(WNFL) – The Golden Eagles had little trouble with Eastern Illinois as Marquette improved to 2-0 with the 75-50 win over the Panthers.
Dawson Garcia had a team-high 16 points for Marquette. Koby McEwen, D.J. Carton and Justin Lewis added 14, 13 and 10 points, respectively.
Marquette’s defense against the Panthers was impressive, holding them to just 26 percent shooting.
The Golden Eagles who led 36-28 at halftime outrebounded Eastern Illinois 50-31 with Theo John, Garcia and Lewis pulling down 9, 8 and 8 rebounds, respectively.
Marquette is now idle until Tuesday when they play Oklahoma State.