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Saturday marks the final home game for Junior Cadougan and Trent Lockett, but neither are thinking about that. Instead, they’re focused on beating Notre Dame and staying in the hunt for a Big East championship. “I’m trying not to think about it and I’m just focused on getting another win,” Cadougan said. “This is where […]

Sparked by a career night from Davante Gardner, Marquette gutted its way to within a half game of first place in the Big East with a 74-71 win over Syracuse Monday night. Gardner’s 26 points were a career high, surpassing his 22-point effort against St. John’s on Jan. 11, 2012. His two free throws with […]

Marquette hosts one of the hottest teams in the Big East when Pittsburgh comes to town tomorrow for a noon tip off. The Golden Eagles are currently tied for first place in the conference standings following Syracuse’s 66-58 loss at Connecticut Wednesday. “This is probably the biggest game of the year for us so far, […]

DePaul hung around for a half, but Junior Cadougan and company were simply too much as Marquette won its second straight game, 89-78, over the Blue Demons Saturday afternoon. Cadougan finished with 17 points, scoring 13 of Marquette’s 20 points at one point. Many of those shots came on layups after getting by defenders with […]

Marquette travels to Louisville Sunday with a chance to distance itself even further from the Cardinals in the Big East standings. With Syracuse in action as we speak, the Golden Eagles have a chance to sit alone in first place with a road win tomorrow. It won’t be easy, however. Louisville is 10-1 at the […]

There were no symptoms of a possible trap game in advance of Marquette’s showdown at Louisville on Sunday, as the Golden Eagles tore through South Florida en route to a 63-50 win Monday night. Vander Blue stole the show, setting a new career-high with 30 points. The point total was the most in a game […]