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Kam Jones helps No. 10 Marquette stay undefeated with 94-62 rout of Western Carolina

AP
Nov 30, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) Kam Jones had 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds as No. 10 Marquette remained unbeaten by breezing to a 94-62 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday.

Marquette (8-0) continued its fastest start since 2011-12, when it won its first 10 games. That team ended up 27-8 with a Sweet 16 appearance.

Jones threatened to get his second triple-double of the season. He headed to the bench for good with 5:42 remaining, 37 seconds after recording his 10th assist.

The 6-foot-5 guard had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 76-58 victory over No. 13 Purdue on Nov. 19.

Marquette reserve guard Zaide Lowery was helped to the locker room after getting injured with less than two minutes left in the game. Lowery was clutching his left knee as he went to the floor.

Ben Gold had 12 points and Stevie Mitchell added 10 for Marquette.

Bernard Pelote compiled 13 points and eight rebounds for Western Carolina (2-4). Jamar Livingston had 10 points.

Western Carolina: The Catamounts have lost three straight, all against major-conference opponents. Western Carolina fell 82-69 at Wake Forest on Nov. 19 and 91-57 at Florida State on Tuesday.

Marquette: The Golden Eagles had a second straight blowout victory three days after trouncing Stonehill 90-57 as they prepare for a much tougher week. Marquette visits No. 5 Iowa State on Wednesday before hosting No. 15 Wisconsin next Saturday.

After trailing by as many as 16, Western Carolina scored seven straight points to get Marquette's lead down to 37-28 with 3:55 left in the first half. Marquette responded by outscoring the Catamounts 12-2 the rest of the half and making the first basket of the second half. The lead didn't drop below 17 the rest of the way.

Marquette shot 51.4% (37 of 72) from the floor. The Golden Eagles have shot 50% or better in three straight games.

Western Carolina hosts Bellarmine on Wednesday. Marquette visits Iowa State on Wednesday.

