No. 5 Marquette men’s basketball defeated the Rider Broncs 95-65 marking its second straight victory, but the bigger storyline is the injury of senior guard Tyler Kolek.
Here’s what you need to know about the Golden Eagles’ win:
- Big East Preseason Player of the Year Kolek had to be assisted to the locker room with seven minutes left to play after suffering an ankle injury.
- Junior guard Kam Jones led the Golden Eagles in scoring with 23 points, also tallied 4 assists and 4 steals.
- Four Golden Eagles (Jones, Oso Ighodaro, David Joplin and Chase Ross) scored over 10 points.