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Marquette answered with a 11-0 run, gaining a 60-55 advantage on a pair of free throws by senior Ford Richardson with 19 seconds left to play.

Sophomore forward Will Inghram sank a jumper from the lane to bring the Braves within the final three-point margin with 6.3 seconds remaining.

The Braves, however, were unable to get any closer.

“Our guys played hard,” Braves’ coach Jake Kiesby said. “Marquette has quick, athletic guards who run the floor, but we did a good job staying with them.”

Despite having four of their starters picking up their third foul in the third stanza, the Sentinels outscored the Braves 9-6 and were within 44-41 going into the fourth.

A lay-in by junior guard Tre Brunette gave

“This is really a learning curve,” Sentinels’ coach Rich Ledy said.

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