The Marquette men’s basketball team dropped its first game in the Shaka Smart era, falling to the No. 22 St. Bonaventure 70-54 in the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic championship game Sunday night in Charleston, South Carolina.
Balanced scoring, steady defense and veteran play allowed the Bonnies control most of the game.
Marquette couldn’t get shots to fall and was bothered all night by the Bonnies defense as they shot just 17-for-56 (30%) from the field and scored a season-low 54 points.
The Golden Eagles came out of the gates shooting 3-for-7 from the 3-point line but then went cold as a team as finishing the first half 4-for-17 from beyond the arc.