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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 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 holds off DePaul, advances in Big East Tournament

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Sam Hauser – Photo Courtesy of Marquette athletics.

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 14 for the Golden Eagles, who advanced to Thursday nights matchup against second-seeded Villanova.  The Wildcats are the defending Big East Tournament champions.

Hauser scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half.  he hit a pair of free throws with 32 seconds left to put Marquette (19-12, 9-9 Big East) up four before DePaul’s Max Strus hit a three pointer to pull the Blue Demons within one, 70-69.

After Rowsey turned the ball over at midcourt, Strus missed a three pointer that would have given the Blue Demons the lead.  Rowsey grabbed the rebound and sank two more free throws to give Marquette the three-point win.

Marquette has now advanced to the Big East quarterfinals in every season since it became a league member in 2005-06.  Their matchup with Villanova tips off at 6 p.m. tonight on FS1.

 

Marquette knocks off Georgetown in OT

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Andrew Rowsey – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

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 turnovers and Georgetown’s 26 points in the paint.

Marquette closes out its regular season on Saturday at home against Creighton.  That will be followed by the start of the Big East Tournament next week at Madison Square Garden in New York.

 

Marquette knocks off St. John’s

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Sam Hauser – Photo courtesy of Marquette athletics.

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 Golden Eagles (16-11, 7-8 Big East) led by just four points at halftime but separated themselves in the second half.  They handed St. John’s (14-14, 3-12) with its first loss in the last five games.

Marquette hit its first four 3-pointers of the second half and helped the Golden Eagles led by as many as 20 points in the stanza.

Senior guard Andrew Rowsey added 19 points and eight assists, while Sacar Anim, Jamal Cain and Greg Elliott had 11 points apiece. [Read more…]

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 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 cruises past DePaul

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Sam Hauser (File Photo) / Courtesy of Marquette Athletics.

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 career and Sam Hauser led the Golden Eagles with 19 points.

Rowsey finished with 11 points for Marquette (13-6, 4-3 Big East), as did Theo John, which was a career high for the freshman from Minneapolis.

Rowsey tallied 1,244 points in two seasons at UNC Asheville and is one of less than 600 players to reach the mark in NCAA history.  Rowsey has scored just under 800 points in his season and a half with Marquette.  No player in Marquette history has reached 2,000 points.

Brandon Cyrus led DePaul (8-10, 1-5) with 15 points.

The Golden Eagles take a week off and face a road game at Xavier on Jan. 24.

 

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 gets by Northern Illinois

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After a nine-day layoff, the Marquette Golden Eagles were a bit rusty.  They eventually got on track to pull away for a 79-70 win over Northern Illinois on Monday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

The Golden Eagles (8-3) got 26 points from sophomore guard Markus Howard and 21 from sophomore forward Sam Hauser.  Howard hit 7 of 19 from the field and just 3 of 12 from beyond the arc.

Andrew Rowsey left the game after suffering a leg injury on a drive into the lane.  After going to the locker room, Rowsey returned to the bench but didn’t return to the game.

The two teams combined for 47 fouls and 53 free-throw attempts in the contest.