After dropping Saturday’s in-state rivalry game to Wisconsin in overtime, the Marquette men’s basketball team returned to Fiserv Forum Wednesday night to host the NC Central Eagles.
The Golden Eagles defeated the Eagles in dominant fashion by a score of 90-78.
Here is a breakdown of Marquette’s bounce-back win:
Game MVP:
Marquette entered the night with a 6-1 record when junior forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper reached double-figure points. The Golden Eagles improved to 7-1 after Tuesday’s victory as Prosper finished with 25 points on 11-for-14 shooting with four rebonds and two assists.
There was a stretch in the first half where Prosper went on a 10-0 personal scoring run.