New York, NY – #17-ranked Marquette (13-5, 4-3) came back in the second half against St. John’s (12-7, 4-4) 73-72 for a much-needed road victory at Madison Square Garden. Marquette has struggled to win on the road this year going 2-3 overall, with no road wins in conference play prior to today. Team leaders in […]
Seton Hall Upsets Marquette
Newark, N.J. – The Seton Hall Pirates did it again, this time taking down the #7-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles 78-75, marking their third straight win as an underdog against AP ranked opponents. Guard Al-Amir Dawes carried the Pirates in the first half despite stud guard Kadary Richmond watching from the sidelines with two early fouls. […]
Marquette Grinds Out Win Over Butler
Milwaukee, WI – Marquette and Butler met for an early afternoon tip on Saturday at Fiserv Forum. Marquette was coming off a tough 83-82 loss at Creighton and looked to get back to their winning ways against the Bulldogs. Butler is also coming off a loss at Seton Hall on Wednesday. The first matchup between […]
Big East Tournament Semifinals
New York, N.Y. – The top four seeds in the Big East tournament slugged it out on Friday night in two semi-final games at Madison Square Garden in New York City with berths in the championship game at stake. By the time the second game ended on Saturday morning, Villanova and Seton Hall had survived […]
Big East Tournament: Day Two
New York, N.Y. – Day Two of the Big East tournament played out on Thursday with all four of the higher seeds holding serve in games that may have lacked for close endings, but certainly did not lack for star performances. VILLANOVA VS PROVIDENCE The top seated Wildcats began the day by riding the performances […]
Creighton Upsets Marquette in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI—It isn’t often that a team gets outshot from the field, from behind the three-point arc and at the free throw line and still wins a game, but that was the case on Sunday afternoon when the Creighton Blue Jays came to Milwaukee and defeated the Big East-leading and number 10 ranked Marquette Golden […]
Marquette Takes First Place in Big East with Butler Win
Milwaukee, WI – Coming off an eight-day stretch with no games, Marquette returned to action on Wednesday night in a home game against a Butler team hoping to keep its name in the national discussion of NCAA tournament bubble teams. With Big East leader Villanova having lost to Georgetown earlier in the night, Marquette knew […]
Marquette Hands Villanova First Big East Loss
Milwaukee, WI – Markus Howard and Sacar Anim combined to score 56 of Marquette’s 66 points in helping the Golden Eagles eke out a 66-65 victory over Big East-leading Villanova on Saturday afternoon before a sellout crowd of over 17,000 in Milwaukee. The defeat, Villanova’s first in Big East play, snapped a 10-game conference winning […]
Ponds Leads St. John’s to Upset at Marquette
Milwaukee, WI – Chris Mullin was a exceptional shooter and an outstanding scorer in his playing days first as a collegiate at St. John’s and then during a 16-year run in the NBA. Mullin developed a sense of detecting when a player was headed for a big scoring game either by looking in the mirror […]
