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Hot start from Howard fuels Marquette in 43-point win over Southern

Not even a week off from games could cool off junior guard Markus Howard, who scored 23 points before halftime en route to Marquette’s 84-41 win over Southern one week after scoring 45 against No. 14 Buffalo.

“He’s having an incredible shooting run here,” head coach Steve Wojciechowski said.

Howard dominated right from tipoff, scoring 23 points in his first 11 minutes on the floor. He had all of Marquette’s scoring for almost five minutes in the first half, single-handedly fueling a 15-2 run.

“Markus is obviously an unbelievable player,” senior walk-on Cam Marotta said. “He’s on quite a streak right now.