Paint Touches

DePaul hung around for a half, but Junior Cadougan and company were simply too much as Marquette won its second straight game, 89-78, over the Blue Demons Saturday afternoon. Cadougan finished with 17 points, scoring 13 of Marquette’s 20 points at one point. Many of those shots came on layups after getting by defenders with […]

On the heels of its most impressive win of the season, Marquette looks to keep their hot shooting and Big East Championship hopes alive and well with a home matchup against DePaul tomorrow afternoon. As is the case most years, it’s about finding silver linings and the small victories with the Blue Demons. Sitting at […]

Given opponent (Big East partner) and venue (on the road in Tampa Bay), Marquette had its most dominating performance of the 2012-’13 season in a 70-47 victory over South Florida on Wednesday night. I went back and watched the film again to do some in-depth analysis, and here are three things I found. 1. Cadougan […]

Vander Blue (13 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast) Thankfully Vander didn’t land two inches further on his big dunk in the first half, as that was an ankle sprain ready to happen under the the basket. He didn’t go off on the Bulls like he did last week, but he didn’t need to. Blue let […]

Nine days ago Marquette battled through a slow-paced 63-50 win at home against South Florida, and tonight the two teams are back at it in the USF Sun Dome as mirror opponents. Vander Blue will certainly be happy to see the Bulls once again, as the junior shooting guard exploded for a career-high 30 points […]

We’ve got a new team back in the top spot this week. Away we go. Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 Week 9 1. Louisville (18-4, 6-3) | Last week: 3 Now that’s more like it. After three straight losses, the Cardinals rebounded with home wins over Pittsburgh and Marquette. Gorgui […]