Marquette Opens Season With Easy 88-53 Romp Over Loyola-Maryland

Sharp-shooting guard Markus Howard became Marquette’s all-time leading scorer with a 38-point performance Tuesday as the Golden Eagles rolled over Loyola-Maryland 88-53.  Howard scored 30 in the first half and his three-pointer less than a minute into the second half pushed him past Jerel McNeal as the school’s top point producer.  Junior forward Theo John blocked eight shots.  Marquette opened the game on a 26-to-three run and was never challenged.  The Eagles are off until a week from tonight when Purdue visits the Fiserv Forum.