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1st Half
WCU
Catamounts
30
MARQ
Golden Eagles
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Vernon Collins vs. Ben Gold (Chase Ross gains possession)
19:48	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists)	0-3
19:33		Bernard Pelote misses two point layup
19:31		Vernon Collins offensive rebound
19:26	+2	Vernon Collins makes two point layup	2-3
19:17		Ben Gold misses two point layup
19:15		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
18:55		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
18:53		David Joplin defensive rebound
18:43		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
18:41		Catamounts defensive rebound
18:28		Kam Jones personal foul
18:20	+2	Bernard Pelote makes two point layup (Cord Stansberry assists)	4-3
18:07	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	4-5
17:55		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
17:53		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
17:53		Vernon Collins personal foul
17:43		Cord Stansberry blocks Kam Jones's two point layup
17:41		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
17:40		Cord Stansberry misses two point layup
17:39		Bernard Pelote offensive rebound
17:39		Chase Ross personal foul (Bernard Pelote draws the foul)
17:39		Bernard Pelote misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:39	+1	Bernard Pelote makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-5
17:10		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
17:08		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
17:06		Jump ball. Marcus Kell vs. David Joplin (Marcus Kell gains possession)
16:56		Ice Emery misses two point jump shot
16:54		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
16:42	+3	Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Ben Gold assists)	5-8
16:16		Cord Stansberry turnover (traveling)
16:03		Caedin Hamilton offensive foul
16:03		Caedin Hamilton turnover (offensive foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:38		Fischer Brown misses two point jump shot
15:36		Damarius Owens defensive rebound
15:31		Damarius Owens turnover (lost ball) (CJ Hyland steals)
15:22		CJ Hyland misses two point layup
15:20		Damarius Owens defensive rebound
15:19		Chase McKey personal foul
15:11		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
15:09		CJ Hyland defensive rebound
15:02		Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
15:00		Damarius Owens defensive rebound
14:40		CJ Hyland personal foul
14:31	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists)	5-11
14:11	+3	Ice Emery makes three point jump shot (CJ Hyland assists)	8-11
13:57		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
13:55		CJ Hyland defensive rebound
13:46		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
13:44		Kam Jones defensive rebound
13:29	+2	Caedin Hamilton makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	8-13
13:29		Vernon Collins shooting foul (Caedin Hamilton draws the foul)
13:29	+1	Caedin Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-14
13:06		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
13:04		Kam Jones defensive rebound
12:48	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	8-16
12:28	+2	Brandon Morgan makes two point layup	10-16
12:11		Ice Emery personal foul
12:11	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	10-19
11:39	+2	Bernard Pelote makes two point layup	12-19
11:23		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
11:21		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
11:07		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
11:05		Kam Jones defensive rebound
10:58	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	12-21
10:40		Bernard Pelote turnover (lost ball) (David Joplin steals)
10:38		Ice Emery personal foul (Royce Parham draws the foul)
10:40		TV timeout
10:38	+1	Royce Parham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-22
10:38		Royce Parham misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:38		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
10:27		Catamounts turnover (10-second violation)
10:11		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
10:09		Zaide Lowery offensive rebound
10:04	+2	Zaide Lowery makes two point layup	12-24
9:51		Tre Norman personal foul
9:51		Tre Norman personal foul
9:51	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point layup (CJ Hyland assists)	14-24
9:40	+3	Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists)	14-27
