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Marquette Defeats Villanova 68-66 - Recap

Stevie Mitchell scored 19 points leading Marquette to a 68-66 victory over Villanova at Finneran Pavilion on Saturday.

Marquette was the ATS victor, as they covered the +2.5-point spread as an underdog.

Marquette got 14 points from Kam Jones and another 8 points from Olivier-Maxence Prosper. Tyler Kolek contributed 8 assists, while Tyler Kolek cleaned the glass with 5 rebounds.

Villanova got 14 points from Cam Whitmore in a losing cause and another 13 points from Eric Dixon. Caleb Daniels contributed 4 assists for them, while Cam Whitmore had 8 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Villanova were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.

Villanova won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 33-24.

Next game, Marquette takes its act on the road to face St. John's looking for another win. For Villanova, they head on the road to face Georgetown University.