by Bill Scott | May 22, 2017
The Milwaukee Bucks NBA draft prospect workouts are winding down. Among the six players in on Monday is Marquette center Luke Fischer. The Golden Eagles big man played in 32 games with 25 starts last season. Fischer averaged 10.9 points and 5.9 rebounds a game for...
by Bill Scott | Mar 5, 2017
The Marquette Golden Eagles closed out the regular season on Saturday with a 81-83 win over Creighton in Big East action at the Bradley Center. Senior Jajuan Johnson had 20 points, 18 coming in the first half, to lead Marquette (19-11, 10-8 Big East). Johnson hit a...
by Bill Scott | Feb 8, 2017
For most of the season, the Marquette Golden Eagles defense has been an issue. Last night, the offense took its turn in the Golden Eagles 68-65 loss to Butler in Big East play at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Marquette (15-9, 6-6 Big East) trailed by seven at...
by Bill Scott | Jan 2, 2017
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...
by Bill Scott | Dec 7, 2016
The Marquette Golden Eagles jumped out to a big first half lead, leading by as many as 22 points, then had to hang on to beat Fresno State 84-81 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Fresno State shot 63% from the field in the second half and cut the Golden Eagles lead to...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2016
Steve Wojciechowski benched his seniors to start the game and the Marquette Golden Eagles responded with a 104-79 win over IUPUI on Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Luke Fischer, Katin Reinhardt and Jajuan Johnson started last night’s game on the...
by Bill Scott | Nov 18, 2016
Marquette fell behind early and trailed by 24 points at halftime, suffering a 79-61 loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the semifinals of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden. Marquette (2-1) got 19 points and five rebounds from Luke Fischer, 12 points, eight...
by Bill Scott | Mar 2, 2016
Luke Fischer made two free throws with 1.2 seconds left to give the Marquette men an 88-87 victory over Georgetown in the Golden Eagles’ home season finale in Milwaukee. Fischer poured in a career high 23 points, finishing 9-of-11 from the field and 5-of-6 from...
by Bill Scott | Feb 4, 2016
For the second time this season, Seton Hall took a close game in the second half and turned it into one-sided victory, pulling out a 79-62 win on Wednesday night in Newark, New Jersey. The Golden Eagles trailed by three at halftime and after a run midway through the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 13, 2015
Wisconsin still leads the all-time series, but for now, the Marquette Golden Eagles have grabbed bragging rights with a 57-55 win over the Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center on Saturday. Henry Ellenson had 15 points and eleven rebounds and Luke Fischer had 12 points...
by Bill Scott | Dec 6, 2015
Marquette scored 22 straight points shortly after tipoff and never looked back. The Golden Eagles pulled out a convincing 104-67 win over Maine on Saturday at the Bradley Center. The Golden Eagles (6-2) have won five games in a row. Freshman Henry Ellenson led all...
by Bill Scott | Dec 3, 2015
The 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...
by Bill Scott | Nov 30, 2015
Freshman guard Haanif Cheatham scored 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 80-61 win over Jackson State on Sunday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Cheatham hit all four of his three-point attempts and was a perfect 6-of-6 at the free...
by Bill Scott | Nov 25, 2015
The Marquette Golden Eagles got 18 points from Luke Fischer and Henry Ellenson, knocking off Arizona State 78-73 in overtime to capture the Legends Classic Championship in New York. Ellenson also added 11 rebounds and captured the tournament MVP honors. Duane Wilson...
by Bill Scott | Nov 17, 2015
The Marquette men’s basketball team won for the first time this season, knocking off Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis (IUPUI) 75-71 in overtime. The Golden Eagles prevailed despite committing 20 turnovers. Guard Duane Wilson (16 points) sealed the victory for...
by Bill Scott | Nov 14, 2015
Marquette’s string of 15-straight season opening wins came to an end on Friday night. The Golden Eagles fell to Belmont 83-80 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Freshman Henry Ellenson scored 21 points and pulled down 16 rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles. ...
by Bill Scott | Aug 20, 2015
Traci Carter and Luke Fischer both produced double-doubles as the Marquette Golden Eagles cruised to a 132-75 win in Lugano, Switzerland on Wednesday night. The Golden Eagles knocked off Sam Basket Massagno to finish the trip undefeated with four straight victories....
by Bill Scott | Aug 13, 2015
The Marquette men’s basketball team opened its four-game summer foreign tour by coming from behind to beat Kaukar Basketball 89-82 in Rome. Duane Wilson poured in 28 points and freshman Henry Ellenson had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead the way. The Golden...
by Bill Scott | May 19, 2015
One of the most dominant runs in Wisconsin high school basketball history has lost the architect who built it. After 15 years as head boys coach at Germantown High School, Steve Showalter has resigned his post. The news broke Monday after Showalter officially accepted...
by Bill Scott | Feb 26, 2015
Seniors Matt Carlino and Juan Anderson returned to the lineup from injury but it wasn’t enough to push Marquette into the win column. Marquette big man Luke Fischer played only 24 minutes because of foul trouble and the Golden Eagles fell to Butler 73-52 at...
