#MUBB Falls 81-53 at No. 1/1 UConn

The No. 4/4 Marquette University men's basketball team (19-6, 10-4 BIG EAST) continued BIG EAST Conference play with a 81-53 setback at No. 1/1 UConn (24-2, 14-1 BIG EAST) on Saturday afternoon in the XL Center.

The loss snapped Marquette's eight-game winning streak and extended the Huskies' national-best run of wins to 14 games.

Guard Kam Jones finished with 15 points and forward Oso Ighodaro chipped in 14 points and four rebounds.

MU's offensive attack struggle the entire afternoon, finishing just 36.8 percent from the floor and 5-of-22 from behind the 3-point line. The Golden Eagles were outscored 21-4 on second-chance points and 17-9 on points from turnovers.

Marquette trailed 42-26 at the intermission after the Huskies closed the first half with a 13-2 run. The Golden Eagles shot just 34.4 percent from the floor overall in the opening 20 minutes, including a 2-of-13 effort from behind the 3-point line. The score was tied at 18-18 with just over 10 minutes left.

Notables:

The No. 1 vs. No. 4 matchup in BIG EAST play was just the third top-five game since 2013-14
Marquette is now 3-12 all-time against the No. 1 ranked team
Saturday's game marked the first of three-straight days for Marquette athletics against the No. 1 team in the land. Men's lacrosse hosts No. 1 Notre Dame on Sunday and women's lacrosse travels to No. 1 Northwestern on Monday

UP NEXT:
Marquette returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. CT when the team opens a three-game homestand against DePaul.

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