Wesley Matthews scored 26 points and Lazar Hayward added 21 to lead No. 16 Marquette to a 106-87 victory over Chicago State on Monday night.
Matthews, who had 27 points for the Golden Eagles (2-0) in their season opener, shot 7-for-14 from the field and made all 10 of his free throws. He also had nine rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals.
Hayward, who had 19 points in the second half, was 8-for-15 from the field and had nine rebounds. Jerel McNeal added 17 points, six assists and four rebounds for Marquette.
David Holston had 33 points for Chicago State (1-1), including seven 3-pointers as he was 11-for-22 from the field.
But the guard, who had 32 points in the season-opener against St. Xavier, played just 11 minutes in the first half because of foul trouble.
Several players from both teams were in foul trouble as a total of 56 fouls were called, including 29 on the Cougars. Sixty-eight free throws were attempted with Marquette going 30-for-43 from the line.
Matthews converted a turnover into a layup to cap an 11-2 run that gave Marquette its biggest lead, 79-57, with 11:12 remaining.
Chicago State then scored the next 10 points, capped by a layup by Hajji Martin, to trim the deficit to 79-67 with 8:17 left.
The teams basically exchanged baskets × or free throws × the rest of the way.
A 3-pointer by Mike Wilson cut Marquette's lead to 96-85 with 2:53 to play, but Marquette scored 10 of the game's final 12 points.
The Golden Eagles shot 52.3 percent (34-65) in the game.
Holston scored 12 of his team's first 16 points but went to the bench with three fouls with 8:25 left in the first half. Marquette closed the half on an 18-6 run for a 52-36 lead.
John Cantrell finished with 21 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals for Chicago State.
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