MICHIGAN CITY — Markese McGuire scored 37 points, but it wasn’t quite enough as Memorial dropped a 62-20 boys basketball game Friday, Feb. 22 at Michigan City Marquette.

The Blazers outscored the Crimson Chargers 33-27 in the second half and won for the seventh time in their last eight games.

Jasmin Biberovic led Marquette with 14 points.

EMHS will take a three-game losing streak into next Tuesday’s 4A Elkhart Sectional matchup with Goshen.

MC MARQUETTE 62, MEMORIAL 60

Memorial — Freddie Rhodes 6, Dimitri Giger 0, Cameron Maxwell 0, James Hershberger 8, Spenser Gilbert 3, Michael O’Toole 0, Markese McGuire 37, Darien Williams 0, Evan Anderson 6. Totals: 19 12-13 60.

Marquette — Braxton Miller 8, Jaylen Jemison 0, Richie Mitchell 12, Nathan Flores 7, JoVonte Peals 0, Ryan Fazekas 11, Jasmin Biberovic 14, Jerome Watts 10. Totals: 21 17-22 62.

Scoring By Quarters

Memorial 17 16 12 15 — 60

Marquette 15 14 14 19 — 62

3-point goals: Memorial (10) — McGuire 7, Hershberger 2, Gilbert 1; Marquette (3).

Rebounds: Memorial (26) — Anderson 5, McGuire 5, F. Rhodes 5, Hershberger 5; Marquette (31) — Biberovic 7, 6.

Turnovers: Memorial 25, Marquette 23.

Total fouls: Memorial 19, Marquette 12. Fouled out — Hershberger, F. Rhodes.

Records: MC Marquette 16-5, Memorial 8-12.

Next: Memorial vs. Goshen Tuesday, Feb. 26 in first round of Class 4A Elkhart Sectional at North Side Gym, around 7:30 p.m.; Marquette vs. Oregon-Davis Wednesday, Feb. 27 in first round of Class 1A Culver Sectional, around 8 p.m.

JV: Memorial 49, MC Marquette 42. Top scorers: Memorial — Jalyn Rhodes 17, AJ Gary 10; Marquette — Malcom Reed 22, Jerome Watts 11. JV records: Memorial 9-11, MC Marquette 17-2.