Kam Jones gets triple-double as Marquette ends Purdue streak - ESPN

MILWAUKEE — Kam Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 15 Marquette defeated No. 6 Purdue 76-58 on Tuesday night to end the Boilermakers' 39-game regular-season nonconference winning streak.

Purdue (4-1) hadn't lost a regular-season nonconference game since falling 58-54 at Miami on Dec. 8, 2020, compiling the fourth-longest such streak in NCAA history. The record is held by Syracuse, which won 52 straight nonconference regular-season games from Dec. 17, 2008 to Dec. 17, 2012.

Before Tuesday, which marked his 108th career game, Jones had never had 10 rebounds or 10 assists in a game.

It was his first game since learning about the death of Terry Tippett, who coached Jones his freshman year at Evangelical Christian in Memphis, Tennessee.

Tippett died Saturday at age 79. He won six Tennessee state championships at three different high schools during a remarkable coaching career that ended in 2018, after Jones' freshman season at Evangelical Christian.

«I wanted to really dedicate this game to him and dedicate the rest of the season to him,» Jones said.

Jones' triple-double was the third in school history and first since Dwyane Wade had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists when Marquette beat Kentucky 83-69 in a 2003 regional final to earn its most recent Final Four appearance.

«It's an honor to be in that type of company,» Jones said.

Marquette's only other triple-double came when Tony Miller had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Wisconsin on Dec. 31, 1994.

Jones' 13 rebounds and 10 assists both constituted career highs, showing how the 6-foot-5 senior is expanding his game.

He led Marquette (5-0) in scoring each of the past two seasons, averaging 15.1 points for the 2022-23 Big East