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Marquette begins home stretch tonight at Rutgers

The Golden Eagles have succeeded at home, and with the Big East Tournament just one week away, they’ll now hit the road to close out their regular season when they travel to New Jersey to take on Rutgers (13-14, 4-12). A Saturday win over No. 21 Notre Dame pushed Marquette’s win streak at home to […]

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Fighting Irish “better than people think” in transition

The way coach Buzz Williams sees it, tomorrow afternoon’s game against Notre Dame will likely be a slug fest and joked the Fighting Irish have been playing “pretty fast” the last two games. According to Synergy, the Fighting Irish have limited opponents to 123 possessions in those two games and won both contests by scoring […]

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Marquette-Syracuse preview: Plenty on the line tonight

Both Marquette and Syracuse squandered opportunities to remain in first place on Saturday, and one team will have the chance to make up for it when the two teams square off tonight in Milwaukee. The Orange saw an NCAA-best 38-game home winning streak disappear after Otto Porter scored 33 points for Georgetown in a 57-46 […]

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Villanova Scouting Report: Wildcats D up, get to the stripe

Marquette has won two of its last three away from the BMO Harris Bradley Center and will look to win two straight road games for the first time all season when they face Villanova (17-10, 8-6) at The Pavilion tonight. The Golden Eagles are tied atop the Big East at 10-3 with Syracuse and Georgetown, […]

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Pittsburgh provides imposing challenge as Marquette aims for another double bye

Marquette hosts one of the hottest teams in the Big East when Pittsburgh comes to town tomorrow for a noon tip off. The Golden Eagles are currently tied for first place in the conference standings following Syracuse’s 66-58 loss at Connecticut Wednesday. “This is probably the biggest game of the year for us so far, […]

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DePaul Scouting Report: Blue Demons quick on O, slow on D

On the heels of its most impressive win of the season, Marquette looks to keep their hot shooting and Big East Championship hopes alive and well with a home matchup against DePaul tomorrow afternoon. As is the case most years, it’s about finding silver linings and the small victories with the Blue Demons. Sitting at […]

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