National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Marquette 99, Norfolk State 68
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 14, 2011
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # James Breeding, # Evon Burroughs
Attendance: 12765

Jae Crowder had 25 points and 10 rebounds as host Marquette coasted to a 99-68 victory over Norfolk State on Monday.

The Golden Eagles (2-0) led by only five before Crowder scored seven of his 12 first-half points during an 11-2 surge that made it 37-23 with 3:03 to go before the intermission. Marquette's stifling pressure defense forced 14 turnovers in the opening period and 25 overall.

A 10-0 run in the second half stretched the lead to 65-40 with 12:20 left.

Darius Johnson-Odom finished with 24 points and Vander Blue added 14 for Marquette, which had 26 assists on its 33 field goals. The Golden Eagles enjoyed a 31-15 advantage in bench scoring and outpointed the Spartans in the paint 46-24.

Chris McEachin scored 19 points and Marcos Tamares had 17 for Norfolk State (0-1).
Top Game Performances
 
Norfolk State   Marquette
Chris McEachin 19 Scoring Jae Crowder 25
Pendarvis Williams 6 Assists Vander Blue 6
Chris McEachin 5 Rebounds Jae Crowder 10
Marcos Tamares 3 Free Throws Made Darius Johnson-Odom 7
Chris McEachin 2 Steals Jae Crowder 3
Chris McEachin 1 Blocks Vander Blue 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Norfolk State 68 41.8 11-24 11-24 15 26 2 8
Marquette 99 53.2 9-21 24-30 26 36 3 11