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Fans of the Tourney: Preview Edition

I know you have read your fair share of previews by now, so I will lay off the in depth analysis. Instead I asked a few fans on the street what they forsee happening. Before you complain, I will add more Marquette fans as I see them, I just haven’t encountered that many. Wisconsin representing. […]

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Scouting report: Canaan, Thorpe lead guard-oriented Racers

After an 88-68 trashing of BYU, Marquette moves on to the third round of the NCAA Tournament to face the sixth-seeded Murray State Racers (31-1). Steve Prohm’s group used a big second half to pull away from the 11th-seeded Colorado State Rams on Thursday to advance, and Saturday’s matchup will pit two top-11 teams in […]

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Media Day in Louisville: Marquette awaits BYU in second round

Marquette was one of two teams to wait an extra 48 hours to learn their second round opponent in the NCAA Tournament. Now that the Golden Eagles know their opponent, the Brigham Young Cougars, they are ready, as a team, to hit the court running. Head coach Buzz Williams spent last night watching the BYU-Iona […]

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Scouting report: Davies, Hartsock pace Cougars

Known more for his suspension last season, Brandon Davies (0) has put all that in the past and put together a stellar junior campaign. His 15.0 points per game are second on the team, and he averages a team-high 7.3 rebounds per game. He has been asked to take on a larger offensive role without Jimmer Fredette, […]

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Player-by-player breakdown: Brigham Young vs. Iona

The Marquette Golden Eagles will not know their opponent until late Tuesday night, when the Brigham Young Cougars face the Iona Gaels for the No. 14 seed in the West region. A breakdown of Tuesday night’s winner will come later, but for now here is a player breakdown of each team, followed by three keys […]

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Marquette grabs No. 3 seed in West region

After 27 wins, including a program record 14 in conference, the Marquette Golden Eagles were awarded a No. 3 seed in the West region of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. It is the Golden Eagles highest seeding since 2003, when junior guard Dwyane Wade and coach Tom Crean led third-seeded Marquette to a Final Four berth […]

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