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MILWAUKEE — Tyler Kolek scored all 16 of his points in the first half and No. 3 Marquette backed up its highest ranking in nearly half a century by trouncing Southern 93-56. Marquette used swarming defense to convert 22 turnovers by Southern into 38 points. The Golden Eagles were coming off a runner-up finish in the Maui Invitational. They turned it over just six times, leading to two points for the Jaguars, who lost their fifth straight. Kam Jones scored 15 points, Stevie Mitchell added 11 and David Joplin and Ben Gold had 10 each for Marquette. Jordan Johnson scored 21 points for Southern, matching his season total entering the game.
