COLUMBUS, Ohio – It had nearly been a decade since the Marquette men’s basketball team had won an NCAA Tournament game.
But that all changed Friday afternoon inside Nationwide Arena.
Behind a strong second half performance from sophomore guard Kam Jones, the 2-seeded Golden Eagles (29-6, 17-3 Big East) took down 15-seeded Vermont Catamounts (23-11, 14-2) 78-61 in the first round of March Madness.
“(I) want to give a lot of credit to Vermont for the way that they fought and battled today,” Marquette head coach Shaka Smart said. “Our commitment to defense on both ends, I thought, was very solid.