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It had to be Vander Blue. It was the only fitting that he, the player everyone thought was no good his first two seasons, playing for a team his own coach said was “not any good” this season, hit the game-winner as time expired to beat St. John’s to give Marquette a share of the […]

With the Big East regular season in the books, awards will be handed out this week for conference honors. It’s important to remember that these awards are voted on, so there is sure to be debate on some of the winners. Anyway, we decided to take our best stab at it, and this is what […]

Head coach Buzz Williams thought something was off about how the Big East race was playing out in the media. With a victory against St. John’s, the Golden Eagles would be Big East regular season champions, yet no one seemed to mention that fact. “I’m taking a shower today, and it’s amazing. I don’t think […]

Player grades from this afternoon’s 69-67 win over St. John’s. Junior Cadougan — It definitely was not “good” Junior Cadougan today, but he managed the offense well and finish with four assists to one turnover. The seven points, including a big 3-pointer late, were an added bonus, as were the five rebounds. Derrick Wilson saw […]

With the official announcement of the new Big East reportedly coming today, the question that will most be asked is: how good will it actually be? I went into this a bit last week as a response to a columnist falsely claiming the gap between the new Big East and the leftovers it was leaving […]

Vander Blue had been quiet the last three games, and Buzz Williams deflected criticism from his junior shooting guard by saying the flow of the game didn’t call for the Golden Eagles’ leading scorer to put up points. Whether that was the case, Blue was called upon Tuesday night in New Jersey and came up […]