Paint Touches

On this edition of “Paint Touches with WMUR Sports,” Matt Trebby, Mark Strotman and Mike Nelson discuss Saturday’s game against the No. 9/7 Wisconsin Badgers (6-1). Joining the Paint Touches crew on the show was Ian McCue, the associate sports editor at The Badger Herald, a student newspaper at Wisconsin. 8:15 — Ian McCue joins […]

Vander Blue knows what will awaits him at the Kohl Center on Saturday. But the sophomore guard is more focused on the challenge awaiting him on the court than any negative crowd reaction he surely will face. Blue, a Madison, Wis., native, de-committed from Wisconsin in May 2009 before committing to in-state rival Marquette five […]

After a six-day stay in the Virgin Islands last week, Thanksgiving break and a Monday night contest at home, Marquette head coach Buzz Williams said his team’s main focus this week was to attend classes and catch up on school work. It’s good timing, considering the Golden Eagles have their first test of the year […]

On Saturday Marquette has arguably its biggest non-conference game of the year as it goes to battle with inner-state rival Wisconsin in Madison. While the No. 9/7 Wisconsin Badgers (6-1) enter Saturday on the back of a 60-57 loss to No. 5/5 North Carolina. The No. 16/16 Marquette Golden Eagles (6-0) are still undefeated but […]

By Elliot Hughes The Badger Herald Player to watch: Jordan Taylor, senior guard A preseason All-American selection who averaged just over 18 points per game one year ago, Taylor spent the cushier side of Wisconsin’s nonconference schedule facilitating the Badger offense rather than carrying Wisconsin’s scoring efforts and padding his stats. After six games against […]

Many expected redshirt sophomore forward Jamil Wilson to lockdown a starting spot for the No. 16/16 Marquette Golden Eagles (6-0). With the departure of Jimmy Butler, Wilson fit the same build and mold that Butler had exemplified during his three years as a Golden Eagle. It hasn’t worked out that way thus far for Wilson […]