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February 7, 2012 | Michael LoCicero | 1 Comment

Strong second half leads to victory over DePaul

Marquette used one of its better second halves of basketball of the season to fuel a comeback for an 89-76 win over DePaul Monday night. The Golden Eagles (20-5, 9-3 Big East) outscored the Blue Demons 49-33 in the second half, and shot 53.1 percent from the field while turning the ball over just three […]

February 4, 2012 | Mark Strotman | 1 Comment

Jones the latest forward to step up for Marquette

Following Marquette’s 76-59 loss to Notre Dame, coach Buzz Williams could have opened his post-game talk to his players with a handful of topics. A stagnant offense held to 59 points on 39 percent shooting. Poor rotation on the perimeter, leading to 11 Notre Dame 3-pointers. Getting to the free throw line just 11 times, […]

February 4, 2012 | Michael LoCicero | 1 Comment

Red-hot Fighting Irish shoot down Golden Eagles

A team finally took advantage of Marquette’s deficiency to close out on three-point shooters. Notre Dame (15-8, 7-3 Big East) knocked down 11 3-pointers, including five from freshman guard Pat Connaughton, in a 76-59 win over the Golden Eagles on Saturday. The loss snapped Marquette’s (19-5, 8-3 Big East) seven-game winning streak and dropped it […]

February 3, 2012 | Andrei Greska | 0 Comments

Paint touches on Marquette Radio 2/3

On this week’s edition of Paint Touches, Mike Wottreng, Mike Nelson, Andrei Greska, Mark Strotman and Matt Trebby break down Marquette’s future without the ox-in-the-box, whether Vander has turned the corner and what kind of challenge the Fighting Irish will put up on Saturday. (Click on the links to listen). Davante Gardner talk Vander Blue […]

February 3, 2012 | Michael LoCicero | 1 Comment

February 2 Bracket Projection

http://betterbracketmaker.com/#!/0a065a729b2f4

Once again, let’s hear your thoughts!

Conference Breakdown

Big East: 8

Big 10: 8

SEC: 7

Big 12: 5

ACC: 4

Atlantic 10: 4

Mountain West: 4

Missouri Valley: 2

West Coast: 2

Conference USA: 2

Pac 12: 2

Last Four In

Iowa State

New Mexico

Arkansas

Colorado State

First Four Out

NC State

BYU

UCF

VCU

Next Four Out

Seton Hall

Marshall

Stanford

Dayton

New Additions (case for, case against)

Iowa State

Won four of last five games
Worst loss at Drake (RPI: 100) on Nov. 15

Non conference strength of schedule: 175

New Mexico

Won three straight games
10-2 in last 12 games
8-2 in road/neutral games

Non conference strength of schedule: 253
Lost to Santa Clara (RPI: 254) on Nov. 24

Colorado State

9-3 in last 12 games
Strength of schedule: 1
Beat San Diego State (77-60) on Jan. 28

Lost three of last four games
1-4 against RPI Top 50
4-6 in road/neutral games

Washington – Cal moves to at-large based on conference standings

Dropped Out (case against, case for)

Dayton

Three straight losses, including a home loss to Rhode Island (RPI: 242)
7-5 in last 12 games
Loss at Miami Ohio (RPI: 249) on Nov. 15

6-2 against RPI Top 50
Seven wins against Paint Touches current tournament field

Seton Hall

Five straight losses
6-6 in last 12 games
2-4 against RPI Top 50

Non conference RPI: 6
Strength of schedule: 15
Worst loss at Villanova (RPI: 90) on Jan. 18

North Carolina State

Lost two of last three games
Best win: at RPI No. 49 Miami 1-5 against RPI Top 50

9-3 in last 12 games
Non conference strength of schedule: 43

Stanford

Lost three of last four games
1-2 against RPI Top 50
Non conference strength of schedule: 289

Published by Michael LoCicero and Michael Wottreng

February 2, 2012 | Mike Nelson | 1 Comment

Post defense vital in comeback win over Seton Hall

Points in the paint and paint touches were consistent and abundant in the opening half of Tuesday evening’s 66-59 Marquette victory over Seton Hall. It was the No. 15 Golden Eagles’ first contest without redshirt junior center Chris Otule and sophomore forward Davante Gardner, the squad’s two tallest players. Gardner missed Tuesday’s contest with a […]

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