by Bill Scott | Dec 3, 2018
For the sixth-straight year, Wisconsin has advanced to regional play of the NCAA tournament. The sixth-seeded Badgers (24-6) will take on San Diego (18-12 in the regional semifinals on Friday at 1:30 p.m. from Huff Hall in Champaign, Illinois. No. 3-seed Illinois...
by Bill Scott | Nov 22, 2018
The Marquette Golden Eagles jumped out to a quick start and led second ranked Kansas 47-38 at halftime. But the Jayhawks opened the second half with 22 unanswered points to pull out a 77-68 victory in the NIT Season Tip-Off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The...
by Bill Scott | Nov 11, 2018
Markus Howard poured in 37 points on Saturday afternoon to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 92-59 win over Bethune-Cookman at Fiserv Forum. Howard hit 10-of-16 from the field, including 7-of-10 from distance to go along with eight rebounds and five assists as the...
by Bill Scott | Oct 26, 2018
The Marquette women’s basketball team has been picked by the league’s coaches, along with DePaul as co-favorites in the Big East Conference this season. Both teams finished tied atop the Big East last season with 15-3 records. Four women’s players...
by Bill Scott | May 15, 2018
The Big East and Big Ten Conferences have announced the matchups for the fourth annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, with eight men’s basketball contests set for Nov. 13-16, 2018. The Gavitt Tipoff Games features games matching the best of the Big East and Big Ten...
by Bill Scott | Apr 20, 2018
The last time we saw Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), the 16-seed was busy beating number-1 seed Virginia 74-54 in the NCAA Tournament back in March. The Retrievers will provide the opposition for the Marquette Golden Eagles on November 6 in their first ever game at...
by Bill Scott | Mar 21, 2018
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...
by Bill Scott | Mar 19, 2018
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...
by Bill Scott | Mar 16, 2018
After nine seasons at Marquette and nine more at Indiana, Tom Crean has his next building project. Crean was hired as the next head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs. ESPN’s Adrina Wojnarowski reported the deal is for six years. Crean spent the last year as an...
by Bill Scott | Mar 15, 2018
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...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2018
When the NCAA was handing out tournament bids on Sunday night, the Marquette Golden Eagles were left out. Instead, Marquette will face Harvard in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on Wednesday (6 p.m.) at the Al McGuire Center. The game will...
by Bill Scott | Mar 9, 2018
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...
by Bill Scott | Mar 8, 2018
The Marquette Golden Eagles lived to play another day at the Big East Tournament, holding off the DePaul Blue Demons 72-69 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Andrew Rowsey poured in a game high 25 points, while Sam Hauser added 16 and Sacar Anim...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2018
The Marquette women’s basketball team fell to the DePaul Blue Demons 98-63 in the Big East Championship game. The Blue Demons outscored the Golden Eagles 30-12 in the second quarter, leading 52-29 at halftime. DePaul hit 7 three-pointers in the second quarter...
by Bill Scott | Feb 27, 2018
Senior guard Andrew Rowsey and sophomore forward Sam Hauser poured in 28 points each to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 90-86 win in overtime at Georgetown. The Golden Eagles (17-12, 8-9 Big East) hit 18 of 31 from three-point distance, helping offset 14...
by Bill Scott | Feb 22, 2018
The Marquette Golden Eagles continued its late-season push for a spot in the NCAA Tournament Field by knocking off St. John’s 85-73 on Wednesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Sam Hauser led five Marquette players in double figures with 24 points. The...
by Bill Scott | Feb 8, 2018
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. ...
by Bill Scott | Feb 1, 2018
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...
by Bill Scott | Jan 25, 2018
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...
by Bill Scott | Jan 16, 2018
With a matchup against 11th ranked Xavier on the Horizon, the Marquette Golden Eagles avoided the trap game, rolling to a 70-52 win over the DePaul Blue Demons on Monday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Andrew Rowsey reached the 2,000-point mark in his NCAA...
