Marquette defeats UFV 102-65
In men's basketball on Saturday, August 1 in Abbotsford, BC, Marquette came away with a 102-65 win over UFV in a non-conference game. The final margin was 37 points, with 167 combined points on the board.
Michael Phillips II led Marquette with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting, along with 7 rebounds. Nigel James Jr finished with 13 and Nolan Minessale had 11. Seven Marquette players scored in double figures. Bennett O'Connor was UFV's top scorer with 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting, adding 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Dilveer Randhawa scored 13 and Lorenzo Bonamin added 9.
Marquette shot 50.7% from the field (35-69) and made 8 of 21 three-pointers; UFV shot 30.9% (21-68) and went 7-for-33 from beyond the arc. At the line, Marquette made 24 of 37 free throws and UFV made 16 of 24. Marquette recorded 27 assists to 14 for UFV.
Marquette controlled the glass, outrebounding UFV 51-36. Sananda Fru of Marquette was the game's top rebounder with 9. Nigel James Jr of Marquette dished out a game-high 7 assists.
Marquette committed 16 turnovers and UFV committed 22. Marquette finished with 15 steals to 11 for UFV. UFV next plays Douglas on Thursday, Oct. 8.
