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Kam Jones and Chase Ross lead Marquette in season-opening thumping over Stony Brook

Related Topics: Tyler Kolek, Oso Ighodaro, Marquette

Chase Ross scored a career-high 23 points on 9-for-11 shooting in Marquette’s season-opening win. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Monday was a new day that ended with an oh-so similar feeling for Marquette men’s basketball.

Let’s start with the new: There is no more Tyler Kolek or Oso Ighodaro. Now onto the similar: Everyone else is still there.

Monday night’s 102-62 season-opening win over Stony Brook (0-1) proved that — and what it means.

The Golden Eagles (1-0) are operating with the same fire and brimstone defense and the same explosive offense akin to the one that first turned heads and made analytics religionists swoon.