Georgetown Hoyas vs Marquette Golden Eagles Box Score on Jan 07, 2023

Kam Jones scored 17 points and Oso Ighodaro added 14 as Marquette pulled away in the second half for a 95-73 victory over visiting Georgetown on Saturday in Milwaukee, extending the Hoyas' Big East-record losing streak to 26 games.

Marquette (13-4, 5-1 Big East), which won its fourth straight, took control with a 17-2 run midway through the second half, pushing the lead to 73-55 on a 3-pointer by Chase Ross with 8:40 remaining.

Georgetown (5-12, 0-6 Big East) has not won a conference game since beating Xavier 72-66 on March 2, 2021. The Hoyas were 0-19 last season in the Big East.

Jones, who was 0-for-4 from deep in the first half, hit consecutive 3-pointers to put Marquette in front 45-38 with just over 18 minutes left.

Tyler Kolek, third in Division 1 with 7.6 assists per game, dished out a career-high 15 assists for the Golden Eagles. Stevie Mitchell added 12 points and Ross 10 for Marquette, which has won 5 of the last 6 against the Hoyas.

Marquette, which trailed 36-34 at the break, made 24 of 35 shots in the 61-point second half, including 10 of 15 from 3-point range.

Primo Spears had 18 points and Jordan Riley and Wayne Bristol Jr. added 16 apiece for the Hoyas, who were without second-leading scorer Brandon Murray and Bryson Mozone, out with injuries.

Spears' jumper from the top at the buzzer put Georgetown in front 36-34 at the half.

The Golden Eagles scored 26 first-half points, to offset 2-of-14 shooting from beyond the arc. Marquette also got 11 points off 10 Georgetown turnovers.

Georgetown hit 8 of its first 13 shots for an early 21-14 lead, but Marquette answered with a 7-0 run, pulling even on Mitchell's 3-pointer from the right corner.

--Field Level Media