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Golden Eagles are one and done in NCAA’s

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After struggling down the stretch during the regular season, it was no surprise to see the Marquette Golden Eagles suffer a 83-64 loss to 12th-seeded Murray State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Hartford, Conn.

Marquette (24-10) dropped six of its last seven games after being ranked as high as 10th in the Top 25 polls back in February.

The Racers (28-4) got 17 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds from star guard Ja Morant to win their 12th straight win.  He’s the first player to record a triple-double in the NCAA Tournament game since Draymond Green with Michigan State in 2012.  Morant is just the 8th player to achieve the honor.

Markus Howard had 16 points in the first half and 26 for the game.  Sam Hauser added 16 points for the Golden Eagles, who managed to shoot just over 32% as a team for the game.

Marquette hasn’t won a game in the NCAA Tournament since 2013.

Racers coach Matt McMahon said they wanted to make the Golden Eagles a one-on-one team.  Their game plan worked.

Murray State will move on to the second round and face Florida State on Saturday for the right to move on to the Sweet 16.

 

Howard powers Marquette into Big East semifinals

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Big East Conference Player of the Year Markus Howard poured in 30 points to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 86-54 win over St. John’s in the Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

Marquette used a 16-0 second half run to pull away, ending a four game losing streak and beating the Red Storm for the first time in three meetings this season.

The Golden Eagles (24-8) had blown leads in the second half of each of their last four games to close out the regular season.

Shamorie Ponds combined to score 54 points in the two earlier wins against Marquette, but he was held to 13 points on Thursday night.

The Red Storm managed to shoot just 30 percent from the field and 15 percent from three-point distance.

Marquette advances to the Big East semifinals on Friday night against Seton Hall at 8 p.m.

 

Marquette’s Howard named Big East Player of the Year

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Markus Howard – File Photo / Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Big East Conference named Marquette’s high-scoring guard Markus Howard the Player of the Year on Wednesday.

Howard led the league in scoring, averaging 25 points a game.  His 774 points for the season, smashed the school’s single season scoring record.  Howard also broke his own single game school record by scoring 53 points in an overtime victory against Creighton in January.

The Golden Eagles (23-8) finished second in the Big East Conference, missing out on a chance to win the title after suffering a four game losing streak to close out conference play.  They’ll open Big East Conference Tournament play tonight against St. John’s at Madison Square Garden.  The Red Storm beat the Golden Eagles twice during the regular season.

 

Three Golden Eagles receive men’s Big East honors

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Markus Howard – File Photo / Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette junior guard Markus Howard was a unanimous selection for the All-Big East first team, which was announced on Sunday.

Howard led the Big East in scoring, averaging 25 points a game.  He was joined on the first team by Georgetown center Jessie Govan, St. John’s guard Shamorie Ponds, Seton Hall guard Myles Powell and Villanova teammates Eric Paschall and Phil Booth.

Booth, Paschall and Powell were also unanimous picks.

Marquette junior forward Sam Hauser was named to the all-conference second team.  He’s averaging 14.8 points and 7.1 rebounds a game.

Sam’s younger brother, Joey Hauser, was named to the conference’s all-freshman team.  He’s averaging 9.8 points and 2.5 assists a game.

Marquette opens the Big East Tournament on Thursday night against the winner of a game between St. John’s and DePaul at Madison Square Garden.

Marquette ends regular season with four game slide

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At one point, Marquette looked like they were in the driver’s seat for the Big East regular season title.  But four straight losses to end the regular season took care of that.

The Golden Eagles dropped their Senior Day regular season finale on Saturday, falling to Georgetown 86-84 at Fiserv Forum.  The Golden Eagles (23-8, 12-6 Big East) had a chance to share the conference title with Villanova after the Wildcats lost at Seton Hall, but it wasn’t to be.

Georgetown’s freshmen backcourt of Mac McClung and James Akinjo combined to score 48 points in the win.

Marquette had an eight-point lead in the second half and lost it.

The Golden Eagles corrected their turnovers problems, committing just five for the game.  But they hit just 23 of 67 (34.3 percent) from the field and 26 of 36 (72.2 percent) from the free-throw line.

Markus Howard finished with 28 points, but made just 8 of 25 from the field.  Freshman Joey Hauser added 16 in the loss.

Marquette will open the Big East tournament on Thursday night against the winner of St.  John’s and De Paul at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Marquette is limping to the finish

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The Marquette Golden Eagles let a second half lead slip away and fell to Seton Hall 73-64 on Wednesday night at the Prudential Center.

It’s the third straight loss for the Golden Eagles (23-7, 12-5 Big East), who were outscored 18-0 in the final 4 minutes, 40 seconds by the Pirates (17-12, 8-9).

