National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Marquette 82, Connecticut 76
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # Lamar Simpson, # Pat Driscoll, # Brian O'Connell
Attendance: 15116

Oso Ighodaro scored 19 points and Olivier-Maxence Prosper added 17 as No. 25 Marquette handed sixth-ranked UConn its third loss in four games, 82-76, on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.

Kam Jones added 15 points for Marquette (14-4, 6-1 Big East), which has won five straight since a 103-98 double-overtime loss at No. 19 Providence.

UConn (15-3, 4-3) was coming off a 69-60 victory over Creighton after back-to-back road losses to Xavier and Providence.

David Joplin hit two free throws to put Marquette up 73-64, but Alex Karaban converted a three-point play to bring the Huskies within 76-73 with 49.5 seconds left.

Marquette preserved the lead by hitting 6 of 6 free throws over the final 36 seconds.

Freshman Donovan Clingan had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks for the Huskies. Karaban added 17 points and Adama Sanogo had 10.

UConn dominated inside with a 35-29 advantage on the boards, a 44-34 edge on points in the paint and 11 blocks. But Marquette converted 16 turnovers into 20 points and tallied 24 fastbreak points.

The Huskies also made just 2 of 12 from beyond the arc in the second half.

Prosper was fouled on a 3-point attempt and hit all three free throws to put Marquette in front 65-58. Prosper's follow-up dunk capped an 11-4 run that extended the lead to 69-62 with 4:35 left.

Marquette withstood a 16-0 run and a scoreless stretch of almost five minutes midway through the first half to get back within 37-33 at the break.

Tristen Newton's layup capped the run that put the Huskies in front 31-20, but Marquette answered with nine consecutive points.

UConn had eight blocks in the first half, including four by Clingan in nine minutes.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Connecticut   Marquette
Donovan Clingan 20 Scoring Oso Ighodaro 19
Andre Jackson Jr. 6 Assists Tyler Kolek 8
Donovan Clingan 10 Rebounds Olivier-Maxence Prosper 6
Jordan Hawkins 5 Free Throws Made Olivier-Maxence Prosper 6
Donovan Clingan 2 Steals Kam Jones 3
Donovan Clingan 5 Blocks Oso Ighodaro 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Connecticut 76 48.3 6-22 12-15 16 34 11 5 16
Marquette 82 50.8 6-16 16-19 16 21 3 8 11