The previous time Marquette men’s basketball played DePaul, David Joplin started the victory with a 3-pointer. Wednesday, it was deja vu as he scored the first points of the game with again, a 3-pointer.
Joplin got the ball rolling for what turned into a dominant No. 7 Golden Eagles 105-71 win over DePaul at Fiserv Forum, a bounce back after their earlier loss at No. 1 UConn Saturday.
Here’s three takeaways from the victory:
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