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The final score Monday night in Tempe, Ari., showed a Marquette loss, but the Golden Eagles had plenty of individual wins in their 79-77 defeat, including what looks to be a clearer example of a rotation that had little stability through four games. Even playing without leading scorer Todd Mayo, Buzz Williams deployed a three-guard […]

(Most) Big East foes are familiar, but what about Marquette’s non-conference schedule? The Golden Eagles will play 14 games before the conference season begins, with 12 of those confirmed (two rounds of the Wooden Legacy are not). So here’s a look at Marquette’s 13 out-of-conference opponents and some analysis on which teams pose the biggest […]

College basketball is in its biggest lull right about now with the season over and AAU tournaments just about to get under way, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been some excitement regarding Marquette’s upcoming season. Just a few weeks after AD Larry Williams told Paint Touches Buzz wasn’t afraid to play anyone, anywhere, he […]

Trent Lockett arrived in Milwaukee as the assumed top scorer at Marquette, a team with question marks on offense after the departures of Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom, expectations were high. He wasn’t going to replicate either of the two seniors’ numbers, but as a proven scorer was expected to fill up the box score […]

Marquette received a verbal commitment today from Arizona State transfer Trent Lockett, a 6-foot-4 guard with one year of eligibility remaining. Lockett tweeted this morning, “I’ve been a sundevil since 16. I love and appreciate the people and experience at ASU. Saying that, I am excited to finish my last yr at MU!” A second […]