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Marquette and Wisconsin both dropped in the latest top 25 polls, which were released on Monday.
Marquette dropped from 15th to 18th in the A.P. Poll and 15th to 19th in the coaches poll.
The Wisconsin Badgers fell from 19th to 21st in the A.P. Poll and from 20th to 22nd in the coaches poll.
The women’s A.P. Top 25 poll is also out and the Green Bay Phoenix moved up one spot from 10th to 9th. Green Bay is a perfect 20-0 on the season and has won 40-straight regular season games overall.
The 18th ranked Marquette Golden Eagles got 23 points from Darius Johnson-Odom and knocked off the DePaul Blue Demons 89-76 in Big East action.
The Golden Eagles used a 16-3 run to open the second half to pull away.
Cleveland Melvin had 22 to lead DePaul, but the Blue Demons have now dropped 36 straight games against ranked opponents dating back to January of 2008.
Jamil Wilson added 18 points, Vander Blue 16 and Jae Crowder 14 for Marquette.
The Golden Eagles are off until Saturday when they host Cincinnati.
The 15th ranked Marquette Golden Eagles rallied from 11 points down in the second half to get by Seton Hall 66-59 in Big East action at the Bradley Center.
Jae Crowder scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds and Vander Blue added 16 points for the Golden Eagles (19-4, 8-2 Big East) in the win.
It was the 7th straight victory for the Golden Eagles. Marquette trailed the entire first half and didn’t take the lead until beyond the midway point of the second half. It’s a habit the Golden Eagles are trying to break, but they’re not having much luck.
The Golden Eagles had to play without their big man, 6’8, 290 pound forward Davante Gardner, who sprained his left knee in Saturday’s win over Villanova.
Next up for the Golden Eagles, a road game at Notre Dame on Saturday.
The Marquette Golden Eagles (18-4, 7-2 Big East) moved up from 17th to 15th in the A.P. Top 25 College basketball poll and from 18th to 15th in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 College basketball poll.
The Golden Eagles have won 6-straight games and will look to make it 7 in-a-row tonight when they host Seton Hall in Big East action at the Bradley Center.
Wisconsin jumped from 25th to 19th in the A.P. poll and from 25th to 20th in the Coaches poll.
The Badgers have won 5-straight games entering tonight’s Big Ten road game at Penn State.
The Marquette Golden Eagles forced 22 turnovers and rolled to a 67-47 win over the South Florida Bulls in Big East College basketball action on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center.
The 17th ranked Golden Eagles (17-4 overall, 6-2 Big East) won their 5th in a row. They got 17 points from Darius Johnson-Odom and 15 points each from DaVante Gardner and Jae Crowder.
Coach Buzz Williams also earned his 100th career win at Marquette. The Golden Eagles held the Bulls to 32% shooting from the field.
Up next, a trip to Villanova on Saturday.
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