Paint Touches

Marquette is now 40 minutes from its third straight Sweet 16 appearance, and standing in its way is the sixth-seeded Butler Bulldogs, who knocked off Bucknell on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament’s second round. It’s a rematch of the Maui Invitational’s opening round, when Butler shooting guard Rotnei Clarke hit arguably the shot of the […]

Marquette has had success this year by focusing on each game possession-by-possession. The Golden Eagles haven’t been able to have a long-term memory this season. They would not have had the success they did if that was the case. But there’s always been one play that has been stuck in the back of their mind. […]

Brad Stevens doesn’t let his teams linger on results for too long. He’s prone to move to the next game immediately after it occurs. So when Rotnei Clarke was asked about his buzzer-beating three-pointer to beat Marquette back in November, he says it feels like that happened a while ago. “We’ve moved past definitely just […]

For the next 48 hours you will see Rotnei Clark’s buzzer-beater against Marquette in the opening round of the Maui Invitational more times than you can count. In case you hadn’t got your fill all year on the Watch ESPN commercial, CBS should air the running, one-handed, 30-foot heave from Butler’s sharpshooter that turned a […]

Within Marquette struggling late against 14-seed Davidson this afternoon, two of its seniors were playing quite possibly their best games of the year. Redshirt senior Chris Otule had his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, while senior Trent Lockett had five points to go with an impressive 11 rebounds in […]

Some were in class. Some were in a bar. Heck, some were in their living room. But all Marquette fans around the country reacted with euphoria to Vander Blue’s game-winning drive. Here is a collection of video reactions for your enjoyment. (If you have a video you’d like to share with us, please tweet it […]