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Marquette reached the 20-win mark under Buzz Williams on Monday for the fourth time in as many seasons and will look to add another tally in the win column on Saturday afternoon against Cincinnati. But instead of breaking down the Bearcats, we decided this week to use each question and gear it toward each position […]

The No. 18 Marquette Golden Eagles (20-5, 9-3 Big East) will look to begin a new streak when they square off against the Cincinnati Bearcats (17-7, 7-4 Big East) Saturday afternoon at the Bradley Center. Darius Johnson-Odom led the way in a second half comeback win, 89-76 over DePaul on Monday night. Head coach Buzz […]

Jamil Wilson likes to smile. When his team is losing, he smiles. When his team is winning, he smiles. When he walks to class, he smiles. Monday night, Jamil Wilson had plenty of reasons to smile. Wilson finished Marquette’s 89-76 victory over DePaul with his first career double-double, including career-highs in points (18) and rebounds […]

Following Marquette’s 76-59 loss to Notre Dame, coach Buzz Williams could have opened his post-game talk to his players with a handful of topics. A stagnant offense held to 59 points on 39 percent shooting. Poor rotation on the perimeter, leading to 11 Notre Dame 3-pointers.  Getting to the free throw line just 11 times, […]

Through 27 minutes Tuesday night, the Golden Eagles’ offense had made 12 of 31 shots, including 1 of 10 3-pointers, had turned the ball over 15 times and had just 30 points, facing a six-point deficit against Seton Hall. So with its back against the wall, looking for a scorer and hoping to keep its […]

*Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Sports Xchange, written by Mark Strotman* Marquette’s slow starts have now extended into the second half of games, but the 15th-ranked Golden Eagles continue to win. Marquette earned its seventh consecutive Big East victory Tuesday night at the Bradley Center, shaking off another first-half deficit to take […]