Junior forward Jamal Cain came off the bench to contribute a career-high 17 points to go with nine rebounds, while senior forward Sacar Anim added 13 points for Marquette (7-2). Kansas State (5-3) received 14 points from junior guard Cartier Diarra, but leading scorer Xavier Sneed was limited to 25 minutes due to foul trouble. Kansas State asked Sneed, junior guard Mike McGuirl and sophomore guard Shaun Williams to take turns guarding Howard, who shredded the Wildcats for 45 points last year when Marquette knocked off Kansas State 83-71 in Milwaukee. Kansas State got as close as 45-44, but Howard canned a 3-pointer and Cain cleaned up a Howard miss with a soaring tip-in to restore a 52-44 lead. Howard left again after picking up his fourth foul with 6:25 to go, but the Wildcats couldn’t get closer than six.

Source: National Post December 08, 2019 04:41 UTC