Marquette fell behind by 23 points in the first half of a 67-56 loss to U-C-L-A Saturday.
The Golden Eagles cut the deficit to single digits but could never come all the way back.
Greg Elliott scored a career-high 22 points while hitting six 3-pointers. Jaime Jaquez Junior led U-C-L-A with 24.
The visitors dominated early play while building a 33-10 lead.
The Eagles went on an 11-2 run but still trailed big at the half.
Even though they were on their home court, Marquette missed 23 of its first 26 shots.
Coach Shaka Smart’s team gets the week off for final exams, then returns to action Saturday at Xavier.
