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Marquette needed Robert Jackson and Scott Merritt to be at their best. The two post players certainly were, combining for 35 points, and Dwyane Wade had 18, including a memorable 1,000th point, as No. 15 Marquette beat No. 14 Wake Forest 68-61 on Sunday.
Jackson had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Merritt added 16 points and nine rebounds as Marquette (17-3) won its ninth straight game and ended Wake Forest’s (16-3) four-game winning streak.
Josh Howard scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and Taron Downey added 10 for the Demon Deacons.