9:24		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
9:22		Zaide Lowery defensive rebound
8:50		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
8:49		Catamounts defensive rebound
8:49		David Joplin personal foul
8:37		Stevie Mitchell personal foul
8:25		Brandon Morgan misses three point jump shot
8:23		David Joplin defensive rebound
8:20		Jump ball. David Joplin vs. Marcus Kell (David Joplin gains possession)
8:20		Jump ball. David Joplin vs. Marcus Kell (David Joplin gains possession)
8:11		Ben Gold offensive foul
8:11		Ben Gold turnover (offensive foul)
7:59	+2	CJ Hyland makes two point layup	16-27
7:48	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	16-29
7:37	+3	Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot (CJ Hyland assists)	19-29
7:16		David Joplin turnover (lost ball) (Bernard Pelote steals)
7:09		Bernard Pelote misses two point layup
7:07		Kam Jones defensive rebound
7:05		Fischer Brown personal foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
7:05		TV timeout
7:05	+1	Chase Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-30
7:05		Chase Ross misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:05		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
6:58		Kam Jones shooting foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-30
6:58	+1	Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-30
6:45	+3	Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	21-33
6:33		CJ Hyland misses two point layup
6:31		Ben Gold defensive rebound
6:24		Bernard Pelote blocks Ben Gold's three point jump shot
6:22		Marcus Kell defensive rebound
6:20		Cord Stansberry turnover (bad pass)
6:06		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
6:04		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
5:58		Bernard Pelote turnover (lost ball) (Ben Gold steals)
5:52	+2	Ben Gold makes two point dunk	21-35
5:30		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
5:28		Chase Ross defensive rebound
5:24		Fischer Brown shooting foul (Chase Ross draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Chase Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-36
5:24	+1	Chase Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-37
5:00		Caedin Hamilton shooting foul (Jamar Livingston draws the foul)
5:00		Jamar Livingston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:00	+1	Jamar Livingston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-37
4:52		Damarius Owens turnover (traveling)
4:27	+2	Ice Emery makes two point jump shot	24-37
4:20		Caedin Hamilton misses three point jump shot
4:18		Ice Emery defensive rebound
4:13	+3	Jamar Livingston makes three point jump shot (Ice Emery assists)	27-37
4:00		Zaide Lowery misses two point layup
3:58		Cinque Lemon defensive rebound
3:55		Chase Ross personal foul (Ice Emery draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55		Ice Emery misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:55	+1	Ice Emery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-37
3:37	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	28-39
3:15		Ice Emery turnover (bad pass) (David Joplin steals)
3:07	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot	28-42
2:37		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
2:35		Catamounts offensive rebound
2:26		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
2:24		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
2:20		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
2:18		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
2:12		David Joplin blocks Ice Emery's two point layup
2:10		Ben Gold defensive rebound
2:07	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup (Ben Gold assists)	28-44
2:07		Catamounts 30 second timeout
1:53		Cord Stansberry turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
1:47	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	28-46
1:35		Brandon Morgan turnover (lost ball) (Tre Norman steals)
1:33		Tre Norman turnover (out of bounds)
1:16	+2	Marcus Kell makes two point layup (Ice Emery assists)	30-46
0:57	+3	Zaide Lowery makes three point jump shot (Ben Gold assists)	30-49
0:34		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
0:32		Zaide Lowery defensive rebound
0:23		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
0:04		Kam Jones misses two point layup
0:02		Royce Parham offensive rebound
0:00		Royce Parham misses two point layup
0:00		Marcus Kell defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WCU
Catamounts
32
MARQ
Golden Eagles
45

