Paint Touches

We said from day one the Big East would be a wild west of mediocrity, and boy did it deliver. Had the regular season drawn out another week, we legitimately could have seen all 10 teams clustered in Tier 3 of TRank’s rankings. As it is, we still saw 70% of the conference in Tier […]

With just over 3 minutes to go in the half and Butler up 8, Marquette looked like it was a half step slow defensively, and on another planet offensively. Decent looks were missing by a bunch, no one seemed to be able to finish inside and there was just a lack of urgency all around. […]

With 3 weeks left in the regular season, the Big East has proved most preseason projections correct. Not as good as previous years, but completely wild. We finally do have more that 2 teams above .500, but two of the four are only a game over. As we head to the finish line, here’e how […]

Coming into the season, if I told you Marquette would have a top-50 defense this year, you’d punch me in the face for wasting your time. The questions being asked weren’t how good can it be, but simply, will it get better? So to have this Marquette team sitting at 39th in Ken Pom’s Adjusted […]

Re-live some of the best moments from Marquette’s win over Villanova on National Marquette Day. Be sure to click on the images to see them in full size. Photos by Ryan Messier.  

The Big East has officially separated itself into two main groups: Nova/Marquette and then everyone else.