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Mike Dunlap, St. John’s interim head coach Opening statement “Talking about the first half and check off a number of boxes in a positive way and in the second half, they (Marquette) were grittier, they came after us and we didn’t do very well with that. A lot of our turnovers led to easy baskets, […]

Marquette returns home to take on the St. John’s Red Storm after a winless two-game road trip out east last week. Losses at Georgetown and Syracuse dropped the Golden Eagles to 1-2 in conference play but have looked better since losing Chris Otule to a knee injury on Dec. 3. If there’s a team in […]

Junior center Chris Otule averaged 5.0 points per game in eight games before being sidelined indefinitely with a right knee injury. Based on Marquette’s past three offensive performances, it’s felt like Otule averaged closer to 25 points per game. The Golden Eagles, who averaged 84 points per game through their first 10 contests, have come […]

Not again. It can’t be. Just over a minute into Marquette’s thrilling 79-77 win over Washington at Madison Square Garden, Marquette center Chris Otule was hustling for a loose ball (that he came up with) when he planted his left foot into the floor, saw his left knee buckle and fell to the ground. It […]

No. 16/16 Marquette (6-0) gets its first real test of the season today when it battles the No. 9/7 Wisconsin Badgers (6-1). Marquette was in for a tough game regardless, but the task gets harder with the announcement that junior guard Junior Cadougan will not participate in the game today for violating team rules. Check […]

This week’s Five Point Play broke down what to expect from the three switchables in Jamil Wilson, Jamail Jones and Juan Anderson. Wilson, a transfer from Oregon, has shown flashes of greatness in his limited time on-court with the Golden Eagles, Jones is a breakout candidate at the 2/3 spot and Anderson has the length […]