Kolek meals Marquette-record 18 assists in win
Feb 22, 2024, 12:27 AM ET The only suspenseful part of Marquette’s blowout victory over dropping DePaul was whether Tyler Kolek would remain on the flooring enough time to break the Golden Eagles’ 29-year-old single-game helps record.Kolek got it with plenty of time to spare.The ruling Big East player of the year had 18 helps, Kam Jones scored a career-high 34 points, and No. 7 Marquette recovered from its most-lopsided loss with a 105-71 runaway accomplishment Wednesday night.Tony Miller set the previous school record with 17 helps against Memphis on March 4, 1995. Kolek approached that mark a number of times last season and understood he had a possibility Wednesday after tallying 10 assists in the very first 12 minutes and 13 by halftime.”My colleagues are stating it to me,”Kolek said. “I see it, too. And after that at that point, it
‘s like,’Let’s go for it.'” Editor’s Picks Marquette(20-6, 11-4 Big East)recovered four nights after an 81-53 loss at No. 1 UConn that snapped the Golden Eagles’eight-game winning streak. DePaul (3-23, 0-15) has actually lost 15 directly by a typical margin of 24.1 points.Kolek got his record while committing only 2 turnovers. He tried just 2 shots and finished with 3 points. “You might tell by enjoying Tyler play tonight and all year long and his entire profession because he got here, he is an unique player for a lot of methods, however one of the reasons is he gets a bang out of giving
his teammates shots, “Marquette coach Shaka Smart stated.” He really enjoys that part of the game.” Kolek tied the record by discovering David Joplin for a dunk that offered Marquette an 89-48 lead with 9:54 remaining. Kolek got his 18th assist on an inbounds pass to Jones, who sank a 3-pointer that made it 95-52 with 8:31 left.Jones’basket likewise allowed him
to surpass his previous profession scoring high of 31, which came in a 91-57 accomplishment at Georgetown on Feb. 3. Jones shot 12-of-15 overall and made 8 of 10 3-point attempts.Kolek and Jones both left the game for good with just over 8 minutes left.Oso Ighodaro included 15 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for Marquette, which shot 59.5%from the floor as a team.Information from The Associated Press was used in this story.