By BOBBY BANCROFT
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kam Jones, Oso Ighodaro and Tyler Kolek each scored 14 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and No. 10 Marquette beat Georgetown 89-75 Saturday.
Olivier-Maxence Prosper had 11 points and Chase Ross added 10 as Marquette (20-6, 12-3 Big East) moved into first place in the conference. The Golden Eagles are a half-game ahead of No. 13 Xavier, which lost at Butler on Friday.
Marquette bounced back after having their five-game winning streak snapped at No. 21 UConn on Tuesday.
Jay Heath scored 18 points to lead last-place Georgetown (6-20, 1-14), which has lost five straight after ending their league record 29-game conference losing streak on Jan. 24.
Bryson Mozone had 11 points and Akok Akok had 10 for Georgetown, which has lost 12 straight games against Top 25 teams since since winning the 2021 Big East Tournament.
Marquette took a 45-33 lead into the halftime break on Ighodaro’s layup at the buzzer and stayed comfortably ahead the rest of the way.
Marquette proved to be too much on the offensive end by knocking down 15 of their 31 3-point shots and assisting on 24 of 35 baskets. Kolek led the way with eight assists as the Golden Eagles went up by as many as 25 in the second half.
Eight different Golden Eagles hit at least one 3-pointer, with Jones going 4 of 9.
BIG PICTURE
Marquette: Picked to finish ninth out of 11 teams in the Big East preseason coaches’ poll, Shaka Smart has the Golden Eagles flying in his second season. With five games remaining Marquette is in prime position to claim at least a share of their first regular-season title since 2013 when it split the crown with Georgetown and former member Louisville.
Georgetown: The Hoyas have lost 11 straight games at home to Top 25 teams. Georgetown’s last win against a ranked opponent came in an 83-80 victory over then-No. 25 Creighton on Jan. 15, 2020.
LINEUP CHANGES
Georgetown starting center Qudus Wahab (personal reasons) was not with the team. Wahab, who played his first two seasons for Patrick Ewing at Georgetown before spending last season at Maryland, had started the first 25 games for the Hoyas, averaging 9.9 points and a team leading 7.1 rebounds. Without Wahab Ewing used his ninth different starting five of the season.
UP NEXT
Marquette: Hosts No. 13 Xavier on Wednesday.
Georgetown: Plays at Seton Hall on Tuesday.
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