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FINAL
Mar 22, 2024

Game Recap

March Madness: Jones, Kolek lead No. 2 seed Marquette past No. 15 seed Western Kentucky 87-69. Kam Jones and Marquette kept pushing the ball up the floor, and eventually the shots started to fall.

Box Score

12T
WKU432669
MARQ365187
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.8-134-61-265021021
5Babacar Faye3-30-00-05110216
2Don McHenry5-151-60-082005111
4Khristian Lander3-101-50-03200227
10Brandon Newman0-80-20-03200120
13BJ Marable0-00-00-00000000
0Rodney Howard3-60-00-07010216
22Jaylen Dorsey0-00-00-00100000
30Teagan Moore0-30-02-23001122
23Enoch Kalambay2-40-02-24010226
15Jack Edelen2-20-00-02300134
31Tyler Olden0-10-10-00000000
11Dontaie Allen2-42-40-01121116
TOTAL28-6940.6%8-2433.3%5-683.3%421754181569
Marquette Golden Eagles logoMARQUETTEFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23David Joplin5-123-90-0113120113
13Oso Ighodaro2-70-00-08305214
1Kam Jones10-165-103-522103128
4Stevie Mitchell6-91-33-443331216
11Tyler Kolek7-132-52-4611203218
42Jack Riley0-00-00-01000000
12Ben Gold3-82-70-02101018
21Al Amadou0-00-00-00000000
41Jonah Lucas0-00-00-00000000
2Chase Ross0-20-10-01020100
55Cameron Brown0-10-00-00000000
10Zaide Lowery0-00-00-00000010
5Tre Norman0-10-10-20000000
TOTAL33-6947.8%13-3636.1%8-1553.3%352391110987

