Paint Touches

This team could have wilted when Butler threw a punch. Instead, it showed this is not the same team from the past few years.

Marquette turned up the heat early and never looked back en route to a 80-59 victory over the Mountaineers of Mount St. Mary’s. 5th year senior Andrew Rowsey led all scorers with 23 points, ending up 1 point short of his Marquette career high that he set against DePaul last season. Matt Heldt and Haanif […]

Marquette trailed early before taking control of the game with strong shooting and frequent trips to the free throw line. The 67-59 victory earned MU third place in the Orlando Classic, finishing behind champion Kansas and runner-up Michigan State. Coach Wojciechowski called timeout with 11:57 remaining in the first half and his team trailing 17-6. […]

Michigan State used a barrage of three-pointers to beat Marquette 79-68 in a semifinal game at the Orlando Classic tonight. The Spartans turned the ball over 16 times and only collected 5 offensive rebounds, but an effective field goal percentage of 71.1% was enough to push them to victory over what Coach Tom Izzo called, “the tougher […]

Marquette rode the hot hand of senior guard Matt Carlino and beat Georgia Tech 72-70 in the opening round of bracket play at the Orlando Classic. Carlino scored 38 points and made 8 of his 14 3-point attempts. He also calmly sank 14 of his 16 free throws attempts and grabbed a team-high (tied) 6 […]