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McEwen, Golden Eagles overcome 18-point deficit to defeat Purdue

Redshirt junior guard Koby McEwen finished with 23 points in MU's 65-55 win against Purdue Nov. 13 at Fiserv Forum.

Almost anyone taking a glance at Marquette’s first half against Purdue Wednesday would hardly expect a Marquette win. Purdue rebounded half of its missed shots, and the Golden Eagles missed 10 of its last 11 shots in the half.

But Koby McEwen and Markus Howard had different intentions.

The redshirt junior and senior guards combined for 28 second-half points to help the Golden Eagles capture a 65-55 win.

After trailing for the first 25-plus minutes of the game, including being down 18 earlier in the first half, McEwen hit a three to tie the game at 49-49.