MU 71 Samford 48/MU bench scores 50pts

Led by 50 points off the bench, Marquette[8-5] beat Samford[5-9], 71-48 in front of 14,668 at the Bradley Center on Saturday afternoon. The bench scoring included Freshman Jajuan Johnson's 14 pts, 3 assists and 2 steals and 13 pts each from Junior Todd Mayo and Freshman Deonte Burton. Burton's dunk down the lane with 7 min left in the game was worth the price of admission.