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Published December 05, 2010, 10:22 AM

MU routs Longwood 96-65

Wisconsin Sports
-- Center Chris Otule hit all nine shots from the field, scoring 19 points and leading Marquette to a 96-65 rout of Longwood.

MILWAUKEE - Center Chris Otule hit all nine shots from the field, scoring 19 points and leading Marquette to a 96-65 rout of Longwood.

Otule came into the game averaging just five points per game. Darius Johnson-Odom scored 14 points as the Golden Eagles put five in double figures. A 27-4 run late in the first half propelled Marquette to a 50-27 half time lead. The Eagles were never threatened the rest of the way as they held Longwood to 36 percent shooting.

The Lancers have lost four games in a row and never got closer than 21 points down the rest of the way. Marquette's record improves to 6-2.

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