Paint Touches

The No. 18 Marquette Golden Eagles (20-5, 9-3 Big East) will look to begin a new streak when they square off against the Cincinnati Bearcats (17-7, 7-4 Big East) Saturday afternoon at the Bradley Center. Darius Johnson-Odom led the way in a second half comeback win, 89-76 over DePaul on Monday night. Head coach Buzz […]

Back by popular demand, it’s another caption contest. You know the deal. Drop us a funny/witty/smart caption in the comment section or on Twitter for a chance to win a t-shirt autographed  by two Marquette players. We will pick a winner Friday afternoon during our weekly radio show so be sure to listen in.  The only stipulation […]

Jamil Wilson likes to smile. When his team is losing, he smiles. When his team is winning, he smiles. When he walks to class, he smiles. Monday night, Jamil Wilson had plenty of reasons to smile. Wilson finished Marquette’s 89-76 victory over DePaul with his first career double-double, including career-highs in points (18) and rebounds […]

Following Marquette’s 76-59 loss to Notre Dame, coach Buzz Williams could have opened his post-game talk to his players with a handful of topics. A stagnant offense held to 59 points on 39 percent shooting. Poor rotation on the perimeter, leading to 11 Notre Dame 3-pointers.  Getting to the free throw line just 11 times, […]

On this week’s edition of Paint Touches, Mike Wottreng, Mike Nelson, Andrei Greska, Mark Strotman and Matt Trebby break down Marquette’s future without the ox-in-the-box, whether Vander has turned the corner and what kind of challenge the Fighting Irish will put up on Saturday. (Click on the links to listen). Davante Gardner talk Vander Blue […]

Through 27 minutes Tuesday night, the Golden Eagles’ offense had made 12 of 31 shots, including 1 of 10 3-pointers, had turned the ball over 15 times and had just 30 points, facing a six-point deficit against Seton Hall. So with its back against the wall, looking for a scorer and hoping to keep its […]