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The Marquette basketball season got underway last week, with the Golden Eagles rolling past Mount St. Mary’s and Norfolk State to pick up their first two wins of  the season. Buzz Williams’ crew now heads to the Virgin Islands to participate in the Paradise  Jam tournament. Marquette will play Winthrop (0-2) and then play either […]

Vander Blue understood the scrutiny surrounding him after a disappointing freshman campaign. But just two games into his sophomore campaign, it’s apparent that Blue is out to turn doubters into believers. A highly-touted recruit of of high school, Blue averaged just 5.0 points per game in 19 minutes as a freshman and was nearly invisible […]

The No. 19/21 Marquette Golden Eagles (2-0) forced at least 25 turnovers for the second straight game en route to a 99-68 victory over Norfolk State (0-1). “We’re guarding the ball first, and then being in the right position if one of our men gets beat to the channel,” senior forward Jae Crowder said. “Just […]

Q: What happened at the end of the game? A: Well I just thought it got ragged. We made a run, and I probably should’ve subbed some guys out. As hard as we play, it’s hard to play as hard as we do on both ends of the floor and still execute. And it got […]

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