The game got off to a slow start as neither team could get much going offensively. After Marquette got out to a 1-0 lead, Ishpeming’s Hart Holmgren scored 5 straight to put Marquette in an early hole. Marquette responded with 3 straight baskets of their own. Marquette’s Ethan Martysz closed the quarter out with a 3-pointer to give the Redmen a 10-7 lead after the first quarter.
Things started to pick up in the 2nd quarter. Marquette all year has been a good 3-point shooting team, and were able to utilize the perimeter shot in the 2nd quarter. The Redmen’s first 3 baskets of the 2nd quarter were 3-pointers, and had 5 total in the quarter. The Redmen scored 25 points in the quarter to take a 7 point lead into halftime.
The 2nd half reverted back to a pace similar to the opening 8 minutes. The 3rd quarter had the 2 teams trading baskets back and forth. With Marquette was holding any Ishpeming run at bay with key buckets, Marquette took a 6-point lead into the 4th.
Marquette began the final frame on a 7-0 run to put the nail in Ishpeming’s coffin. Ishpeming attempted a comeback with 5 straight from Hart Holmgren but Luke Ogea closed out the game with clutch free throw shooting. Marquette got the win, 57-47.
The Redmen improve to 9-1 on the year and will next travel to Kingsford to take on the Flivers on Thursday, January 26th.