The Boilers jumped out to a big lead against Marquette early, 9-0, and kept that momentum through the first half. They went into the half with a 38-25 lead. It was a nice turnaround for a Boiler team coming off their first loss of the year against Texas on Saturday.
The Boilers bullied Marquette on the glass in the first half, but the Boilers couldn’t buy a basket in the second half, especially from the line, and Marquette took advantage from a foul-troubled Purdue squad, upsetting Purdue 65-55.
Nojel Eastern didn’t start the second half after getting into early foul trouble in the first half, picking up his third before the break.