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The sixth-ranked Purdue Boilermakers defeated the Marquette Golden Eagles 79-59.

Purdue center Oscar Cluff dominated with 22 points and 11 rebounds, making all nine of his shots.

Marquette struggled with its shooting, making only 25.8% of its 3-point attempts.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Marquette men’s basketball team entered its matchup with Purdue as 18.5-point underdogs on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Mackey Arena.

The game went even worse for MU than oddsmakers expected.

The Boilermakers, ranked sixth in the Associated Press and USA Today coaches poll , dominated the Golden Eagles on both ends in a 79-59 victory.

The Golden Eagles (5-6) had a losing record in nonconference play for the first time since the 2000-01 season, when MU was 5-6 in non-Conference USA

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