NEW YORK - Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 25 of his 29 points the second half and Marquette beat St. John's 96-85 on Tuesday night.
Prosper added seven rebounds for the Golden Eagles (12-4). Kam Jones scored 16 points while shooting 6 for 10, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc, and added six rebounds. Tyler Kolek recorded 14 points and shot 4 of 8 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line.
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The Red Storm (11-5) were led in scoring by Joel Soriano, who finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Dylan Addae-Wusu added 21 points, five assists and two steals for St. John's (NY). In addition, David Jones had 13 points and two steals.
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Kam Jones scored eight points in the first half and Marquette went into the break trailing 48-41.