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Marquette Golden Eagles vs Kansas State Wildcats Wrap - Marquette Wins 64-63

Marquette grabbed a 64-63 win over Kansas State on Wednesday, behind a 15-point effort from Kam Jones at Fred Bramlage Coliseum.

Marquette won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +2.0-point spread as underdogs.

Justin Lewis had 14 points for Marquette and Greg Elliott chipped in with 8 points. Tyler Kolek had 7 assists for them, while Justin Lewis was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

Kansas State got a 17-point performance from Mark Smith, who was supported by 16 points from Ismael Massoud. Markquis Nowell had 11 assists in a losing cause for Kansas State, while Markquis Nowell grabbed 8 rebounds.

Kansas State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 40-37.

Marquette heads into a battle against UCLA. Kansas State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Wisconsin-Green Bay.