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Marquette’s Big East run ends in semifinals

March 13, 2010 By

The Marquette Golden Eagles know they’ll have a spot in the NCAA Tournament field when the pairings come out on Sunday.  But they spent the past couple of days improving their potential seed with Big East Tournament wins over St. John’s and Villanova. 

That run ended on Friday night when the Golden Eagles fell to Georgetown 80-57 in New York.  Georgetown’s 6’11 big man Greg Monroe poured in 23 points and added 13 rebounds for the Hoyas. 

Jimmy Butler scored 17 points to lead the Golden Eagles (22-11).

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Bucks stay hot, beat Jazz

March 13, 2010 By

Ersan Ilyasova’s put back with 27.2 seconds left gave Milwaukee the lead for good and the Bucks went on to beat the Utah Jazz 95-87 at the Bradley Center.

John Salmons scored 24 points and Brandon Jennings added 23 as the Bucks won their 5th straight game and 11th in the last 12.  The streak includes home wins over Cleveland and Boston. 

Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Jazz but was ejected for arguing with officials in the final minute.

Andrew Bogut added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks who have held 14 of their last 21 opponents under 90 points.

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Badgers crumble at Big Ten tournament

March 13, 2010 By

Illinois bolstered its NCAA Tournament chances by knocking off the Wisconsin Badgers 58-54 at the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals in Indianapolis. 

The 13th ranked Badgers suffered through one of their worst shooting performances, hitting just 18% of their first half field goals and 28% for the game.  On the flip side, Illinois converted 65% from the field in the first half and 52% for the game.  [Read more...]

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