11Marquette 77 - 79 Arizona State
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ASU swats away No. 25 Marquette

Nov 26, 2013 - 6:16 AM Tempe, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - Jordan Bachynski's seventh block was his biggest.

It won the game.

Bachynski had 14 points, 11 rebounds and a game-sealing block of Derrick Wilson at the buzzer to lead Arizona State to a 79-77 victory over No. 25 Marquette as part of the Wooden Legacy.

Jahii Carson scored 23 points and Jermaine Marshall added 21 for the Sun Devils (6-0), who have started their season with six straight wins for the first time since the 1980-81 season.

Davante Gardner scored 18 and had 12 rebounds, Jake Thomas added 16 points, while Derrick Wilson scored 14 and Jamil Wilson had 13 points for Marquette (3-2), which will face Cal-State Fullerton Thursday.

The teams traded layups inside three minutes and Arizona State had a 78-77 lead with 2:24 left. There were six missed shots following the layups.

Marshall was fouled with seven seconds left and made 1-of-2 free throws to give the Sun Devils a two-point lead, leading to the block by Bachynski, who rose as Wilson drove near the right baseline to swat away his floater.

Earlier, with 11:09 left to play, JaJuan Johnson's layup gave Marquette its first lead since the first basket of the game.

The Sun Devils responded with a 9-2 run to get their lead back up to six points at 69-63.

The Golden Eagles got it back to within three on Thomas' 3 but Jonathan Gilling responded with a 3 for the Sun Devils to make it 72-66.

Thomas hit another 3 to draw Marquette within three again with 7:46 to play.

Derrick Wilson made a layup for the Golden Eagles to get then within a point, 76-75, with under four minutes to play.

Earlier, Arizona State opened up the game with a 14-3 run. Marquette's offense suffered without leading scorer Todd Mayo, who was out with a sprained ankle.

The Sun Devils' largest lead of the first half came with 8:09 left to play when Gilling's 3-pointer gave them a 15-point advantage.

Marquette would, however, claw its way back to within 10 at the half 43-33.

Game Notes

The series now stands at 2-1 in favor of Marquette ... Carson dished out five assists for the Sun Devils.






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