Marquette coughed up a second half lead for the third straight game and once again, turnovers were a problem.  The Golden Eagles finished with 17 giveaways after turning the ball over 40 times combined in previous losses to Villanova and Creighton.

Sam Hauser poured in 25 points for Marquette, but he was the only Golden Eagles player to finish in double figures.  The Big East’s leading scorer, Markus Howard, had just six points (2 of 11).  Freshman Joe Hauser hit just 2 of 12 from the field and finished with four points.

Marquette closes the regular season at home on Saturday against Georgetown.

 

Marquette’s grip on Big East is slipping

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The Marquette Golden Eagles had 22 turnovers and fell to the Creighton Blue Jays 66-60 on Sunday at Fiserv Forum.

The Golden Eagles (23-6, 12-4 Big East) trail Villanova (22-8, 13-4) by a half game in the Big East standings.  The Wildcats have one game left, while Marquette has two games left.

Marquette turned it over 18 times in a loss at Villanova on Wednesday, then added to that total on Sunday.

After falling behind 19-11, junior guard Markus Howard scored 21 straight points for the Golden Eagles to put them ahead late in the first half.  Marquette went into the locker room at halftime leading 33-29.

In the second half, Marquette led 54-50 with under seven minutes to play, but Creighton went on a 10-0 run to go up 60-54 with 2:16 left.  The Golden Eagles wouldn’t get any closer than four the rest of the way.

Howard finished with 33 points, giving him 740 for the season.  he broke Andrew Roswey’s single-season scoring record of 716 points, set last season.

A week ago, it looked as if Marquette was in the driver’s seat for the Big East title and top seed in the upcoming  tournament.  Now that race will go down to the wire.  Marquette returns to action on Wednesday night at Seton Hall.  They’ll close the regular season at home on Saturday against Georgetown.

Marquette misses chance to lock up share of Big East title

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A victory on Wednesday night at Villanova would have given the Marquette Golden Eagles at least a share of the Big East regular season title and the number one seed in the upcoming Big East Conference tournament.

Instead, the Golden Eagles turned in a sloppy, 18 turnover performance and fell to the Wildcats 67-61 at Villanova.

Jermaine Samuels scored a career-high 29 points for the defending national champions.  He entered the game averaging just 4.1 points a game on the season.

Villanova (21-8, 12-4 Big East) moved back to within a half game of Marquette (23-5, 12-3) in the Big East standings.  The Wildcats have two games left in the regular season, while Marquette has three left.  Villanova needs Marquette to drop one of its final games to have a s hot at the Big East title.

Markus Howard led the Golden Eagles with 25 points and reached 1,000 points in his career.

The Golden Eagles return home to host Creighton on Sunday at Fiserv Forum.  Villanova hosts Butler on Saturday in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center.

Marquette rolls past Providence, sets up Wednesday showdown with Villanova

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Sam Hauser – File Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Sam Hauser had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Sacar Anim added 18 points to lead 11th ranked Marquette past Providence 76-58 on Big East action in Providence, R.I., on Saturday.

The Golden Eagles (23-4, 12-2 Big East) led by 11 points at halftime and shot 53.6 percent in the second half to finish 54.9 percent for the game.

Markus Howard, who leads the Big East in scoring at 25.7 points a game, left in the first half with a groin injury.  He returned to play the entire second half and a total of 36 minutes for the game, but finished with just 14 points on 2 of 12 shooting.

Marquette got plenty of other help with freshman forward Joey Hauser scoring 15 points and junior forward Ed Morrow Jr. adding 11.

The Golden Eagles finished 10 of 21 from 3-point range while the Friars hit 6 of 20.

The win assures Marquette of a No. 1 or 2 seed in the upcoming Big East Tournament.  The Golden Eagles, who have a one game lead on defending champion Villanova in the Big East standings, will play at Villanova on Wednesday.  It’s a rematch of a game the Golden Eagles won 66-65 back on Feb. 9 in Milwaukee.

 

Marquette moves into first place in Big East

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Markus Howard scored 28 points and Theo John added 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the 11th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles to a 79-69 win over Butler on Wednesday night.

Marquette (22-4, 11-2 Big East) erased a eight-point deficit early in the second half with a 25-7 run.

The Golden Eagles moved into first place in the Big East Conference by themselves after 17th ranked Villanova fell surprisingly to Georgetown 85-73.  Marquette has a half game lead on the Wildcats in the conference race.

Howard, who leads the Big East in scoring, made 9 of 20 shots from the field, including 6 of 13 from beyond the arc.

Sean McDermott had 27 points and Kamar Baldwin 12 for Butler (15-12, 6-8).

The Golden Eagles hit the road and play at Providence on Saturday.