Nov. 22, 2008

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MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Wesley Matthews scored 25 points and Lazar Hayward had a career-high 25 and 10 rebounds as No. 17 Marquette continued its dominance over Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a 100-80 triumph on Saturday.

Jerel McNeal had 22 points and five steals and Dominic James added 16 and eight assists for the Golden Eagles (3-0), who have won all 36 meetings between the two schools which are separated by four miles. The winning streak is the second-longest active stretch against one opponent - Syracuse has beaten Colgate 42 straight times.

Marquette led by five at the break and scored the first 10 points after intermission to take a 55-40 lead with 18:12 remaining.

Patrick Hazel's putback of his own miss capped a 12-3 run as the Golden Eagles extended their lead to 67-48 with 13:52 remaining, and Wisconsin-Milwaukee failed to come closer than 11 points the rest of the way.

It was the third straight game of at least 25 points for Matthews, who scored a career-high 27 in Marquette's season-opening win against Houston Baptist. The senior shot 8-of-16 from the floor and 9-of-10 from the foul line.

Marquette jumped out to a 9-2 lead but Wisconsin-Milwaukee came right back and the contest was close throughout the first half.

Jason Averkamp's three-point play with 6:08 left gave the Panthers a 36-33 lead but the Golden Eagles closed strong, taking a 45-40 advantage into the locker room as Hayward had five points down the stretch.

Freshman Tone Boyle scored 23 points and Avery Smith had 22 for the Panthers (3-2), who shot 38 percent (25-of-66) from the field.