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Marquette's defense dominated the first half, forcing 10 turnovers and scoring 15 points off turnovers.

The Friars had missed their previous 10 shots from the field.

Brycen Goodine (New Bedford, Mass.) added a second-chance layup in the final seconds of the half.

#MARQUETTE BASKETBALL FREE#

Durham ended the drought from the free throw line with 0:38 left in the half. During the Golden Eagles' scoring run, the Friars were held scoreless for over seven minutes.The Golden Eagles' lead expanded to 24 points, 42-18. With the Friars gaining momentum, Marquette responded and took control with a 20-0 run after the timeout.Alyn Breed (Powder Springs, Ga.) capped off the run by forcing a turnover and taking the ball coast-to-coast for the layup. Leading up to the 7:49 timeout, the Friars found a rhythm and went on an 8-0 scoring run to narrow the gap to four.The Friars had not scored in over three minutes and used their first team timeout. The Golden Eagles were on a 10-0 scoring run and had their first double-digit lead, 18-6. At the 13:31 mark, Marquette's Darryl Morsell buried a three-pointer.Justin Minaya (Harrington Park, N.J.) made it into the scoring column first for the Friars with a three-point basket from the left wing.Marquette jumped out to an early 6-0 lead. The Friars turned the ball over on two of their first three possessions.Graduate student Al Durham (Lilburn, Ga.) recorded a team-high 16 points. Watson finished with eight points and a team-high eight rebounds in the game. In tonight's game, graduate student Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) surpassed former teammate Kyron Cartwright for the most career games played in program history (137). The Friars fell to 13-2 overall and 3-1 in BIG EAST play.

16/17 Providence College men's basketball team was defeated by the Marquette Golden Eagles, 88-56, on Tuesday, January 4 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.

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