13 Straight Points Erase a 22-15 Hole as No. 20 Michigan Beats Marquette 84-70
No. 20 Michigan trailed Marquette 22-15 midway through the first half on Wednesday at Crisler Center, then scored 13 straight points and won 84-70.
Photo: Michigan Athletics. J.P. Estrella, official roster headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 20 Michigan trailed Marquette 22-15 midway through the first half on Wednesday at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. Starting at 7:50, the Wolverines scored 13 straight points to lead 28-22 at 5:17, by our count from the ESPN play-by-play, and went on to win 84-70. Marquette's seven-point edge was its largest lead of the night, per ESPN. Michigan moved to 2-1 (2-0 at home). Marquette fell to 2-1 (0-1 on the road). The game aired on FS1.
J.P. Estrella led Michigan with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting, with eight rebounds and two blocks in 31 minutes, per the ESPN box score. Elliot Cadeau scored 17 on 6-of-10 shooting with 10 assists and seven rebounds. Trey McKenney and Quinn Costello scored 15 each. Costello came off the bench and made 5 of 6 threes in 25 minutes. Moustapha Thiam had nine points, 12 rebounds (11 defensive) and three blocks.
The second half opened the gap
Michigan led 35-27 at halftime, per the ESPN linescores. Estrella's three off a Roddy Gayle Jr. assist at 19:22 of the second half made it 38-27, Michigan's first double-digit lead, by our count. Estrella's layup, again from Gayle, at 12:19 made it 57-36. Cadeau's free throw at 10:41 made it 58-36. That 22-point margin matched ESPN's listed largest lead.
Marquette outscored Michigan 34-26 from there, by our count, and the final margin was 14. Michigan won the second half 49-43. ESPN listed three lead changes and Michigan leading for 80% of the game.
45 rebounds and a 36-22 paint edge
Marquette made one more three but missed 46 shots and grabbed only 11 of its misses back, by our count; Michigan's 36 defensive rebounds ended most possessions at one shot. Michigan outrebounded Marquette 45-33, per ESPN. The defensive glass went 36-22. Paint points went 36-22 and fast-break points 15-2. Michigan assisted on 21 of its 32 field goals, by our count. Marquette assisted on 10 of 25. Blocks went 7-2.
Michigan shot 32-of-62 (52%), 11-of-26 from three (42%) and 9-of-15 at the line (60%). Marquette shot 25-of-71 (35%), 12-of-33 from three (36%) and 8-of-9 at the line (89%). Michigan committed 15 turnovers to Marquette's 12, and Michigan still won points off turnovers 18-11.
Marquette's bench carried the scoring
Colin Porter scored 21 off the bench for Marquette on 7-of-11 shooting and 5-of-9 from three in 20 minutes before fouling out with five fouls. Adrien Stevens added 16 on 6-of-10, with 4-of-6 from three. Alex Egbuonu scored nine off the bench. Royce Parham scored eight on 2-of-13 shooting with six rebounds. Nigel James Jr. went 0-of-11, including 0-of-4 from three, with four turnovers.
Marquette's bench outscored its starters 38-32, by our count from the ESPN player box.
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box and checked against the CBS Sports gametracker box:
| Category | Michigan | Marquette |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 32-62 (52%) | 25-71 (35%) |
| 3-pointers | 11-26 (42%) | 12-33 (36%) |
| Free throws | 9-15 (60%) | 8-9 (89%) |
| Rebounds | 45 | 33 |
| Defensive rebounds | 36 | 22 |
| Assists | 21 | 10 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 12 |
| Steals | 5 | 7 |
| Blocks | 7 | 2 |
| Points in the paint | 36 | 22 |
| Points off turnovers | 18 | 11 |
| Fast-break points | 15 | 2 |
| Largest lead | 22 | 7 |
Half scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Half | Michigan | Marquette |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 27 |
| 2 | 49 | 43 |
| Final | 84 | 70 |
Michigan held the No. 20 spot in the Associated Press men's Top 25, per the NCAA.com AP poll and ESPN's game ranking. Marquette was unranked.
Next on the schedule
Michigan hosts William & Mary at Crisler Center on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. ET, per the ESPN team schedule.
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