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Light The Tape On Fire: #19 Villanova 73, Marquette 54

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It was a nice little basketball game for approximately 11 minutes.

Marquette women’s basketball went into the second quarter of Wednesday night’s visit to Pennsylvania tied with #19 Villanova at 13 points each. On MU’s first possession of the second period, Kennedi Myles scored to put the Golden Eagles out in front, 15-13. That was with 9:24 left in the quarter.

Marquette’s next points came with 2:18 to go before halftime.

Jordan King’s bucket gave Marquette 17 points in the game..... and pulled them within 14, 31-17.

Marquette would not score again in the quarter as the Wildcats tacked on six more points for a 37-17 lead at halftime.