Paint Touches

Buzz Williams’ new terminology, paint touches, has taken a life of its own. While it certainly is not a new philosophy for basketball coaches, wanting teams to get the ball into the painted area of the court for high percentage shots and to suck defenses in, Williams has insisted that, night in and night out, […]

Marquette returns home to take on the St. John’s Red Storm after a winless two-game road trip out east last week. Losses at Georgetown and Syracuse dropped the Golden Eagles to 1-2 in conference play but have looked better since losing Chris Otule to a knee injury on Dec. 3. If there’s a team in […]

There’s more to a basketball game than putting the ball in the basket. This accurate, albeit obvious, statement easily can be overlooked at times, and nowhere is that seen more often than in the case of  Vander Blue. Marquette’s sophomore guard has been under a microscope the past year and a half after coming to […]

Following Marquette’s 64-50 win over Milwaukee on Dec. 22, Marquette head coach Buzz Williams said his team would find out a lot about themselves over the next two weeks. If two things are apparent from the Golden Eagles 1-3 stretch over that time period, it is that 1) they have the ability to play with […]

Marquette’s reward for blowing a 17-point second half lead on the road to No. 9 Georgetown on Wednesday? A trip to the Carrier Dome to take on No. 1 Syracuse, of course. The Golden Eagles will face their toughest test to date when they duel Kris Joseph, Dion Waiters and the undefeated Syracuse Orange. Jim […]

Freshman guard Todd Mayo had just connected on his second 3-pointer of the second half, this time off a crisp baseline pass from Derrick Wilson, stretching Marquette’s lead to 56-39. And Just like that the Golden Eagles were well on their way to beginning the Big East season 2-0 for the second consecutive season under […]