Marquette beats Grambling State 95-49

Dec 2, 2016, 10:56 pm

MILWAUKEE -- Jajuan Johnson made 8 of 9 shots including all four 3-point attempts for 20 points to help Marquette beat Grambling State 95-49 on Wednesday night.

Henry Ellenson added 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for the Golden Eagles (5-2), who shot 13 of 21 (61.9 percent) from 3-point range and 34 of 58 (58.6 percent) overall.

Traci Carter had a career-high 10 assists, helping Marquette record an assist on 30 of its 34 field goals.

Luke Fischer added 14 points, Duane Wilson had 11 points and Sandy Cohen III scored 10.

Marquette led the Tigers 47-23 at the break and outscored them 48-26 afterward.

Nigel Ribeiro had 16 points to lead Grambling State (2-6), which shot 15 of 57 from the field and 5 of 25 from 3-point range.