<div id="subtitle">Matthews scores 26 as No. 16 Marquette beats Chicago State 106-87</div><div><p>Wesley Matthews scored 26 points and Lazar Hayward added 21 to lead No. 16 Marquette to a 106-87 victory over Chicago State on Monday night.</p><p>Matthews, who had 27 points for the Golden Eagles (2-0) in their season opener, shot 7-for-14 from the field and made all 10 of his free throws. He also had nine rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals.</p><p>Hayward, who had 19 points in the second half, was 8-for-15 from the field and had nine rebounds. Jerel McNeal added 17 points, six assists and four rebounds for Marquette.</p><p>David Holston had 33 points for Chicago State (1-1), including seven 3-pointers as he was 11-for-22 from the field.</p><p>But the guard, who had 32 points in the season-opener against St. Xavier, played just 11 minutes in the first half because of foul trouble.</p><p>Several players from both teams were in foul trouble as a total of 56 fouls were called, including 29 on the Cougars. Sixty-eight free throws were attempted with Marquette going 30-for-43 from the line.</p><p>Matthews converted a turnover into a layup to cap an 11-2 run that gave Marquette its biggest lead, 79-57, with 11:12 remaining.</p><p>Chicago State then scored the next 10 points, capped by a layup by Hajji Martin, to trim the deficit to 79-67 with 8:17 left.</p><p>The teams basically exchanged baskets — or free throws — the rest of the way.</p><p>A 3-pointer by Mike Wilson cut Marquette's lead to 96-85 with 2:53 to play, but Marquette scored 10 of the game's final 12 points.</p><p>The Golden Eagles shot 52.3 percent (34-65) in the game.</p><p>Holston scored 12 of his team's first 16 points but went to the bench with three fouls with 8:25 left in the first half. Marquette closed the half on an 18-6 run for a 52-36 lead.</p><p>John Cantrell finished with 21 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals for Chicago State.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=37202306&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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