 | Â | Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
14:26 | Â | Scotty Middleton turnover (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â | |
14:23 | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point dunk (Stevie Mitchell assists) | 9-2 | |
13:57 | +2 | Godswill Erheriene makes two point jump shot (Garwey Dual assists) | 9-4 | |
13:46 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup | 11-4 | |
13:25 | +2 | Garwey Dual makes two point jump shot | 11-6 | |
13:14 | Â | Garwey Dual shooting foul | Â | |
13:14 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:14 | Â | Chase Ross misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:14 | +1 | Chase Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-6 | |
12:49 | Â | Isaiah Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:47 | Â | David Tubek offensive rebound | Â | |
12:41 | +2 | Isaiah Coleman makes two point layup (Garwey Dual assists) | 12-8 | |
12:19 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:17 | Â | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Garwey Dual blocks Royce Parham's two point layup | Â | |
12:06 | Â | Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
11:51 | Â | Yacine Toumi turnover | Â | |
11:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Kam Jones turnover (Jahseem Felton steals) | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Royce Parham shooting foul | Â | |
11:17 | +1 | Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 | |
11:17 | Â | Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Ben Gold turnover (Isaiah Coleman steals) | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Tre Norman shooting foul (Isaiah Coleman draws the foul) | Â | |
10:54 | +1 | Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-10 | |
10:54 | +1 | Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-11 | |
10:24 | +2 | Zaide Lowery makes two point layup (Tre Norman assists) | 14-11 | |
9:58 | Â | Jahseem Felton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:56 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
9:45 | Â | Tre Norman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:43 | Â | Garwey Dual defensive rebound | Â | |
9:17 | Â | Yacine Toumi misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:15 | Â | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | Â | |
9:01 | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists) | 17-11 | |
8:39 | Â | Tre Norman personal foul | Â | |
8:34 | Â | Scotty Middleton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Jahseem Felton offensive rebound | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Jahseem Felton misses two point layup | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
8:28 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 19-11 | |
8:04 | Â | Jahseem Felton turnover (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Jahseem Felton shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | Â | |
8:02 | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-11 | |
8:02 | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-11 | |
7:50 | +2 | Isaiah Coleman makes two point jump shot (Jahseem Felton assists) | 21-13 | |
7:17 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:15 | Â | Zaide Lowery offensive rebound | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Zaide Lowery turnover (David Tubek steals) | Â | |
7:03 | Â | Scotty Middleton turnover (Zaide Lowery steals) | Â | |
6:58 | Â | Scotty Middleton blocks Zaide Lowery's two point dunk | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
6:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Stevie Mitchell turnover (David Tubek steals) | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Jahseem Felton turnover (Chase Ross steals) | Â | |
6:15 | Â | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Ben Gold offensive rebound | Â | |
6:11 | +3 | Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists) | 24-13 | |
5:45 | Â | David Tubek turnover (Chase Ross steals) | Â | |
5:39 | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 27-13 | |
5:39 | Â | Pirates 30 second timeout | Â | |
5:27 | Â | Kam Jones personal foul | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Chase Ross personal foul | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Pirates turnover (5-second violation) | Â | |
4:59 | +3 | Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists) | 30-13 | |
4:29 | Â | Prince Aligbe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:27 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
4:10 | +2 | Isaiah Coleman makes two point dunk | 30-15 | |
4:00 | Â | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:58 | Â | Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
3:52 | Â | Isaiah Coleman turnover | Â | |
3:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Prince Aligbe defensive rebound | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Garwey Dual turnover (Chase Ross steals) | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Damarius Owens misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:08 | Â | Caedin Hamilton offensive rebound | Â | |
2:57 | Â | Scotty Middleton personal foul | Â | |
2:55 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Kam Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Damarius Owens turnover (Isaiah Coleman steals) | Â | |
2:22 | Â | David Joplin blocks Jahseem Felton's two point jump shot | Â | |
2:22 | Â | Pirates offensive rebound | Â | |
2:19 | Â | Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Kam Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
2:11 | Â | Damarius Owens misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Royce Parham offensive rebound | Â | |
2:04 | Â | Royce Parham misses two point layup | Â | |
2:02 | Â | Pirates defensive rebound | Â | |
1:48 | Â | Jahseem Felton turnover (Chase Ross steals) | Â | |
1:42 | Â | Yacine Toumi blocks Chase Ross's two point layup | Â | |
1:42 | Â | Royce Parham offensive rebound | Â | |
1:42 | Â | Jahseem Felton personal foul | Â | |
1:33 | Â | Isaiah Coleman shooting foul (Kam Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
1:33 | +1 | Kam Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-15 | |
1:33 | Â | Kam Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:33 | Â | Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
1:21 | Â | Chase Ross personal foul | Â | |
1:21 | +1 | Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-16 | |
1:21 | +1 | Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-17 | |
1:09 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Isaiah Coleman turnover | Â | |
0:57 | Â | Kam Jones turnover (Yacine Toumi steals) | Â | |
0:57 | Â | David Joplin personal foul | Â | |
0:57 | +1 | Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-18 | |
0:57 | +1 | Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-19 | |
0:39 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Royce Parham offensive rebound | Â | |
0:36 | Â | Scotty Middleton personal foul | Â | |
0:36 | +1 | Royce Parham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-19 | |
0:36 | +1 | Royce Parham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-19 | |
0:12 | Â | Ben Gold personal foul | Â | |
0:12 | +1 | Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-20 | |
0:12 | +1 | Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-21 | |
0:04 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Ben Gold offensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Royce Parham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Pirates defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |