No. 4 Marquette’s men’s basketball was uncharacteristically bad.
A hot offense became cold on all fronts. A team that came in averaging 10.3 turnovers per game turned over the ball 13 times.
Nonexistent 3-point shooting and poor rebounding defined the Golden Eagles all game, and senior guard Tyler Kolek — who was averaging 25.8 points in his past four games — was shut down, scoring just seven points on 2-for-11 shooting.
What was billed as arguably the game of the season quickly turned into a laugher, as No. 1 UConn took advantage of Marquette’s faulty play and routed the Golden Eagles 81-53 Saturday afternoon at the XL Center.