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Brust, Thomas in for pre-draft workout with Bucks

May 9, 2014 By Bill Scott

As the Milwaukee Bucks get ready for the 2014 NBA Draft, they held their first draft prospect workout today at the team’s training

Ben Brust

center in St. Francis.

Four prospects were scheduled to workout, including former Wisconsin Badger guard Ben Brust and former Marquette guard Jake Thomas. Also in attendance was forward Taylor Braun from North Dakota State and Oregon forward Mike Moser.

The Bucks own the best odds (25.0%) of landing the top overall draft pick at the 2014 NBA Draft Lottery to be held on Tuesday, May 20. Milwaukee also owns the 31st, 36th and 48th picks in the second round of the draft.

Marquette keeps NCAA post season hopes alive

February 28, 2014 By Bill Scott

The Marquette Golden Eagles (17-11, 9-6 Big East) kept their NCAA post

Buzz Williams

season hopes alive by holding off Georgetown (16-12, 7-9) 75-73 on Thursday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

The win is Marquette’s fifth in their last six games. Davante Gardner scored 26 points and Jake Thomas added a career-high 22 points in the victory.

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It’s a tough loss for the Hoyas, who are also in a battle for a spot in the NCAA post-season. They fell for the 3rd time in the last four games. Georgetown hit just 7 of 26 from the field in the second half.

Marquette has three games left in the regular season, starting with a trip to Villanova on Sunday.

Marquette rebounds for Big East road win

January 21, 2014 By Bill Scott

Davante Gardner scored 20 points and Steve Taylor had 14 points and 8 rebounds as the Marquette Golden Eagles earned their first Big East road victory, 80-72 over Georgetown in overtime.

Todd Mayo hit a three-pointer with 6.3 seconds left to tie the game and force overtime. Then Marquette reeled off 7-straight points to start the overtime, 5 of the 7 from freshman guard John Dawson. The Golden Eagles hit 8 of 8 from the free throw line in the overtime to put the game on ice.

Marquette (11-8, 3-3 Big East) was down by seven with 3-minutes left. A 3-point shot from Jake Thomas and a dunk by Jamil Wilson cut the lead to two with just over 2 minutes to play.

Next up, Marquette returns home to face Villanova on Saturday.

Marquette falls at Xavier

January 10, 2014 By Bill Scott

Xavier out-rebounded Marquette 2-1 on the boards last night and knocked off the Golden Eagles 86-79 in Big East action.

The Golden Eagles entered the game first in the league in rebounding margin but got outrebounded 39-20.

Semaj Christon poured in a game high 28 points to lead the Musketeers to their 13th win of the season and a 3-0 start in Big East play. Christon hit 8 of 10 from the field, including a pair of big three-pointers in the final four minutes.

Davante Gardner had 19 points and Jake Thomas added 17 for the Golden Eagles.

Marquette struggled to stop Xavier inside and on the boards. Xavier scored 20 points in the paint in the first half alone.

Marquette was picked to win the Big East in a preseason poll, but they’re just 1-2 in league play following the loss. The Golden Eagles return to the Bradley Center to host Seton Hall on Saturday.