Kam Jones scores 28 to lead No. 15 Marquette past pesky Maryland 78-74

AP
Nov 15, 2024

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Kam Jones scored 18 of his 28 points in the second half, and No. 15 Marquette held off a late run by Maryland to pull out a 78-74 victory Friday night.

In game that featured nine ties and 13 lead changes, the Golden Eagles (4-0) rode the sharp shooting of Jones to squeeze past a Maryland team that had won its first three games by 30, 34 and 31 points, respectively.

Marquette led 74-66 with 1:07 left before the Terrapins charged back. It was 76-74 when Maryland's DeShawn Harris-Smith stepped to the foul line for two shots with 14.7 seconds remaining.

He missed both.

Jones went 10 for 18 from the floor and made three of his five attempts from beyond the arc.

Freshman center Derik Queen and Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 24 points apiece for Maryland (3-1).

Stevie Mitchell chipped in with 18 points for the Golden Eagles in their first road game of the season.

Marquette: The Golden Eagles reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament last season, but now they’re without Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro, both of whom are in the NBA. Jones has helped fill the void and Mitchell helped against the Terrapins, but depth is an issue.

Maryland: The Terrapins showed they can hang with a top-15 team, but this was a tough loss to take at home in a packed arena.

Maryland led 61-59 before Jones drained a 3-pointer and followed a missed 3 by Queen with a three-point play that made it 65-61 with 6:11 remaining.

Maryland committed 13 turnovers and went 9 of 14 from the foul line, including those two critical misses by Harris-Smith in the final minute. Marquette, in contrast, turned it over only seven times and was 18 for 24 on free throws.

Marquette: The Golden Eagles face another Big Ten opponent, No. 13 Purdue, at home on Tuesday night.

Maryland: Will host Canisius on Tuesday night.

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1st Half
MARQ
Golden Eagles
30
MD
Terrapins
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ben Gold vs. Julian Reese (Terrapins gains possession)
19:28	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:15	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup (Ben Gold assists)	2-2
19:05		Derik Queen turnover (lost ball)
18:57		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
18:55		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
18:50		Selton Miguel misses two point layup
18:48		Derik Queen offensive rebound
18:42	+2	Derik Queen makes two point putback dunk	2-4
18:33		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
18:31		Selton Miguel defensive rebound
18:22	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot	2-6
18:06		Derik Queen personal foul
17:48		Stevie Mitchell turnover (out of bounds)
17:37		Selton Miguel misses two point hook shot
17:35		Chase Ross defensive rebound
17:28	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	4-6
17:02		David Joplin personal foul
16:57		Kam Jones personal foul
16:39		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
16:37		David Joplin defensive rebound
16:26	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	6-6
16:26		Julian Reese shooting foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
16:26	+1	Kam Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-6
16:05		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (bad pass)
15:50	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists)	10-6
15:35		Julian Reese turnover (lost ball) (Chase Ross steals)
15:35		TV timeout
15:09		Chase Ross misses two point layup
15:07		Selton Miguel defensive rebound
14:37		Derik Queen misses three point jump shot
14:35		Jordan Geronimo offensive rebound
14:31	+2	Selton Miguel makes two point layup (Jordan Geronimo assists)	10-8
14:31		Ben Gold shooting foul (Selton Miguel draws the foul)
14:31	+1	Selton Miguel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-9
14:21		Kam Jones misses two point layup
14:19		Caedin Hamilton offensive rebound
14:19		Jordan Geronimo shooting foul (Caedin Hamilton draws the foul)
14:19		Caedin Hamilton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:19		Caedin Hamilton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:19		Selton Miguel defensive rebound
13:59	+2	Selton Miguel makes two point jump shot	10-11
13:36	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Caedin Hamilton assists)	13-11
13:21	+2	Derik Queen makes two point layup	13-13
12:59	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup (Zaide Lowery assists)	15-13
12:59		Rodney Rice personal foul
12:59		Kam Jones misses two point layup
12:59		David Joplin offensive rebound
12:59		Golden Eagles turnover
12:47		Jay Young misses three point jump shot
12:45		David Joplin defensive rebound
12:35		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
12:07		Kam Jones offensive rebound
12:05		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
11:45		Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass) (Zaide Lowery steals)
11:45		TV timeout
11:21		Kam Jones misses two point layup
11:19		Julian Reese defensive rebound
11:12	+3	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot	15-16
10:50		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
10:48		Derik Queen defensive rebound
10:43		Derik Queen turnover (bad pass) (Royce Parham steals)
10:26		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
10:26		Julian Reese defensive rebound
10:16		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (bad pass) (Kam Jones steals)
10:08	+2	Ben Gold makes two point layup	17-16
9:50		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
9:49		Julian Reese offensive rebound
9:49		Ben Gold personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
9:49		Kam Jones personal foul
9:46	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup	17-18
9:28		Jordan Geronimo shooting foul (Chase Ross draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Chase Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-18
9:27	+1	Chase Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-18
9:07		Rodney Rice misses two point jump shot
9:05		Julian Reese offensive rebound
9:03		Julian Reese turnover (out of bounds)
8:45		David Joplin turnover (traveling)
8:16		Selton Miguel misses two point layup
8:14		David Joplin defensive rebound
7:46		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
7:44		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
7:39		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
7:37		Selton Miguel defensive rebound
7:25	+2	Derik Queen makes two point layup	19-20
7:09		David Joplin misses two point jump shot
7:07		Julian Reese defensive rebound
7:04		Selton Miguel turnover (lost ball)
7:04		TV timeout
6:53		DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul
6:42	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point floating jump shot	21-20
6:13		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
6:11		Jay Young offensive rebound
5:53		Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot
5:51		Caedin Hamilton defensive rebound
5:43		Caedin Hamilton misses three point jump shot
5:41		Derik Queen defensive rebound
5:18		Jay Young turnover (bad pass) (Damarius Owens steals)
5:16		DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul (Damarius Owens draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Damarius Owens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-20
5:16	+1	Damarius Owens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-20
4:49		Damarius Owens personal foul (Ja'Kobi Gillespie draws the foul)
4:44	+2	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes two point layup	23-22
4:27		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
4:25		Julian Reese defensive rebound
4:20	+2	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes two point layup	23-24
3:55		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
3:53		Caedin Hamilton offensive rebound
3:47		Damarius Owens misses two point layup
3:45		Julian Reese defensive rebound
3:31	+3	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot	23-27
3:30		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
3:30		TV timeout
3:06	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	25-27
2:38	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot	25-29
2:22	+2	Royce Parham makes two point jump shot	27-29
2:07	+2	Derik Queen makes two point layup	27-31
1:40	+3	Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists)	30-31
1:09	+2	Derik Queen makes two point layup (Selton Miguel assists)	30-33
0:52		Kam Jones misses two point layup
0:50		Terrapins defensive rebound
0:37		Stevie Mitchell shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
0:37		Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:37	+1	Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-34
0:18		Kam Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Geronimo steals)
0:08		Terrapins 30 second timeout
0:03		Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot
0:01		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Kam Jones scores 28 to lead No. 15 Marquette past pesky Maryland 78-74

1st Half
MARQ
Golden Eagles
30
MD
Terrapins
34

Kam Jones scores 28 to lead No. 15 Marquette past pesky Maryland 78-74

1st Half MARQGolden Eagles30MDTerrapins34

1st Half
MARQ
Golden Eagles
30
MD
Terrapins
34