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Carroll Smith

Men's Basketball Associated Press

Marquette shoots past Morgan State 81-53

Cedric Blossom scored 21 points to lead the Bears.

Box Score MILWAUKEE, Wis.  -- Luke Fischer led six players into double figure scoring as hot-shooting Marquette cruised past Morgan State, 81-53 Sunday afternoon.
 
Fisher scored 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the field and 3 of 4 from the line, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots as the Golden Eagles raced to a 37-17 lead at halftime.
 
Juan Anderson was 6 of 7 from the field to add 14 points and JaJuan Johnson contributed 13 points and was 6 of 8 from the field. Matt Carlino, Duane Wilson and Sandy Cohen III each added 11.
 
Marquette (8-4) shot 60.4 percent from the field (32 of 53) and was 8 of 18 from distance.
 
Marquette now is 6-0 all-time against Morgan State and 28-0 all-time against schools in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
 
Cedric Blossom scored 21 points and was the only scorer to reach double figures for Morgan State (2-11). Freshman guard Jamar Redmond added 8 points, while Blake Bozeman and Cliff Cornish scored 6 apiece.

The Bears shot 32 percent for the game (21 of 65) and was 6 of 22 (27 percent) from 3-point territory. Marquette's bench outscored the Bears by a 39-19 margin.

 
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Players Mentioned

Cedric Blossom

#34 Cedric Blossom

F
6' 6"
Junior
Blake  Bozeman

#22 Blake Bozeman

G
6' 2"
Senior
Jamar Redmond

#12 Jamar Redmond

G
6' 3"
Freshman
Cliff Cornish

#4 Cliff Cornish

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Cedric Blossom

#34 Cedric Blossom

6' 6"
Junior
F
Blake  Bozeman

#22 Blake Bozeman

6' 2"
Senior
G
Jamar Redmond

#12 Jamar Redmond

6' 3"
Freshman
G
Cliff Cornish

#4 Cliff Cornish

6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
F