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Recap - Marquette Defeats St. John's 96-85
Marquette got 29 points from Olivier-Maxence Prosper en route to a 96-85 victory over St. John's on Tuesday at Carnesecca Arena.
Marquette was the ATS victor, as they covered the -2.5-point spread as a favorite.
Marquette got 16 points from Kam Jones and another 14 points from Tyler Kolek. Tyler Kolek contributed 8 assists, while Olivier-Maxence Prosper cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.
St. John's got 22 points from Joel Soriano in a losing cause and another 21 points from Dylan Addae-Wusu. Dylan Addae-Wusu contributed 5 assists for them, while Joel Soriano had 13 rebounds.
Marquette was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
St. John's had a 31-28 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Marquette takes its act home to face Georgetown University looking for another win. For St. John's, they head on the road to face Providence.