November 28, 2014 | @JBBauer612 | 0 Comments

MU 72, Georgia Tech 70: Postgame Comments From Carlino and Coach Wojo

Photo courtesy Marquette Athletics via Facebook

Marquette rode the hot hand of senior guard Matt Carlino and beat Georgia Tech 72-70 in the opening round of bracket play at the Orlando Classic. Carlino scored 38 points and made 8 of his 14 3-point attempts. He also calmly sank 14 of his 16 free throws attempts and grabbed a team-high (tied) 6 rebounds.

After the game, Carlino and Coach Wojciechowski met with the media. A video of their post-games comments is included below.

Next up for Marquette is Michigan State who cruised past Rider earlier this evening in a 77-45 lopsided affair. The Spartans are ranked #20 in the AP and #19 in the Coaches Poll. Game time is approximately 9 p.m. ET.

Miscellaneous Notes from Tonight’s Game:

Georgia Tech’s offensive rebounding percentage was 46%. With a distinct size disadvantage this wasn’t unexpected and was actually an improvement from the NJIT game (47%).

Effective field goal percentage is the most important of a basketball game’s four factors and the MU held an edge, 52.1% to 50.0%.

Carlino’s 38 points set an Orlando Classic record.

Georgia Tech freshman guard Tadric Jackson, ranked #90 in the 2014 RSCI, played 17 minutes and scored 17 points off the bench on 56.7% eFG shooting. His contributions were especially important because team leader Marcus Georges-Hunt only played 23 minutes after getting into early foul trouble.

Juan Anderson was the only other MU player to score in double figures. He had 12 points to go along with 6 rebounds and was very vocal on the court.

Deonte Burton was credited with 5 steals in just 16 minutes of play. His 5.2 steal percentage as a freshman was one of the best in the nation for players who played at least 30% of their respective team’s minutes.