It was a game that No. 15 Marquette men’s basketball had circled on its non-conference schedule — its first true test on the road.
It knew that star point guard Kam Jones would do his thing, and he did, finishing with 28 points on 3-for-5 shooting from beyond the arc. But the Golden Eagles needed everyone to step up, contribute and ‘win ugly,’ to use Marquette head coach Shaka Smart’s words.
So that’s what they did.
Stevie Mitchell (18 points) was a spark plug per usual, earning the team’s last eight points with clutch layups and free throws when his team blew an eight-point lead.