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Kam Jones scores 28 to lead No. 15 Marquette past pesky Maryland 78-74

Umito November 16, 2024

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kam Jones scored 18 of his 28 points in the second half, and No. 15 Marquette held off a late Maryland run to earn a 78-74 victory Friday night.

In a game featuring nine ties and 13 lead changes, the Golden Eagles (4-0) took advantage of Jones’ precise shooting to sneak past a Maryland team that had won its first three games by 30, 34 and 31 points , respectively.

Marquette led 74-66 with 1:07 left before the Terrapins came back. It was 76-74 when Maryland’s DeShawn Harris-Smith drove to the foul line for two shots with 14.7 seconds left.

He missed both.

Jones went 10 for 18 from the floor and made three of his five attempts from beyond the arc.

Freshman center Derik Queen and Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 24 points each for Maryland (3-1).

Stevie Mitchell scored 18 points for the Golden Eagles in their first road game of the season.

Takeaways

Marquette: The Golden Eagles reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament last season, but they are now without Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro, both in the NBA. Jones helped fill the void and Mitchell helped against the Terrapins, but depth is an issue.

Maryland: The Terrapins showed they can hang with a top 15 team, but it was a tough loss to take at home in a packed arena.

Key moment

Maryland led 61-59 before Jones made a 3-pointer and followed a missed 3 by Queen with a three-point play that made it 65-61 with 6:11 to play.

Key statistic

Maryland committed 13 turnovers and made 9 of 14 from the foul line, including those two critical misses by Harris-Smith in the final minute. Marquette, on the other hand, turned the ball over just seven times and made 18 of 24 on free throws.

To be continued

Marquette: The Golden Eagles face another Big Ten opponent, No. 13 Purdue, at home Tuesday night.

Maryland: Host Canisius Tuesday night.

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