Paint Touches

It may have been against the Depaul Blue Doormats, but a blowout of that proportion certainly felt good. The 25-point margin of victory was the largest in BE play during the Wojo era. In fact, it was the largest margin of victory in a Big East game in almost 6 years. Marquette blew out none […]

I don’t always post articles any more, but when I do, they’re usually about Markus Howard. With two kids and greater work responsibility, I just don’t have time. But when it comes to that 17-year-old bad boy, as Steve Wojciechowski endearingly referred to him after Tuesday’s OT win over Seton Hall, I make time, dammit. […]

There have been very few endings as brutal as that loss to Seton Hall. Marquette fought to overcome an 8 point deficit and took a 3 point lead with about two minutes left. Over the next minute and half, Marquette had an open 3 from Howard, a dunk from Luke, and a breakaway layup from […]

Well that was enjoyable. For the first time in the Wojo era, Marquette won its Big East opener and in convincing fashion. Though there was a tie at 26 all, Marquette never let Georgetown take the lead. A coast to coast victory over a high major team, something that hasn’t been seen often in the […]

Re-live some of the best moments from Marquette’s Big East opening win over  Georgetown at the Bradley Center. Be sure to click on the images to see them in full size. Photos by Ryan Messier.

I have lots of thoughts after Marquette’s victory over Georgetown, but don’t have a coherent structure to tie them together. So bullet points it is. I went on a little Tweet Shower yesterday after doing some KenPom surfing: Doing some KenPom surfing, #mubb's current ranking (38) going into BEast play is the 3rd best of last […]