Time		Play	Score
19:56		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
19:54		Ben Gold defensive rebound
19:19		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
19:17		Catamounts defensive rebound
18:43		Catamounts turnover (shot clock violation)
18:34		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
18:32		Ice Emery defensive rebound
18:10		Brandon Morgan turnover (Stevie Mitchell steals)
17:57	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	30-51
17:30	+3	Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot (Cord Stansberry assists)	33-51
17:18	+2	Ben Gold makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	33-53
17:07		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
17:05		Kam Jones defensive rebound
16:47		David Joplin turnover
16:31	+3	CJ Hyland makes three point jump shot (Bernard Pelote assists)	36-53
16:21	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	36-55
16:11		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
16:09		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
15:57	+3	Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Ben Gold assists)	36-58
15:37		Ice Emery misses two point layup
15:35		David Joplin defensive rebound
15:24		Marcus Kell personal foul
15:26		TV timeout
15:22	+2	Ben Gold makes two point layup (Chase Ross assists)	36-60
14:57		CJ Hyland misses two point layup
14:55		CJ Hyland offensive rebound
14:48		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
14:46		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	36-62
14:26		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
14:24		Kam Jones defensive rebound
14:19		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
14:17		Fischer Brown defensive rebound
14:06	+2	Marcus Kell makes two point layup	38-62
13:58		David Joplin offensive foul
13:58		David Joplin turnover (offensive foul)
13:48	+3	Ice Emery makes three point jump shot (CJ Hyland assists)	41-62
13:31		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
13:29		Fischer Brown defensive rebound
13:24	+2	Vernon Collins makes two point layup (Fischer Brown assists)	43-62
13:13	+2	Royce Parham makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	43-64
13:02		Stevie Mitchell personal foul
12:55		David Joplin blocks CJ Hyland's two point layup
12:53		Zaide Lowery defensive rebound
12:40	+3	Zaide Lowery makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	43-67
12:23		Fischer Brown turnover (Royce Parham steals)
12:13	+3	Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	43-70
12:09		Catamounts 30 second timeout
11:51	+2	Vernon Collins makes two point layup (Chase McKey assists)	45-70
11:38		Tre Norman misses three point jump shot
11:36		Ice Emery defensive rebound
11:29		Caedin Hamilton blocks Vernon Collins's two point layup
11:27		Caedin Hamilton defensive rebound
11:18	+3	Damarius Owens makes three point jump shot (Zaide Lowery assists)	45-73
11:08		Ice Emery turnover (Zaide Lowery steals)
11:01		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
10:59		Damarius Owens offensive rebound
10:56		Damarius Owens turnover (Ice Emery steals)
10:56		TV timeout
10:41		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
10:39		Vernon Collins offensive rebound
10:33		Vernon Collins misses two point layup
10:31		Caedin Hamilton defensive rebound
10:15		Tre Norman turnover (Brandon Morgan steals)
9:50		Brandon Morgan turnover (Royce Parham steals)
9:37		Zaide Lowery turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Morgan steals)
9:04		Ice Emery turnover (Damarius Owens steals)
9:04	+2	Tre Norman makes two point layup	45-75
8:48		Brandon Morgan turnover
8:36	+2	Caedin Hamilton makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	45-77
8:36		Marcus Kell turnover (Tre Norman steals)
8:30		Caedin Hamilton misses three point jump shot
8:28		CJ Hyland defensive rebound
8:17		Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
8:15		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
8:05		Kam Jones turnover (Marcus Kell steals)
7:58		Kam Jones blocks Jamar Livingston's three point jump shot
7:56		Chase Ross defensive rebound
7:47	+3	Chase Ross makes three point jump shot (Tre Norman assists)	45-80
7:45		Catamounts 30 second timeout
7:22		Bernard Pelote turnover (Kam Jones steals)
7:14		Bernard Pelote shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
7:14		David Joplin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:14	+1	David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-81
6:56		Kam Jones shooting foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul)
6:56		Marcus Kell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:56	+1	Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-81
6:50		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
6:48		Ben Gold offensive rebound
6:42		Chase Ross misses three point jump shot
6:40		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
6:32		Marcus Kell misses two point layup
6:30		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
6:22	+3	Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	46-84
6:07	+3	Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (CJ Hyland assists)	49-84
5:54		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
5:52		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
5:44		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
5:43		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
5:42		Ben Gold blocks Jamar Livingston's two point layup
5:42		Catamounts offensive rebound
5:31		Jamar Livingston misses two point layup
5:29		Bernard Pelote offensive rebound
5:17	+2	Bernard Pelote makes two point layup	51-84
5:08		Jamar Livingston personal foul
5:05		Royce Parham misses two point layup
5:03		Cinque Lemon defensive rebound
4:52		Cinque Lemon turnover (Stevie Mitchell steals)
4:46	+2	Damarius Owens makes two point layup	51-86
4:36		Stevie Mitchell personal foul
4:30		CJ Hyland turnover (Damarius Owens steals)
4:23		Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot
4:21		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
4:02	+2	Caedin Hamilton makes two point layup (Damarius Owens assists)	51-88
4:00		Vernon Collins shooting foul (Caedin Hamilton draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Caedin Hamilton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:00		Jamar Livingston defensive rebound
3:30		Catamounts turnover (shot clock violation)
3:23		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
3:21		Caedin Hamilton offensive rebound
3:15	+2	Caedin Hamilton makes two point layup	51-90
2:54		Royce Parham shooting foul (Jamar Livingston draws the foul)
2:54	+1	Jamar Livingston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-90
2:54	+1	Jamar Livingston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-90
2:36		Tre Norman turnover (Cord Stansberry steals)
2:30	+2	Jamar Livingston makes two point layup (Cinque Lemon assists)	55-90
2:19	+2	Damarius Owens makes two point jump shot	55-92
2:05		Damarius Owens personal foul
1:59	+2	Cinque Lemon makes two point layup (Vernon Collins assists)	57-92
1:49		Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot
1:47		Royce Parham offensive rebound
1:41		Tre Norman misses three point jump shot
1:39		Jamar Livingston defensive rebound
1:35	+2	Jamar Livingston makes two point layup	59-92
1:29		Jake Ciardo misses three point jump shot
1:27		CJ Hyland defensive rebound
1:16	+3	Kamari Jones makes three point jump shot (CJ Hyland assists)	62-92
1:04		Jamar Livingston personal foul
0:58		Jonah Lucas misses two point jump shot
0:56		Jake Ciardo offensive rebound
0:51	+2	Jake Ciardo makes two point layup	62-94
0:44		CJ Hyland turnover (Casey O'Malley steals)
0:34		Jake Ciardo misses three point jump shot
0:32		Brandon White defensive rebound
0:24		Kamari Jones misses three point jump shot
0:22		Jake Ciardo defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jake Ciardo defensive rebound