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Williams: Marquette deserves more praise

Head coach Buzz Williams thought something was off about how the Big East race was playing out in the media. With a victory against St. John’s, the Golden Eagles would be Big East regular season champions, yet no one seemed to mention that fact. “I’m taking a shower today, and it’s amazing. I don’t think […]

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Marquette at St. John’s: Player grades

Player grades from this afternoon’s 69-67 win over St. John’s. Junior Cadougan — It definitely was not “good” Junior Cadougan today, but he managed the offense well and finish with four assists to one turnover. The seven points, including a big 3-pointer late, were an added bonus, as were the five rebounds. Derrick Wilson saw […]

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Blue’s buzzer-beater gives Marquette share of Big East crown

Vander Blue scored a team-high 16 points, including a buzzer beating lay-up in overtime, to lead Marquette to a 69-67 victory over St. John’s, and a share of the 2013 Big East regular season championship. Jamil Wilson scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Davante Gardner added 10 and six of his own. The […]

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Twitter reactions to Marquette’s 69-67 victory over St. John’s

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Historic opportunity awaits Marquette on Saturday

About 13 years ago, a young assistant at Northwestern State was asked what his ultimate coaching fantasy would be. The 27-year-old responded: “As a Division I coach, my team wins the conference championship in a game televised by ESPN with all of the players’ families in the stands.” That was Buzz Williams’ wildest dream just […]

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Putting the new Big East in perspective

With the official announcement of the new Big East reportedly coming today, the question that will most be asked is: how good will it actually be? I went into this a bit last week as a response to a columnist falsely claiming the gap between the new Big East and the leftovers it was leaving […]

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