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Most teams would start to panic when facing the type of deficits that Marquette had against Davidson. Fortunately, playing close games is just another day at the office for the Golden Eagles. With their 59-58 victory over Davidson, Buzz Williams’ team is 5-2 in its last seven games, all of which have been decided by […]

  It’s finally gameday, meaning it’s time to narrow in on the matchups and storylines that will help determine this afternoon’s outcome. In case you’re just joining the party, here are links to our coverage on Marquette and Davidson to date. Check them out: — Looking over the Tournament’s East region — Marquette grabs No. 3 seed, […]

After Buzz Williams found out Davidson would be Marquette’s first opponent in the NCAA Tournament, his team had 72 hours to prepare for the Wildcats. He noted how much time he would spend running, watching film, and conducting practice with his team. Finding the balance for all that at this time of the year, and […]

For this year’s Marquette team, 3-pointers haven’t been all that memorable. To be exact, there have been just 132 “memories.” Yes, Junior Cadougan’s buzzer-beater against Connecticut to send Marquette’s Big East opener to overtime is included in that number. So is Vander Blue’s shot-clock-beating 3 against Wisconsin. Jamil Wilson and Blue connected on late 3-pointers […]

Buzz Williams believes his team deserves a three-seed in the NCAA Tournament. But that doesn’t mean he expected it. After losing to Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the Big East Championship Thursday night, it was presumed Marquette would end up with a four or five-seed. Everyone gathered at The Annex on Marquette’s campus seemingly was taken […]

The 2013 NCAA Tournament field was announced Sunday afternoon, and Marquette will square off as the No. 3 seed in the East region against the No. 14 Davidson Wildcats on Thursday in Lexington. The Golden Eagles finished the 2012-’13 season with a 23-8 record, earning a share of the program’s first Big East regular season […]