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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.

Howard leads Marquette past DePaul

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Markus Howard poured in 36 points and Sam Hauser added 17 to lead 10th ranked Marquette to a 92-73 win over the DePaul Blue Demons in Chicago.

Howard hit 12 of 21 from the field and 8 of 10 from the free throw line, scoring at least 30 points in four of his last five games.

Marquette (21-4, 10-2 Big East) won its second straight game since a 1-point loss to St. John’s.

Femi Olujobi scored 19 points for DePaul (13-10, 5-7), and Max Strus had 16.

After DePaul got to within one point late in the first half, the Golden Eagles went on a 11-0 run to pull away for good.

Marquette is now off for a week before hosting Butler on Feb. 20.  The Golden Eagles beat the Bulldogs 76-58 in their first meeting of the season on Jan. 30.

 

Howard earns 6th weekly Big East honor

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Markus Howard (File Photo) – Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette Golden Eagles guard Markus Howard has been named the Big East Player of the Week for the sixth time this season and the second straight week.

Howard scored a game-high 38 points to lead Marquette to a 66-65 win over first-place Villanova on Saturday and averaged 27.5 points in two games last week.  The 38 points marked his fourth 30-point game in league play this season.

Georgetown freshman guard Mac McClung was named the Big East Freshman of the Week for the second time this season after averaging 17.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in a pair of games for the Hoyas last week.  For the season, McClung leads all league freshmen in scoring at 13.6 points a game.

 

Marquette’s eight-game win streak ends (AUDIO)

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Sam Hauser – Photo Courtesy of Marquette University Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles have only lost two Big East Conference games, with both losses coming at the hands of the St. John’s Red Storm.

The Golden Eagles (19-4, 8-2 Big East) shot just 38% from the field in the first half, including 23 percent on 3-of-13 shooting from distance in falling behind by as many as 12 points in the first half, on the way to a 70-69 loss.

St. John’s point guard Shamorie Ponds poured in 28 points, sending Marquette to its first ever defeat at Fiserv Forum.

Ponds and the Red Storm (17-6, 5-5 Big East) kept it up in the early stages of the second half, going up by as many as 15 points, 49-34 with 15:34 left to play.  But Marquette used a 9-2 run, capped by three of Sam Hauser’s team-high 19 points, and the Golden Eagles would climb to within one point, 56-55 with 5:53 remaining. [Read more…]

Marquette runs win streak to eight games

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The Marquette Golden Eagles ended a six game losing streak at Hinkle Fieldhouse, knocking off the Butler Bulldogs 76-58 on Wednesday.

Junior guard Markus Howard scored 32 points to lead the Golden Eagles to their eighth straight victory.

Marquette (19-3, 3-6 Big East) had dropped five straight overall in the series with the Bulldogs (12-10, 3-6).  Now the Golden Eagles have won eight straight, since last losing at St. John’s on New Years day.  The Golden Eagles and the Red Storm will meet next Tuesday in Milwaukee for the rematch.

Sam Hauser added 19 points and Sacar Anim added 14 for Marquette.

Junior guard Kamar Baldwin led Butler with 16 points.

 

Marquette earns Big East road victory at Xavier

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The Marquette Golden Eagles extended their Big East Conference win streak to seven straight games, knocking off Xavier 87-82 in Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon.

Marquette (18-3, 7-1 Big East) trailed for a good part of the game but hit some key baskets down the stretch to earn the win at the Cintas Center.  The Golden Eagles came from 11 points down in the second half.  Sam Hauser gave the Golden Eagles the lead 71-69 with a three-pointer with 3:55 left to play and Marquette pulled away from there.

Markus Howard poured in 31 points, Joey Hauser added 21 and Sam Hauser 20 to lead Marquette.

Xavier started fast, hitting 10 of their first 13 shots and led 28-21.  The Golden Eagles battled back to tie it and the game went to halftime at 39-all.

Marquette is now off until Wednesday when they travel to Indianapolis to battle the Butler Bulldogs.

Marquette pushes win streak to six

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In a game that lacked energy at times, sophomore Theo John gave Marquette a spark, scoring a collegiate high 16 points in the Golden Eagles 79-69 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.

John added 10 rebounds and six blocked shots for Marquette (17-3, 6-1 Big East), which won for the sixth straight time.

Markus Howard led the way for the Golden Eagles, scoring 23 points.  Sam Hauser added 19.  Howard was just 4 for 10 from the field but made all 15 of his free throw attempts.  He added nine assists but committed eight turnovers.

Paul Reed led DePaul (11-7, 3-4) with 18 points.

 

Hauser scores 25 in win over Providence

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Sam Hauser – Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Junior forward Sam Hauser poured in 25 points, including 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the second half to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 79-68 win over Providence at Fiserv Forum on Sunday.

The Golden Eagles (16-3, 5-1 Big East) improved to 13-0 at their new home arena.

Hauser was coming off a collegiate high 31 points in a win over Georgetown earlier in the week.

Providence held an eight-point lead at the break, with both teams combining to make just 7 of 27 three-pointers.  Marquette shot 28% (7 for 25) overall.

The Golden Eagles took the lead for good when Sacar Anim’s 3-pointer was good from the corner with about 10 minutes left.

Markus Howard returned to the lineup with 24 points but hit just 4 of 15 from the field.  But Howard did make 14 of his 16 free throw attempts.  Forward Ed Morrow was back as well, finishing with nine points.

The Golden Eagles return to Big East action on Wednesday at home against the De Paul Blue Demons.