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Rowsey’s career comes to an end in NIT quarterfinals

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Senior Andrew Rowsey – Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.

Marquette’s post-season run ended in the N.I.T. quarterfinals, falling 85-80 to the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Al McGuire Center on Tuesday night.

Senior Andrew Rowsey poured in 29 points in his final game with the Golden Eagles.  He ends the year with 716 points, surpassing Dwyane Wade’s 710 points recorded during the 2002-03 Final Four season.  He also tied a season-best with six 3-pointers to move him past Steve Novak (121 in 2005-06) into first in Marquette single season history with 125 triples.

Markus Howard added 21 points for the Golden Eagles (21-14) while Sam Hauser finished with 13 points.

The Nittany Lions (24-13) will face either Mississippi State or Louisville at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 27.  They advanced to the NIT semifinals for the first time since winning the 2009 tournament.  Penn State is now 6-0 in N.I.T. quarterfinal games.

 

Marquette advances to NIT Quarterfinals

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Andrew Rowsey – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles advanced to the NIT quarterfinals with a 101-92 win over Oregon on Sunday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center.

Andrew Rowsey poured in 29 points and Marquette (21-13) led by as many as 25 before the Ducks used full court pressure to close the gap in the fourth quarter.  Rowsey scored 22 of his 29 in the first half, tying his own career high with six 3-pointers in the first two frames.

Markus Howard added 18 points but fouled out, along with Matt Heldt and Sacar Anim.

Freshman Greg Elliott and Theo John added 13 and 10 points, respectively.  MiKyle McIntosh had 25 to lead the Ducks (23-13).

The Golden Eagles will host Penn State in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night at the Al McGuire Center.  The Nittany Lions advanced by knocking off top-seeded Notre Dame.

 

 

 

Marquette survives and advances in NIT (AUDIO)

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Markus Howard – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Despite 17 turnovers and a struggling offense, the Marquette Golden Eagles survived and knocked off Harvard 67-60 in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament.

With the two teams struggled while playing under new NIT rules, including a longer three-point line.  They collectively combined to shoot 18 of 53 from the field while committing 18 turnovers.

Marquette led 27-21 at the half, then pushed their lead to 19 in the fourth quarter.  Harvard was able to then cut the lead to five at 65-60, large in part to Marquette turnovers.

Markus Howard had 22 points to lead the Golden Eagles (20-13), who advance to the second round against Oregon at the Al McGuire Center on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

Andrew Rowsey added 15 and Sophomore forward Sam Hauser was held to four points on 2-of-5 shooting.  He was in foul trouble throughout and played just 15 minutes.

The Golden Eagles hit 7 of 16 three pointers from the longer distance of 22 feet, 1 3/4 inches.

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski said it’s a big game for his team :14

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski on Marquette’s defense :20

AUDIO: Markus Howard says they didn’t want their season to end :22

Marquette falls to Villanova in Big East quarterfinals

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Steve Wojciechowski – File Photo (Courtesy of Marquette Athletics)

Marquette’s NCAA Tournament hopes took a big hit on Thursday night when they fell to Big East power Villanova 94-70 in New York.

Jay Wright became the winningest coach in Villanova history with 414 wins (414-165).

The Wildcats (28-4) took control in the second half as they shoot for their third Big East Tournament title in four years.  Mikal Bridges hit four three-pointers and scored 25 points.  Big East player of the year Jalen Brunson added 21 points.  The Wildcats hit 15 of  their 29 three’s, including 11 of 17 in the second half.

The Golden Eagles (19-13) got 23 points from Markus Howard and 22 from Andrew Rowsey in the loss.

Marquette will now sit and wait to see if their record, as well as the strength of the Big East Conference will be enough to get them into the NCAA Tournament.  It would seem unlikely, but the Golden Eagles will stay prepared for whatever postseason tournament comes calling.

“I believe we’re an NCAA Tournament team,” Coach Steve Wojciechowski said.  “But that’s not something I get to decide on.  I think our team has had a really good year, especially considering our youth.  And I think our team is capable of winning games in the NCAA Tournament.

Villanova moves into tonight’s Big East semifinals against Butler.

Howard is doubtful for Wednesday against St. John’s

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Markus Howard – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette’s top scorer Markus Howard is doubtful for Wednesday’s rematch against St. John’s at the Bradley Center.  Howard suffered a right hip contusion on the Golden Eagles 90-86 win over Creighton on Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska.

Howard is averaging 21.3 points a game, which ranks second in the Big East behind St. John’s guard Samorie Ponds (21.6 ppg).

