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Marquette rolls in season opener

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The Marquette Golden Eagles jumped out to a big lead early and rolled to a 99-57 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in their season opener at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday  night.

The Golden Eagles shot 56.5% from the field for the game.

Freshman forward Dawson Garcia led Marquette in scoring in his first collegiate game with 19 points.  Senior big man Theo John notched a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds to go along with five blocks and Jamal Cain added 16 points.

Six Marquette players in all scored in double figures in the win.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles held the Golden Lions to just 18.9% shooting in the first half and 27.3% for the game.  Shaun Doss Jr. scored 27 to lead UAPB.

Marquette returns to action Friday night at Fiserv Forum against Eastern Illinois.  Tip time is set for 6:30 p.m. on FS1.

 

Howard sets career scoring mark in Marquette victory

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Markus Howard – file photo / Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles cruised to an 88-53 win over Loyola Maryland to open up the 2019-20 season on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Preseason First Team All-American Markus howered poured in 38 points, 30 of them in the first half to pass Jerel McNeal (2005-09) as the program’s all-time leading scorer.  Howard hit 11 of 20 from the field, including 7 of his 10 three point attempts.

The Golden Eagles shot 51.7 percent from the field and an even better 60.9 percent from 3-point range (14 of 23), helping them move to 87-16 in all-time season opening games.

Redshirt senior Sacar Anim and Utah State transfer Koby McEwen joined Howard in double figures with 11 points each.  Junior forward Theo John also blocked a career high eight shots and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.

The Golden Eagles return to action a week from tonight against Purdue as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games between the Big Ten and Big East Conferences.

 

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.

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 leads Marquette to fourth straight win

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Sam Hauser File Photo – Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

When Marquette‘s leading scorer, Markus Howard left just three minutes into the game with back spasms, the Golden Eagles needed somebody to step up.  The team’s second leading scorer, Sam Hauser, did just that.

Hauser poured in a career high 31 points and Theo John tied a career high with 14 points to lead No. 15 Marquette (15-3, 4-1 Big East) to a 74-71 win over the Georgetown Hoyas in Washington D.C.  Hauser scored 22 of his 31 points in the second half, including a basket that broke a 70-all tie with less than a minute remaining.

Marquette, which trailed by as many as eight, took control midway through the second half after a 14-0 run gave them a 57-51 lead with 10:27 left.  The Hoyas went over five minutes without scoring.

Georgetown (12-6, 2-3) was led by Mac McClung with 24 points while Jessie Govan added 14 points and nine rebounds.

The Golden Eagles won their fourth straight for the first time since 2013.  They return home Sunday to face Providence, which has started just 1-3 in conference play.