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Marquette ends 3-game slide, sweeps Butler

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The Marquette Golden Eagles ended a 3-game losing streak with their most complete victory of the season, a 73-57 win over Butler in Big East Conference action on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.

Having dropped six of their last seven games, Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski tried to shake things up with a lineup change, inserting Greg Elliott into the starting lineup and it worked.  Elliott led the Golden Eagles with 17 points and 6 rebounds to lead the way.  Jamal Cain came off the bench but still played 33 minutes and finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds.

Marquette (10-12, 6-10 Big East) completed a 2-game season series sweep over the Bulldogs, having won 70-67 earlier this month at Fiserv Forum.

Theo John added 15 points and six rebounds for Marquette.  Bryce golden led Butler (7-12, 6-10) with 18 points.

Marquette gets some time off, not scheduled to play again until Feb. 27th at UConn, although it’s possible the Golden Eagles could add a non-conference game between now and then.

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski on the win & their play :15

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski on going small and giving Greg Elliott a start :20

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski on what this win means :10

Cold Shooting Dooms Marquette

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The Marquette Golden Eagles shot just 30% from the field and 12% from 3-point range and fell to the Seton Hall Pirates 57-51 in Big East road action on Sunday.

D.J. Carton had 16 points and Theo John added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Golden Eagles (9-12, 5-10 Big East), who have dropped six of their last seven games.

Marquette trailed 26-20 at halftime, hitting just 8 of their 30 field goal attempts (26.7%) in the opening 20 minutes.  The team’s point total was their lowest since an overtime loss to Providence on Jan. 27th.

The Golden Eagles return to action Wednesday with a 5:30 p.m. CT tip at Butler.

Marquette drops third straight in Big East

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Dawson Garcia

Marquette’s Big East losing streak reached three games on Sunday, falling at home to St. John’s 75-73 on Sunday.

Theo John tied his career-high with 16 points and all five of Marquette’s starters reached double figures in scoring.  Freshman Dawson Garcia had a team-high 20 points and nine rebounds while Jamal Cain had 14 points and seven rebounds.

Marquette (8-9, 4-7 Big East) trailed 46-31 at halftime after St. John’s (11-7, 5-6 Big East) hit 52.9% from the field, including 7-of-15 from three-point range.

The Golden Eagles started the second half on a 20-5 run to tie the game at 51 with 5:39 left to play.

The Red Storm responded with a 12-3 run of their own to re-claim the lead and never trailed again.

Julian Champagnie led St. John’s with 22 points and seven rebounds.

The Golden Eagles head into the back half of their Big East schedule by playing host to the Butler Bulldogs on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.

 

Marquette’s Big East Losing Streak Reaches Three

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Collin Gillespie scored 22 points and sank six 3-pointers to lead No. 5 Villanova (8-1, 3-0 Big East) to a 85-68 win over the Marquette Golden Eagles on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Justin Moore added 13 points each and Caleb Daniels added 10 to help the Wildcats win their sixth straight and send the Golden Eagles to their third straight loss.

Villanova led 36-30 at halftime, but Marquette’s (5-5, 1-3 Big East) Jamal Cain opened the second half with a 3-pointer that cut the Wildcats lead to 36-33.  But Villanova went on a 10-1 run and was never threatened from there.  The Wildcats led by as much as 23 points.

Cain scored 15 points and D.J. Carton and Theo John added 10 points each in the loss.

Marquette hit 26-51 (51%) from the field and 9-18 (50%) from three point range, but they made just 7 of 16 (43.8%) from the free throw line and committed 17 turnovers for the game.

The Golden Eagles get a week off and return to action January 2 at Georgetown.

Marquette Drops Big East Home Opener

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A late-game rally from Marquette fell short on Thursday night as the Golden Eagles dropped their Big East Conference home opener 70-63 at Fiserv Forum.

Seton Hall’s Sandro Mamukelashvili led all scorers with 17 points and Jared Rhoden added 16 points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Pirates.

D.J. Carton led Marquette (5-3, 1-1) with 16 points.  Theo John added 13 points and four blocked shots, while Jamal Cain had 12 points and eight rebounds.  Freshman Dawson Garcia pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds in the loss.

Marquette got just seven points from their bench, all coming from freshman Justin Lewis.  The Pirates held Marquette’s leading scorer, Koby McEwen, to seven points.

The Golden Eagles have lost the last five games in the series with Seton Hall.

The Golden Eagles return to action Sunday at Xavier.

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.