Howard was hurt when he was fouled by Creighton’s Toby Hegner on a drive to the basket late in the first half.  He landed hard on his right side and stayed on the floor for several minutes.  Howard was helped off the court and taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

If Howard can’t play on Wednesday, it’ll be the first time he will have missed a game this season.

Marquette (15-11, 6-8 Big East) kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive with their win at Creighton.   Now they have to keep it going against St. John’s (14-11, 3-11) when the two teams hook up for the second time this season.

St. John’s won the first meeting 86-78 on February 10.  Andrew Rowsey led the Golden Eagles with 34 points in the loss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marquette ends 4-game slide

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The Marquette Golden Eagles ended their four-game losing streak, knocking off Seton Hall 88-85 in New Jersey on Wednesday night.

The Golden Eagles (14-10, 5-7 Big East) swept the season series from the Pirates (17-7, 6-5).

Markus Howard led the way with 32 points.  Forward Sam Hauser scored 16 points and 10 rebounds as five Golden Eagles scored in double figures.

Marquette held Seton Hall center Angel Delgado to 11 points and seven rebounds.

Marquette plays at St. John’s on Saturday.  The Red Storm won its first Big East game of the season on Wednesday night, upsetting number-one Villanova 79-75.  St. John’s (1-11 Big East) also knocked off Duke last Saturday.

 

Marquette suffers bad home loss to Butler

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Markus Howard – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics.

The boos came early and often on Wednesday night as the Marquette Golden Eagles trailed by as many as 30 points on their own home court before finally falling to the Butler Bulldogs 92-72 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

The only thing that slowed the booing was many fans heading for the exits midway through the second half.

The loss for Marquette (13-9, 4-6 Big East), means they have little margin for error in terms of securing a second straight NCAA Tournament bid.

Butler (16-7, 6-4) captured the season series from the Golden Eagles, holding Marquette to 5 of 18 from beyond the arc.

Markus Howard found his shooting stroke again, finishing with 26 points, but fellow sharp shooting guard went scoreless, missing all six of his shots.  Sophomore guard Sacar Anim added a career high 15 points.

Marquette is back home on Saturday when the Golden Eagles will face Providence.

Marquette struggles in loss at Xavier

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Markus Howard (file photo) – Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles had 9-days off between games.  But the well rested Golden Eagles struggled defensively and fell to No. 8 Xavier 89-70 on Wednesday night in Cincinnati.

Sophomore guard Markus Howard scored 33 points on 14-of-27 shooting, but no other Marquette player was able to hit double figures.  Senior guard Andrew Rowsey entered the game averaging 21 points a game but scored just six on 2-of-9 shooting.  Sophomore forward Sam Hauser suffered a hip injury late in the first half and played just three minutes in the second, finishing with five points.

The Musketeers (19-3, 7-2 Big East) shot 55.6% from the field and had five players score in double figures.  Xavier scored 51 points in the first half when they made 57.6% of their shots.

Meanwhile, Howard scored 24 of the teams 33 points in the first half, hitting 11 of 18 from the field for Marquette (13-7, 4-4).  But Howard had a streak of 66 straight made free throws dating back to last season, come to an end.  Steve Novak holds the program record at 68.

Now the Golden Eagles have to regroup for a matchup against top-ranked Villanova on Sunday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

 

Marquette knocks off 13th ranked Seton Hall

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Andrew Rowsey – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Senior guard Andrew Rowsey poured in 31 points to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 84-64 win over 13th ranked Seton Hall on Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

After struggling from the field on Marquette’s recent road trip, Rowsey returned home and scored the Golden Eagles first 11 points and finished the first half with 14 points.

Marquette center Matt Heldt held Seton Hall center Angel Delgado in check.  Delgado struggled to get on track on the first half and finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the game.  Heldt countered with nine points and seven rebounds.

Rowsey scored Marquette’s first seven points in the second half and he’s gone six games without missing a free throw (33 straight).

Sam Hauser added 14 points and reigning Big East Player of the Week, Markus Howard added 12.

Marquette improved to 12-5 overall and 3-2 in Big East play.

Marquette falls short in Big East opener

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Andrew Rowsey – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette (9-4) lost a thriller to Xavier 91-87 in their Big East Conference opener at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Wednesday night.

Senior guard Andrew Rowsey scored 31 points on 11-of-24 shooting.  He hit 6 of 17 three-pointers.  Marquette freshman Jamal Cain scored a career high 16 points.  But Sophomore guard Markus Howard finished with just 13 points, hitting just 6-of-19 from the field and 1-of-8 from beyond the arc.

Senior guard Trevon Bluiett had 23 points to lead Xavier (13-1).

Xavier was able to hold off the Golden Eagles by making free throws.  They finished 22 of 24 from the charity stripe for the game.