The Southern Jaguars visit Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday to play the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Jaguars fell to 1-11 on the season following a 79-76 loss to California Baptist last Wednesday. In the loss, Aaron Ray led the Jaguars with 21 points, while Richard Lee, who missed a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie, scored 18. Southern has now lost five straight.
Marquette improved to 10-2 with a 103-85 win over Buffalo. The Golden Eagles were led in the win by Markus Howard who scored 45 points with 40 scored during the second half. Marquette has now won seven straight games after losing to No. 1 ranked Kansas.
Eddie Reese leads the Tigers in scoring with an average of 15.4 points per game. The second leading scorer and leading rebounder is Sidney Umude with averages of 11.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Aaron Ray leads the Jaguars in assists with an average of 2.7 per game. Southern is shooting 44.1% from the field and 36.4% from 3-point territory.
Markus Howard leads Marquette in scoring and assists with averages of 25.0 points and 4.5 assists per game. Sam Hauser is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 15.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. The Golden Eagles are shooting 46.1% from the field and 38.5% from 3-point territory.
