Marquette overcomes sluggish first half start in win over Chicago State

Junior forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper recorded his first career double-double in Marquette men’s basketball’s 82-68 win over Chicago State Nov. 26. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)Following its short break for the Thanksgiving Holiday, the Marquette men’s basketball team returned to action Saturday night at Fiserv Forum against Chicago State.

And despite its post-holiday sluggish start, the Golden Eagles defeated the Cougars by a score of 82-68.

“Tonight’s game I thought was a game of stretches,” head coach Shaka Smart said. “Thought we had stretches where we played really well and really connected and then we had other stretches where our energy wasn’t where it needed to be and our…