Kam Jones tape-recorded the very first triple-double at Marquette given that Dwyane Wade did so in 2003. (AP/Morry Gash)
Thanks to a historical night from Kam Jones, Matt Painter's win streak has actually lastly concerned an end.
No. 15 Marquette flew previous No. 6 Purdue 76-58 on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee in what was an extremely persuading outing early in the season for Shaka Smart's group in Milwaukee. The win snapped Purdue's 39-game regular-season non-conference win streak, too, which was the fourth-longest of perpetuity getting in Tuesdays' video game.
Jones made Marquette history in the win, too. He led the Golden Eagles with a triple-double, which was simply the 3rd in program history. The last gamer to strike that turning point was previous Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade in 2003. Jones ended up with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 helps while shooting 7-of-12 from the field on Tuesday night.
“We came out prepared to play. We was prepared … We performed our strategy. My voice is gone, out there talking excessive,” Jones stated on FS1 after the win. “I value this group, I value them letting me be their leader. Our group was big tonight.”
Marquette led almost the whole method on Tuesday, and it took a seven-point lead into the break at halftime. The Golden Eagles held Purdue without a basket for more than 8 minutes midway through the 2nd half, and duped a fast 8-0 go to press to a 14-point lead simply ahead of the under-four timeout. That was their biggest lead of the night, and enabled them to travel the remainder of the method to the 18-point success.
Stevie Mitchell included 21 points for Marquette to opt for Jones' triple-double. Chase Ross completed with 12 points, and Ben Gold included 11 points and 5 rebounds. They missed out on simply one complimentary toss as a group the whole method. Jones balanced 17.2 points and 2.4 helps per video game last season, his 3rd with the Golden Eagles. He set up 32 points in their season opener previously this month, and he dropped 28 points in their win over Maryland on Friday.
Trey Kaufman-Renn led Purdue with 16 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. Fletcher Loyer included 13 points, and Braden Smith completed with 11 points. They were the only 3 Purdue gamers to strike double figures, and the Boilermakers went simply 6-of-18 from behind the arc as a group.
Purdue got in Tuesday's video game fresh off a huge 87-78 upset win over then-No. 2 Alabama recently. The Boilermakers ended that video game on a long 28-13 run, thanks in part to 26 points from Kaufman-Renn. Purdue dedicated simply 3 overall turnovers because win, which moved it approximately No. 6 in this week's survey.
Marquette is now 5-0 on the year, and went into the video game with an unbeaten record after slipping past the Terps recently.
