Paint Touches

The Marquette men’s basketball team may have been in the warm sunshine of the Virgin Islands this past weekend, but it took care of business on the court, making mincemeat of Winthrop (95-73), Mississippi (96-66) and battling Norfolk State to a 59-57 victory. Below is an evaluation of each player’s performance this weekend using an […]

Buzz Williams will seek his first tournament championship as Marquette’s coach this weekend as his No. 21/19 Golden Eagles (2-0) open the Paradise Jam tournament in the Virgin Islands with a matchup against the Winthrop Eagles (0-2) on Friday. Senior guard Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette’s leading scorer two games in (20.5 points per game), acknowledged the […]

The No. 19/21 Marquette Golden Eagles (2-0) forced at least 25 turnovers for the second straight game en route to a 99-68 victory over Norfolk State (0-1). “We’re guarding the ball first, and then being in the right position if one of our men gets beat to the channel,” senior forward Jae Crowder said. “Just […]

Q: What happened at the end of the game? A: Well I just thought it got ragged. We made a run, and I probably should’ve subbed some guys out. As hard as we play, it’s hard to play as hard as we do on both ends of the floor and still execute. And it got […]

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By Mike Nelson It’s been nearly 24 hours since Marquette’s season commenced. There were six players that scored in double-digits in Marquette’s 91-37 victory over Mount St. Mary’s on Friday. Junior Cadougan posted a double-double (10 points and 10 assists). The Golden Eagles forced 29 turnovers. There was a lot for coach Buzz Williams to […]