by Bill Scott | Mar 18, 2012
Marquette got 17 points from Darius Johnson-Odom and 17 points and 13 rebounds from Jae Crowder as the Golden Eagles (27-7) held off the Murray State Racers (31-2) 62-53 on Saturday. The Golden Eagles trailed 46-41 with just under seven and a half minutes to play...
by Bill Scott | Mar 15, 2012
Jae Crowder scored 26 points and pulled down a career high 16 rebounds to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to an 88-68 win over Brigham Young in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. The Golden Eagles jumped out to an 18-5 lead early but...
by Bill Scott | Mar 9, 2012
The Marquette Golden Eagles had a double-bye into the Quarterfinal round of the Big East Tournament, going into their game with Louisville plenty rested. But the Golden Eagles still committed 26 turnovers and lost to the Cardinals 84-71 to fall out of the Big East...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2012
Marquette forward Jae Crowder is the Big East Player of the Year, becoming the first Marquette player to receive the Big East award. Dwyane Wade won player of the year honors in 2003 in Conference USA and Jim McIlvaine won it back in 1994 when Marquette was a part of...
by Bill Scott | Mar 1, 2012
JaQuon Parker scored a career-high 28 points to lead Cincinnati to a 72-61 win over 8th ranked Marquette in Cincinnati on Wednesday night. Marquette (24-6, 13-4) had won five straight, including a 95-78 win over the Bearcats in Milwaukee on Feb. 11. The rematch was...
by Bill Scott | Feb 23, 2012
Jae Crowder scored 27 points and Darius Johnson-Odom added 21 to lead 10th ranked Marquette to a 82-65 win over Rutgers in Big East play on Wednesday. Crowder’s line also includes 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocked shots. AUDIO: Buzz Williams says...
by Bill Scott | Feb 7, 2012
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...
by Bill Scott | Feb 1, 2012
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...
by Bill Scott | Jan 25, 2012
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. ...
by Bill Scott | Jan 5, 2012
9th ranked Georgetown rallied from 17 down to beat #20 Marquette 73-70 last night. It’s the 3rd loss in the last 5-games for the Golden Eagles, who got 18 points from Darius Johnson-Odom and 17 from Jae Crowder. Marquette plays at top ranked Syracuse on...
by Bill Scott | Dec 20, 2011
Marquette moved to 10th in the A.P. Top 25 basketball poll and then went out and lost to LSU 67-59. It’s the first loss of the season (10-1) for Marquette. The Golden Eagles jumped out early, scoring the games first 13 points. But then they went cold, going...
by Bill Scott | Dec 18, 2011
Freshman guard Todd Mayo found out he was going to start 10 minutes before game time. He went out scored 22 points to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 93-72 victory over Northern Colorado Mayo got the start in place of senior guard Darius Johnson-Odom who was...
by Bill Scott | Dec 7, 2011
Jae Crowder hit a three-point basket with 6.3-seconds left to give Marquette a 79-77 win over Washington in the Jimmy V. Classic on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The 11th ranked Golden Eagles improved to 8-0. Marquette lost starting center Chris Otule less...
by Bill Scott | Nov 22, 2011
The Marquette Golden Eagles have raced out to a 5-0 start to their season, knocking off Norfolk State 59-57 to win the Paradise Jam championship on Monday night. The Golden Eagles squandered a 14-point lead in the second half before pulling out the win. Jae Crowder...
by Bill Scott | Nov 21, 2011
Jae Crowder scored 25 points to lead No. 21 Marquette to a 96-66 win over Mississippi in the Paradise Jam semifinals on Sunday night. Darius Johnson-Odom added 20 for the Golden Eagles (4-0). Marquette plays in the Paradise Jam Championship tonight against Norfolk...
by Bill Scott | Feb 10, 2011
The Marquette Golden Eagles came from 16 points down in the second half and pulled out a 59-58 Big East win over South Florida last night. Jae Crowder hit two big 3-pointers down the stretch and finished with 14 points. Jimmy Butler added 12 for the Golden Eagles,...
by Bill Scott | Jan 6, 2011
The Marquette Golden Eagles won their second straight to start Big East play, beating Rutgers 73-65 in New Jersey. Darius Johnson-Odom tied a career-high with 29 points and sparked a key second-half run to lead Marquette. Jimmy Butler added 16 points and Jae Crowder...
by Bill Scott | Dec 22, 2010
Junior college transfer Jae Crowder scored a season-high 22 points and Darius Johnson-Odom added 19 to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 102-77 win over Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center. The Golden Eagles shot 50% from the field and...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2010
Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 25 points and added 12 rebounds and 6 blocks to lead top-ranked Duke to a 82-77 win over the Marquette Golden Eagles in the semifinals of the CBE Classic on Monday night in Kansas City. The Golden Eagles were able to tie the game...
