(WNFL) – The Marquette Golden Eagles could not hang with the Villanova Wildcats on Wednesday, falling 85-68 in the Big East contest in Milwaukee.
Collin Gillespie scored 22 points for Villanova which outscored Marquette 49-38 in the second half.
Villanova took advantage of Marquette turnovers, outscoring the Golden Eagles 18-3 in turnover points. Marquette turned the ball over 17 times compared to just 4 for Villanova.
Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski said Villanova is a hard team to force into turnovers.
Wojciechowski said his team has a lot to work on.
Marquette shot 51 percent for the game while Villanova finished shooting 48 percent after shooting just 41 percent in the first half.
Jamal Cain led Marquette with 15 points. Theo John and D.J. Carton both had 10 points.
Marquette is now 5-5 overall and 1-3 in the Big East.
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