Play-by-Play

1st halfwkumarq
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:56) Brandon Newman missed Layup.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (19:56) Stevie Mitchell Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:56) Brandon Newman Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:52) Brandon Newman missed Layup.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (19:51) Oso Ighodaro Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:50) Brandon Newman Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:49) Brandon Newman missed Layup.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (19:48) David Joplin Block.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (19:43) Tyler Kolek Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (19:25) Stevie Mitchell missed Layup.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (19:25) Stevie Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (19:20) Stevie Mitchell made Layup.
    02
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (19:09) Babacar Faye made Layup. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    22
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (19:05) Kam Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:05) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (18:56) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman.
    52
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (18:42) Kam Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:42) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:21) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (18:21) Oso Ighodaro Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (18:10) Stevie Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (18:10) Oso Ighodaro Offensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +3 (18:02) Tyler Kolek made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oso Ighodaro.
    55
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:46) Brandon Newman missed Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (17:46) Tyler Kolek Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:40) Foul on Khristian Lander.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (17:29) Oso Ighodaro Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:15) Teagan Moore missed Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (17:15) Kam Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +3 (17:08) Tyler Kolek made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oso Ighodaro.
    58
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:54) Foul on Babacar Faye.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:54) Babacar Faye Turnover.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (16:39) Tyler Kolek Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:39) Rodney Howard Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (16:33) Rodney Howard made Layup. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    78
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (16:14) David Joplin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (16:14) David Joplin Offensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (16:09) Tyler Kolek missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:09) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (15:56) Foul on David Joplin.
  • (15:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:56) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:56) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (15:56) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Free Throw.
    88
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (15:39) Tyler Kolek made Jumper. Assisted by Stevie Mitchell.
    810
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:21) Rodney Howard missed Layup.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (15:21) Oso Ighodaro Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:21) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:16) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (15:16) Tyler Kolek Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (15:04) Kam Jones missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:04) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:00) Rodney Howard Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:42) Foul on Teagan Moore.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (14:42) Stevie Mitchell missed Free Throw.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (14:42) Marquette Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +1 (14:42) Stevie Mitchell made Free Throw.
    811
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (14:30) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    1011
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (14:08) Chase Ross missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:08) Dontaie Allen Block.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (14:08) Marquette Offensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (14:04) Foul on Oso Ighodaro.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (14:04) Oso Ighodaro Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:48) Enoch Kalambay Turnover.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (13:35) Tre Norman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:35) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:23) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (13:23) Chase Ross Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:18) Foul on Teagan Moore.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (13:18) Tre Norman missed Free Throw.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (13:18) Marquette Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (13:18) Tre Norman missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:18) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:06) Foul on Dontaie Allen.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:06) Dontaie Allen Turnover.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (12:44) Kam Jones made Layup.
    1013
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:44) Foul on Brandon Newman.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (12:44) Kam Jones missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:44) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (12:15) Enoch Kalambay made Layup.
    1213
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:15) Rodney Howard missed Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (12:14) Ben Gold Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:11) Enoch Kalambay Offensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (12:00) Kam Jones Turnover.
  • (12:00) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:00) Enoch Kalambay Turnover.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +3 (11:45) David Joplin made Three Point Jumper.
    1216
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:26) Babacar Faye Turnover.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (11:26) Tyler Kolek Steal.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (11:21) Tyler Kolek made Layup.
    1218
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:12) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (11:12) Oso Ighodaro Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (11:04) David Joplin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:04) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:55) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (10:40) Kam Jones made Layup. Assisted by David Joplin.
    1220
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (10:20) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
    1520
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (10:03) David Joplin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (10:03) Oso Ighodaro Offensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (9:54) Kam Jones Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:45) Babacar Faye made Layup. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    1720
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (9:30) Oso Ighodaro made Jumper.
    1722
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:14) Brandon Newman Turnover.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (9:14) Stevie Mitchell Steal.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +3 (9:09) Kam Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stevie Mitchell.
    1725
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:04) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • (9:04) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:57) Khristian Lander missed Layup.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (8:57) Stevie Mitchell Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:57) Khristian Lander Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:48) Brandon Newman missed Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (8:48) Oso Ighodaro Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:34) Foul on Khristian Lander.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +1 (8:33) Kam Jones made Free Throw.
    1726
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (8:33) Kam Jones missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:33) Jack Edelen Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (8:24) Foul on Zaide Lowery.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (8:03) Jack Edelen made Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.
    1926
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:52) Foul on Jack Edelen.
  • (7:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +1 (7:52) Kam Jones made Free Throw.
    1927
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +1 (7:52) Kam Jones made Free Throw.
    1928
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (7:45) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    2228
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (7:32) Jump Ball won by Marquette
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (7:18) Oso Ighodaro missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:18) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (7:07) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.
    2528
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +3 (6:54) Ben Gold made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Kolek.
    2531
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (6:36) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Edelen.
    2831
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:24) Foul on Jack Edelen.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (6:24) Tyler Kolek missed Free Throw.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (6:24) David Joplin Offensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (6:24) David Joplin missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:24) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:24) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:24) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (6:24) Oso Ighodaro Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (6:11) David Joplin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:11) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:02) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (6:02) Ben Gold Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (5:20) Oso Ighodaro missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:20) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:20) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:00) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:00) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (5:00) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
    3031
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (4:44) Ben Gold missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:44) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:29) Don McHenry made Jumper.
    3231
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (4:27) Marquette Timeout
  • (4:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (4:04) Chase Ross missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:04) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (4:02) Foul on Stevie Mitchell.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:47) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Babacar Faye.
    3431
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (3:30) Tyler Kolek made Layup. Assisted by Stevie Mitchell.
    3433
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:10) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:10) Don McHenry Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:05) Don McHenry made Layup.
    3633
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (2:49) Chase Ross Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:49) Babacar Faye Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:40) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:40) Babacar Faye Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:33) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (2:33) Chase Ross Steal.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (2:22) Stevie Mitchell Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:22) Dontaie Allen Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (2:18) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Edelen.
    3933
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (2:12) Tyler Kolek Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:12) Enoch Kalambay Steal.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (2:10) Foul on Ben Gold.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (2:10) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
    4033
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (2:10) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
    4133
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (2:03) Ben Gold missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:03) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (1:41) Rodney Howard made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    4333
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (1:30) Stevie Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (1:30) Tyler Kolek Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:25) Foul on Enoch Kalambay.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +1 (1:25) Tyler Kolek made Free Throw.
    4334
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (1:25) Tyler Kolek missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:25) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:00) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (0:44) Ben Gold missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:44) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:14) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (0:14) Oso Ighodaro Block.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    (0:14) Kam Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Marquette Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (0:03) Ben Gold made Layup. Assisted by Kam Jones.
    4336
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:01) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:01) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

69Points87
28-69(40.6%)Field Goal(%)33-69(47.8%)
8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)13-36(36.1%)
5-6(83.3%)Free Throw(%)8-15(53.3%)
44(14)Rebounds(Offensive)37(11)
17Assists23
5Steals9
4Blocks11
18Turnovers10
15(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)
10Largest Lead20

Game Details

Friday, March 22, 2024 · 2:00 PM
Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI
capacity: 17,341
tv: TBS
spread: MARQ -14.5
over/under: 157.5