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South Carolina ends long NCAA Tournament drought, beats Marquette

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Jujuan Johnson – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The last time South Carolina had won an NCAA Tournament game was March 17, 1973.  The Gamecocks 44-year drought is over after Friday night’s 93-73 win over the Marquette Golden Eagles in the first-round of play in the East Region in Greenville, South Carolina.

Marquette (19-13) led by as many as 10 points in the first half, hitting eight three-pointers, but South Carolina used an 11-0 run midway through the second half to take control.

Marquette committed a season-high 18 turnovers, including 12 in the second half.  The Gamecocks turned those turnovers into 25 points.

South Carolina’s win spoiled a made-for-TV second-round matchup between Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and his former Blue Devils point guard and longtime assistant, Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski.  Now, its South Carolina that will square off against Duke on Sunday.

Jujuan Johnson had 16 points to lead Marquette in the loss.

 

Marquette falters down the stretch, loses at Seton Hall

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The Marquette Golden Eagles failed to make plays down the stretch and it cost them, falling to Seton Hall 69-66 in Big East action.

The Golden Eagles (10-4, 1-1 Big East) led 66-63 with 32.1 seconds left but couldn’t secure rebounds or loose balls, failed to pull down rebounds and turned the ball over.  The lack of playmaking allowed the Pirates to rebound for the win.

Luke Fischer had 12 points and seven rebounds before fouling out late.  Jujuan Johnson added eight points, eight rebounds and six steals.

Angel Delgado led Seton Hall (11-3, 1-1) with 18 points and 12 rebounds for his 33rd career double-double.

Marquette continues dominance of Providence at home

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2The Marquette Golden Eagles pulled out a thrilling 96-91 double-overtime win over Providence, securing a regular season sweep over the 20th ranked Friars.  Providence has dropped three straight and remains winless in Milwaukee in their last ten meetings.

Marquette (16-9, 5-7 Big East) led by as many as nine in the second half and held a 66-59 advantage with just over four-minutes left in regulation.  But the Friars came charging back and took a lead with 1:21 left to play.  The Friars led 72-70 with 33 seconds to play, but Marquette’s Traci Carter’s driving layup tied it and Providence turned it over with two seconds to play which sent the game to its first overtime. [Read more…]

Ellenson powers Marquette past Butler

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Henry Ellenson

Henry Ellenson

Marquette’s freshman sensation Henry Ellenson scored a career-high 32 points and pulled down ten rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles past Butler 75-69 in Big East action at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Saturday.

Ellenson turned in his 13th double-double by hitting eight of his 14 shots and making both of his three-point attempts.  He made 14-of-16 free throws and blocked six shots.

Fellow freshman Traci Carter made five three-pointers for a career high 15 points and Jujuan Johnson added 11 points for Marquette as the Golden Eagles shot 52-percent from the field.

 

Marquette makes a three-point splash

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2The Marquette Golden Eagles entered Wednesday nights game with Grambling State ranked 336th in the country in three-point shooting accuracy, hitting just 26.5% from distance in the first six games of the season.

Against Grambling State, the Golden Eagles hit 13 of 17 from distance with junior Jujuan Johnson making a perfect four-for-four.

The Golden Eagles went on to cruise to an easy 95-49 victory.  Johnson led Marquette with 20 points.  Henry Ellenson added 16 points and eight rebounds, Luke Fischer had 14 points, Duane Wilson eleven and Sandy Cohen ten points.

Marquette returns to action on Saturday, playing host to Maine at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

 

Marquette upsets L-S-U in Legends Classic

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Steve Wojciechowski

Steve Wojciechowski

Coming off a 28-point home loss to Iowa last week, the Marquette Golden Eagles rebounded for a 81-80 win over 22nd-ranked L-S-U in the semifinals of the FanDuel Legends Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday night.

The win is the first over a ranked opponent under second-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski.

Marquette (22-2) opened the game on a ten-to-nothing run and didn’t trail until L-S-U (3-1) took the lead with 21.5 seconds left.

The Golden Eagles, who had committed 22 turnovers for the game, let a nine-point lead with 4:45 remaining slip away. [Read more…]