Derrick Wilson

Marquette’s season comes to a disappointing close

March 13, 2015 By Bill Scott

After routing Seton Hall in the opening round of the Big East Tournament in New York, the Marquette Golden Eagles came crashing back to earth, falling to 4th-ranked Villanova 84-49 in the Big East quarterfinals on Thursday.

Villanova hit 17 of 29 3-point attempts, to win their 13th straight. The 17 three’s tied a Big East Tournament record.

Big East Sixth Man of the Year winner, Josh Hart, made his first six field goals and first five 3-point attempts. He also helped hold Marquette sharpshooter Matt Carlino to five points.

Derrick Wilson had 11 points and nine rebounds, but also committed nine turnovers for the Golden Eagles (13-19).

Marquette wins 3rd straight

December 23, 2014 By Bill Scott

Marquette mens basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski said he was concerned about a let-up and those concerns were quickly realized when the Golden Eagles found themselves trailing 29-24 at halftime. Marquette made just 4 of its first 18 shots (22%) and trailed 20-12 early.

North Dakota was up 1 with 12:03 to play but the Golden Eagles finally went on a 10-1 run and pulled away for a 67-54 victory at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, winning their 3rd straight game to improve to 7-2.

Jajuan Johnson led the way with 19 points. He and Derrick Wilson combined for 34, including 25 in the second half. Johnson entered the game, averaging 7.7 points. Wilson hit 6 of 10 from the field and finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

After scoring 41 points in his first two games, Luke Fischer was held to six points for Marquette.