Paint Touches

Sometimes box scores can’t tell the whole story. Advanced statistics can be a more indicative measure of a team’s successes and failures than simply per-game numbers. Ken Pomeroy’s website (KenPom.com) looks at these statistics and ranks them both individually and as a team. Pomeroy currently predicts Marquette (11-3, 2-0) will finish 17-13, while going 8-10 in […]

Big East season is finally underway, and just five teams remain unbeaten through the first week of play. The two clear frontrunners — Louisville and Syracuse — are off and running, but a group of teams are ready to make runs and the second half of the conference is proving there’s parity everywhere. 1. Louisville […]

When Buzz Williams looked over to his bench at the 8:04 mark of the second half, in the middle of a heated, back-and-forth duel with No. 15 Georgetown, he signaled to Juan Anderson to take out Jamil Wilson. Anderson’s response? “Coach, he’s ballin’.” And Saturday afternoon, in Marquette’s 49-48 win over No. 15 Georgetown, Anderson’s […]

Junior Cadougan (2pts, 6 asts, 3 stls) Junior bricked a few shots at the rim and failed to get a score in the first half, shooting 0-6 in the process. He never really got comfortable scoring wise, but he did do a decent job of distributing, racking up six assists. His most important contribution came […]

Junior Cadougan saved Marquette Tuesday night from falling to 0-1 in Big East play, and dropping an all-important home contest, when he drained a 30-foot shot at the buzzer to send the Golden Eagles and UConn into overtime. Cadougan would add three points and an assist in the extra period, and Marquette picked up a […]

The best move coach Brad Autry made all night was one he didn’t make. With Marquette trailing 69-66 with 5.9 seconds to play, Autry, filling in for the suspended Buzz Williams, opted not to call a timeout and draw up a potential game-tying play, instead allowing his players to stay in rhythm and play on. […]