Marquette Golden Eagles at Villanova Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mitchell puts up 19 as Marquette downs Villanova 68-66
Mitchell also had four steals for the Golden Eagles (11-4, 3-1 Big East Conference). Kam Jones scored 14 points, shooting 5 for 9, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc. Olivier-Maxence Prosper was 3 of 6 shooting and 2 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with eight points.
The Wildcats (7-7, 1-2) were led in scoring by Cam Whitmore, who finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. Eric Dixon added 13 points and seven rebounds for Villanova. In addition, Caleb Daniels finished with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Jones scored 14 points in the first half and Marquette went into the break trailing 44-39. After trailing by seven points in the second half, Marquette went on a 7-0 run to tie the game at 53-53 with 13:27 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Chase Ross scored eight second-half points.
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Marquette plays Tuesday against St. John's (NY) on the road, while Villanova visits Georgetown on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Villanova Offensive Rebound. | 68 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Eric Dixon missed Jumper. | 68 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Foul on Stevie Mitchell. | 68 - 66 |
Statistics
 MARQ |
 VILL |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-57 | FG | 24-57 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 10-26 | 3PT | 12-33 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 4-7 | FT | 6-7 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Villanova, PA
Attendance: 6,501 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 32-5 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |