MILWAUKEE (AP) — Angel Robinson made a pair of free throws with 26 seconds left and Tatiyiana McMorris scored 16 points, leading No. 24 Marquette to a 60-53 victory over No. 7 De Paul.
Marquette (22-6, 10-5, Big East) had a 17-point second half lead, but De Paul (25-5, 12-3) went on a 22-5 run to tie it at 49 on Deirdre Naughton’s 3-pointer with 6:21 to go.
Robinson drove the lane for a layup with 5:49 left to give Marquette the lead for good, 51-49, and starting an 11-2 run that decided the game.
Paige Fiedorowicz scored 14 points and Jasmine Collins added 13 for Marquette.
De Paul’s leading scorer, Keisha Hampton, fouled out with 1:39 left and the Golden Eagles leading, 53-51. She scored 17 points.
Marquette took its biggest lead, 44-27, on a fastbreak layup by Collins with 16:18 left.
