Justin Lewis

Marquette drops Big East road game at Providence

January 28, 2021 By Bill Scott

This was supposed to be a stretch of games on Marquette’s games where they had a chance to pad their record, but the Golden Eagles have dropped a pair of winnable games to drop back to .500.

After a home loss to DePaul (68-61) on Saturday, the Golden Eagles started slow Wednesday night and fell to Providence 72-63 in overtime in Providence, Rhode Island.

The Friars (9-7, 5-5 Big East) avenged a 79-69 loss to the Golden Eagles on Jan. 12 at Fiserv Forum.

Marquette (8-8, 4-6 Big East) struggled out of the gates and scored just 18 points in the first half, trailing 25-18 at the break. Marquette had more turnovers (nine) in the first half than they did field goals (eight). The Golden Eagles shot just 34.8% (8 of 23) from the field in the first half.

The second half was better for the Golden Eagles, who hit their first four shots from the field and took a 36-35 lead with just over 12-minutes left in regulation.

Koby McEwen had 13 points to lead Marquette, but he spent most of the second half in foul trouble. D.J. Carton and Justin Lewis added 12 points each.

Marquette returns home to host St. John’s in Big East action on Sunday afternoon.

Golden Eagles hold off Red Storm

January 17, 2021 By Bill Scott

Koby McEwen – Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Koby McEwen made a layup with 27 seconds left and Theo John had a big block in the closing seconds to league the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 73-71 win over St. John’s in Big East action on Saturday.

After McEwen’s drive down the left side of the lane, John swatted Vince Cole’s drive. The Red Storm got the ball back but a desperation 3 at the buzzer was off the mark.

D.J. Carton had 14 points to lead the Golden Eagles (8-6, 4-4 Big East Conference). Greg Elliott and Justin Lewis added 13 points and freshman Dawson Garcia added 11 points.

Julian Champagnie had 20 points for the Red Storm (7-7, 2-6).

The Golden Eagles held off the Red Storm for their first win at Carnesecca since 2015-16.

Marquette lands power forward for 2020 recruiting class

July 25, 2019 By Bill Scott

The Marquette men’s basketball team has landed their first player for their 2020 recruiting class.

Power forward Justin Lewis of Baltimore Polytechnic High School committed to the Golden Eagles on Wednesday. The 6’8, 225-pound Lewis ranks 74th in the 247 Sports composite rankings.

Lewis has helped guide Polytechnic to three straight Maryland state championships.

Marquette will have to replace Markus Howard, Ed Morrow Jr., Sacar Anim and grad transfer Jayce Johnson after next season.