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Despite allowing Xavier to shoot almost 55 percent, Marquette was able to get a huge win over the Musketeers on National Marquette Day, 81-72. Xavier shot 54.2 percent for the game, but couldn’t get key stops when it needed to. Marquette forced 19 turnovers, while only committing five of its own. Xavier went on a […]

After committing a crucial foul at the end of regulation, Ryan Arcidiacono was too much for Marquette in overtime, as Villanova handed the Golden Eagles a tough-to-swallow 94-85 loss Saturday. Arcidiacono scored six points in the extra period after fouling Todd Mayo on a 3-pointer with four seconds left in regulation. Mayo hit all three […]

Marquette had to finish the game on a lengthy run and needed a career high from Davante Gardner, but it extended it Big East home winning streak to 19 games with a 66-56 victory over DePaul Saturday. A career-high 28 points from Gardner — only two days after coach Buzz Williams called him out for […]

Much like a heavy freight train, once the Marquette Golden Eagles got going the end result Saturday, a 71-48 victory over Samford (5-9) was inevitable. That was illustrated by just three lead changes that all occurred in the first half. But before the inevitable, the Golden Eagles (8-5) were given a big scare. On a […]

Though the competition was lacking, Marquette played arguably its most complete game of the season, rolling past IUPUI 86-50 Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles shot 64.9 percent from the field and hit six 3-pointers. The percentage came close to setting a new program record. The old record was 67.4 percent against Notre Dame on Jan. […]

A late rally came up short as Marquette dropped to 5-4 with a 70-64 loss in Madison Saturday afternoon. Poor guard play hurt the Golden Eagles once again, as the starting guards combined for just three points. Todd Mayo also missed the game for a violation of team rules. Jamil Wilson led Marquette with 22 […]