Chase Ross scored 27 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor to lead Marquette to a 85-71 victory over Central Michigan in Milwaukee on Saturday, ending a two-game home skid.

Marquette (4-3) also got 12 points from Zaide Lowery on 5-for-8 shooting and nine points from freshman Adrian Stevens off the bench. Nigel James Jr., Ben Gold and Caedin Hamilton each added eight for the Golden Eagles, who shot 52.8% from the floor and 33.3% from 3-point range.

Central Michigan (2-4), who shot just 40.6% from the floor and 27.8% from beyond the arc, was led by Nathan Claerbaut with 14 points while Phat Phat Brooks added 12 points. Tamario Adley added 10 points but foul trouble limited him to 23 minutes.

Ross started on fire, putting eight points on the board before the first media timeout to push

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