Following a win at home against Butler Saturday, Marquette traveled to Chicago to take on I-94 rival DePaul looking for the regular season series sweep.
Behind a second half collapse, the Golden Eagles dropped its fifth straight road match 91-80 Wednesday night at Wintrust Arena.
In what was a back-and-forth first half, Marquette entered the halftime break leading 37-33 after DePaul senior guard Courvoisier McCauley’s layup rolled out of the rim in winding seconds of the half.
At the break, Marquette was shooting 53% from the field compared to DePaul shooting just 38%. However, the Blue Demons led the boards battle 21-15 with a 7-1 advantage on offensive rebounds.