During a timeout 45 seconds later, he was informed he had reached a mighty milestone, becoming the 38th player in Marquette men's basketball history to accumulate at least 1,000 total points.,”Marquette junior guard Dominic James buried a pair of free throws early in the second half Monday night without much adieu.

During a timeout 45 seconds later, he was informed he had reached a mighty milestone, becoming the 38th player in Marquette men's basketball history to accumulate at least 1,000 total points.

He also showed his value by helping the No. 10 Golden Eagles grind out a 66-55 win over Utah Valley State at the Bradley Center.

"I owe it to my teammates," said James, who had a team-best 13 points. "They're doing a great job of getting me open. Without that, it wouldn't have been possible. The individual stuff I'm not worried about. We got the win tonight."

It wasn't easy.

Once again, the Golden Eagles (2-0) allowed a lesser opponent to hang around.

Marquette didn't have the game in hand until sophomore guard David Cubillan sank a pair of free throws with 46 seconds left, stretching the lead to 11.

"You always want to win by more," Marquette head coach Tom Crean said. "You want to feel like you played better. I think we're an early season team right now that figured out how to win two games at home."

Crean started Dwight Burke and Dan Fitzgerald up front and Wesley Matthews, Jerel McNeal and James in the backcourt.

Burke, a junior forward, had a coming-out party of sorts, scoring a career-high 12 points and grabbing eight rebounds in 24 minutes.

"We got some competition that's going to be created in practice right now between Dwight and Ousmane (Barro)," Crean said. "Ousmane, I believe, will rise to the occasion. And Dwight Burke, I'm anxious to watch and see if he can keep progressing. He had his career-high at the first TV timeout, and he was in the media room for the first time in three years."

Crean adjusted his rotation based on match-ups and combinations. As usual, Marquette played its fast and furious-paced game of small ball.

In doing so, the Golden Eagles hit 43.9 percent of their shots (25-for-57) and 68.8 percent of their free throws (11-for-16). Burke and Cubillan each had 12 points and Lazar Hayward chipped in 11.

"We're still going through that whole 'I've got to do whatever I got to do for the team to win' versus looking at minutes," Crean said. "We're not going to be successful if we look at it that way. We have to have a mindset."

On the other side of the ball, the Golden Eagles had problems with perimeter defense.

The Wolverines (0-2) showed their range by sinking 10-of-22 (45.5 percent) three-pointers. Sharpshooter Ryan Toolson led all scorers with 20 points and went 5-for-9 from beyond the arc.

"I just wanted to get a shot up whether it was a three or a two," Wolverines coach Dick Hunsaker said. "They were putting on some serious pressure out there. I was just hoping we'd get a respectable look. That's a credit to Marquette's defense."

The Golden Eagles also held a 39-33 advantage on the boards.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Crean could add a walk-on or two in the near future with Scott Christopherson shelved for six to eight weeks and Trevor Mbakwe out for the season.

With both players injured, Patrick Hazel is the only active player left from Marquette's freshman class.

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