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No. 6 Villanova tops Marquette, stays unbeaten in Big East

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Kris Jenkins scored 20 points and Jalen Brunson had 14 to lead No. 6 Villanova to an 83-68 win over Marquette on Wednesday night.

The Wildcats (15-2, 5-0 Big East) blew a 16-point lead and trailed early in the second half until they took control late in game to for the 36th straight time at the Pavilion.

Daniel Ochefu grabbed 13 rebounds and the Wildcats hit eight 3-pointers to win their seventh straight game.

Haanif Cheatham led Marquette (12-5, 2-3) with 17 points.

The Golden Eagles trailed by one with 12:38 left in the game before the Wildcats blew the game open.