Author Archives | Mark Strotman

Why Blue stands to gain the most by Mayo arrival

In response to Thursday’s news that Buzz Williams had reinstated sophomore guard Todd Mayo, the first reaction for most was how this helps Marquette. True, after a 47-point outing in a loss to Green Bay Wednesday, any new life injected into the offense would spark at least some change. Clearly the news helps Mayo, as […]

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Buzz Williams reinstates Todd Mayo

For the second time in four months, Buzz Williams has reinstated shooting guard Todd Mayo to the Marquette basketball team, a source confirmed to Paint Touches on Thursday. Michael Hunt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel first had the report. Williams spoke with Mayo and his family on Thursday to determine whether Mayo, who had become eligible […]

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Green Bay Scouting Report: Phoenix go eight-deep, tall in the middle

Marquette’s first road test of the season didn’t go so well, but it will have a chance at redemption tonight when the Golden Eagles square off against Wisconsin-Green Bay at the Resch Center. The Phoenix (3-7) enter tonight’s matchup having lost four in a row and seven of the last eight, marking the program’s worst […]

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Big East Power Rankings: 1.2

Big East teams combined to play just 18 games during finals week, but all 15 groups went undefeated. In fact, a Big East team has not lost since Dec. 5. That’s the reason no team is in red, but there were a handful of impressive showings from teams that moved the rankings. Previous: Week 1 | Week […]

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Second-half runs lead Marquette over Savannah State

For the second time in as many games, Marquette grinded out a slow-paced, low-scoring matchup and came out victorious, defeating Savannah State 71-51 Saturday afternoon at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Vander Blue finished with 14 points to lead the Golden Eagles, Junior Cadougan added 11 of his own, while Steve Taylor, Jr. posted a […]

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Savannah State Scouting Report: Tigers a Wisconsin clone?

On the heels of its biggest win of the 2012-13 season, Marquette heads back to the BMO Harris Bradley Center after a one-week finals layoff to host Savannah State on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles last took the court on Saturday against Wisconsin, using a big first half to hold on late, 60-50, against the […]

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