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March 7, 2013 | Andrei Greska | 3 Comments

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 […]

March 5, 2013 | Mark Strotman | 1 Comment

Blue erases late struggles, keys Marquette comeback

Vander Blue had been quiet the last three games, and Buzz Williams deflected criticism from his junior shooting guard by saying the flow of the game didn’t call for the Golden Eagles’ leading scorer to put up points. Whether that was the case, Blue was called upon Tuesday night in New Jersey and came up […]

March 5, 2013 | Andrei Greska | 0 Comments

Player Grades: Marquette vs Rutgers

Vander Blue (22 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast) Vander started out missing an assortment of shots, threes, midrange jumpers, in the lane, you name it. They weren’t bad shots, they just simply weren’t going in. He started heating up as the half went on, though, and finished it with eight points all while keeping Marquett […]

March 5, 2013 | Mark Strotman | 0 Comments

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 […]

March 4, 2013 | Mark Strotman | 1 Comment

Synergy: Chris Otule getting help inside

Chris Otule is on a historic run over the last month. It’s unsure how historic his run has been, but the 6-foot-10 redshirt center has made a scorching 28 of his last 33 field goal attempts (84.8%) in Marquette’s last eight games. That run has pushed his field goal percentage on the season to 68.5 […]

March 4, 2013 | Mark Strotman | 0 Comments