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 Indiana transfer Luke Fischer added career highs inpoints (19),
rebounds (nine) and blocks (five) in a dazzling debut forMarquette
(5-4), which was coming off a 38-point game in an 11-point loss
tovisiting Wisconsin on Dec. 6. The Golden Eagles, who also received
19 pointsfrom Duane Wilson and nine points and five assists from
Matt Carlino, shot aseason-best 57.1 percent from the field with 23
assists on 28 fieldgoals.
Gerry Blakes scored 20 and Kodi Justice added 12 forArizona State
(6-4), which is 0-2 in true road games. The Sun Devils, who also
received eight points and 10 rebounds from Eric Jacobsen, shot38.7
percent and had 16 turnovers.
 Marquette took a 43-32 advantage into the secondhalf and the lead
grew to 55-35 as Arizona State missed its first 10 shots duringthe
opening 7:30. The Sun Devils never got closer than seven points down
thestretch.
Arizona State pulled within 21-19 on Blakes’ treywith a little less
than nine minutes to play in the opening half, but Marquettereeled
off an 18-5 run over the next 5:30 and took the 11-point lead
intothe break. The Golden Eagles had a 28-14 first-half scoring
advantage in thepaint, thanks largely to Fischer, who was 5-of-6
from the field with 10 points,seven rebounds and four blocks in the
opening 20 minutes.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Marquette’s opponents are averaging 16.3 turnovers
per game. … UNLV transfer Savon Goodman had sevenpoints off the
bench before fouling out late in his Arizona State debut. … Itwas
the second loss at the Bradley Center in nine months for the Sun
Devils,which fell to Texas 87-85 in the second round of the NCAA
Tournament in March.
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