Overview
- A 14-0 burst to start the second half broke open a 30-21 halftime lead after Marquette shot 32.3% before the break.
- Chase Ross led with 15 points, five assists and five steals, while Zaide Lowery added 13 points and Damarius Owens scored 11 off the bench.
- Albany shot 28.4% overall and 5-for-30 from three, paced by Amir Lindsey’s 20 points and Okechukwu Okeke’s 10.
- The program credited Marquette with 13 “kills” — three straight stops — a high mark under Shaka Smart, alongside a heavy deflection count.
- Point guard Sean Jones scored in his return from an ACL layoff and freshman Nigel James Jr. re-entered after a scare, as Southern visits next with assistant Jethro Hillman coaching in place of the ill Kevin Johnson.