Paint Touches

At least the defense was impressive again. Despite another ugly offensive performance and a late surge from the Wildcats, Marquette improved to 3-1 with a 58-53 win over New Hampshire. The Golden Eagles shot just 32.7 percent from the field, two games removed from tallying 114 in a win over Grambling State. They did shoot […]

With an atrocious performance on the offensive end, Marquette was blown out by Ohio State, 52-35, Saturday afternoon. The 35 points were the worst under coach Buzz Williams, a game after scoring 114 points against Grambling State. The previous low was 38 points in the Elite Eight loss to Syracuse last year. The 35 points […]

As fun as beating up on SWAC teams was, Marquette gets its first true test of the season Saturday when it takes on No. 10 Ohio State at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Golden Eagles most recently knocked off winless Grambling State, 114-71, led by 17 points from Chris Otule, 16 more from Steve […]

Grambling State’s long run of misery was not about to end Tuesday night as Marquette handled the Tigers 114-71 in its final game before No. 10 Ohio State comes to town Saturday. It was the first time Marquette has broken the century mark since a 101-77 win over Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 21, 2010. […]

Marquette will look to improve to 2-0 tonight against a Grambling State team that hasn’t won since March 3, 2012, a span of 32 games. The Tigers got smacked by DePaul in their season opener Saturday, 96-58. A’Torri Shine led Grambling State with 21 points and seven rebounds in the loss. Coach Joseph Price doesn’t […]

Most game days, Paint Touches will bring you true previews and scouting reports like we did last season. Included in that list will be three keys to victory. But Marquette won’t be playing Grambling State most game days. The Tigers have gone 4-53 the past two-plus seasons and haven’t won since their season finale in […]