Eastern Illinois Panthers at Marquette Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
83 - 86
Hauser hits 6 3s, scores 30; Marquette beats E. Illinois
Hauser was 10-of-15 shooting and tied his career best with nine rebounds. Marquette (4-2) never trailed after Hauser's sixth 3-pointer opened overtime.
Montell Goodwin answered with 3 for Eastern Illinois (2-4) before Rowsey hit another trey to give the Golden Eagles a 74-71 lead and Sacar Anim hit two free throws to make it a four-point lead with 2 1/2 minutes left. The Panthers twice trimmed their deficit to one point, the last coming when Ray Crossland was fouled as he hit a 3-pointer and the ensuing free throw made it 82-81 with 14 seconds left. Hauser and Markus Howard, who finished with 14 points, each hit 2 of 2 free throws from there to seal it.
Jajuan Starks had a career-high 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Eastern Illinois. Goodwin and Muusa Dama added 12 points apiece and Terrell Lewis tied his career best with 10 assists.
Rowsey converted a 3-point play and, after Lewis hit 1 of 2 free throws to give the Panthers a 68-66 lead, Hauser made two foul shots with nine seconds left to force overtime. Lewis missed a 3 at the buzzer for Eastern Illinois.
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Statistics
 EIU |
 MARQ |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-62 | FG | 27-58 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 15-21 | FT | 21-28 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 11,647 | Capacity:
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| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
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| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
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| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
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| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
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| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
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