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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Marquette 86, Texas 65
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # Mike Roberts, # Brent Hampton, # Tony Chiazza
Attendance: 16733

Tyler Kolek scored a season-high 28 points and Kam Jones added 17 as No. 8 Marquette bounced back from an in-state-rivalry loss to rout No. 12 Texas 86-65 in a Big East-Big 12 Battle game on Wednesday in Milwaukee.

Marquette (7-2) was coming off a 75-64 loss at Wisconsin on Saturday. Texas (6-2) had won two straight after an 81-71 defeat against No. 5 UConn.

The Golden Eagles gained control with a 13-point run to close the first half for a 42-28 lead. Marquette pushed the edge to 62-36 on Kolek's layup with 11:56 remaining.

Marquette, which shot 7 of 29 from beyond the arc in the loss to Wisconsin, hit a season-high 14 3-pointers on 30 attempts against the Longhorns. Jones was 5 of 8 and Kolek 4 of 9 from long range.

Kolek made 11 of 16 field-goal attempts, dished out six assists and had eight rebounds to pace the Golden Eagles to a 37-30 advantage on the boards.

Max Abmas had 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting for Texas, and Chendall Weaver added 10 points. The Longhorns were 4 of 16 from 3-point range.

Jones sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around one by David Joplin for a nine-point run that put Marquette up 29-20 with 5:49 left in the first half.

Texas answered with eight consecutive points to pull within one, but Kolek hit three 3-pointers to fuel the 13-point run to close the half.

The Golden Eagles hit of 8 of 21 from deep in the first half, including four by Kolek. Marquette also had a 6-0 edge in free-throw attempts, sinking all of them, prior to the break. In the second half, Texas was 11 of 14 at the line while the Golden Eagles were 6 of 9.

Marquette coach Shaka Smart was facing his former team for the first time. Smart compiled a 109-86 record at Texas in six seasons (2015-21), leading the Longhorns to three NCAA Tournament appearances.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Texas   Marquette
Max Abmas 25 Scoring Tyler Kolek 28
Brock Cunningham 6 Assists Tyler Kolek 6
Dillon Mitchell 10 Rebounds Tyler Kolek 8
Kadin Shedrick 4 Free Throws Made Chase Ross 5
Max Abmas 2 Steals Tyler Kolek 3
Dillon Mitchell 2 Blocks Ben Gold 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas 65 41.7 4-16 11-14 16 27 5 10 13
Marquette 86 50.8 14-30 12-15 17 35 2 8 15