by Bill Scott | Apr 3, 2015
Green Bay Phoenix senior guard Keifer Sykes drew high grades in the opening round of the NCAA Slam Dunk competition at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Thursday night, then moved past the semifinals. The shortest player in the competition now had the attention of...
by Bill Scott | Mar 13, 2015
After routing Seton Hall in the opening round of the Big East Tournament in New York, the Marquette Golden Eagles came crashing back to earth, falling to 4th-ranked Villanova 84-49 in the Big East quarterfinals on Thursday. Villanova hit 17 of 29 3-point attempts, to...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2015
Matt Carlino poured in 26 points, 24 of which came from beyond the arc, to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 78-56 win over Seton Hall in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles (13-18) finished 13-or-22 from three-point range. ...
by Bill Scott | Mar 9, 2015
The Marquette Golden Eagles are getting ready for the upcoming Big East men’s basketball tournament this week. The Golden Eagles are the 9-seed and will face 8th-seeded Seton Hall in an opening round game on Wednesday night. The winner advances to the Big East...
by Bill Scott | Mar 5, 2015
St. John’s hit 12 of 24 from three-point range last night to send the Marquette Golden Eagles to their sixth straight defeat, 67-51 on Wednesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The six straight losses matches the Golden Eagles (11-18, 3-14 Big East)...
by Bill Scott | Mar 2, 2015
The Providence Friars had a busy day on the offensive glass and rebounded their way to a 77-66 win over the Marquette Golden Eagles in Big East action on Sunday in Providence, Rhode Island. The Friars (20-9, 10-6 Big East) pulled down 19 offensive rebounds and turned...
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...
by Bill Scott | Feb 5, 2015
It was a tall order for Marquette to begin with. Going on the road and trying to knock off the 7th ranked team in the country, Villanova. As expected, the Wildcats prevailed, 70-52. Ryan Arcidiacono scored 18 points and Darrun Hilliard had 12 as Villanova (20-2, 7-2...
by Bill Scott | Jan 29, 2015
Seton Hall broke open a close game in the second half by outscoring Marquette 17-2 in the first 4+ minutes and knocked off the Golden Eagles 80-70 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Wednesday night. The Pirates (14-6, 4-4 Big East) got 24 points from junior guard...
by Bill Scott | Jan 22, 2015
The Marquette Golden Eagles road woes continued last night, falling to St. John’s 60-57 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. Matt Carlino helped turn a five point deficit into an eight point lead in the second half, but then he went cold, missing his...
by Bill Scott | Jan 15, 2015
It wasn’t pretty, but the Marquette Golden Eagles prevailed, knocking off Creighton 53-52 in Big East action at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Wednesday night. Matt Carlino’s three-pointer with 11.2 seconds left put the Golden Eagles up by 1-point and...
by Bill Scott | Jan 7, 2015
The Marquette Golden Eagles are still searching for their first true road victory, falling to the Georgetown Hoyas in Washington, D.C. 65-59 on Tuesday night. Two times in the second half, Marquette pulled to within 1-point, only to see sloppy play come into play....
by Bill Scott | Nov 28, 2014
Former BYU shooting ace Matt Carlino knocked down 8 of 14 shots from distance to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 72-70 win over Georgia Tech in the opening round of the Orlando Classic on Thursday night. His 8 three-pointers were one short of the school record....
