Paint Touches

Marquette shot a scorching 59.6 percent from the field to knock off Notre Dame 72-64 Saturday afternoon to clinch a double bye in the Big East Tournament for the second straight year. Senior Chris Otule led the way with 17 points on 8-of-8 shooting, including a huge basket and a foul with 3:17 left to […]

The way coach Buzz Williams sees it, tomorrow afternoon’s game against Notre Dame will likely be a slug fest and joked the Fighting Irish have been playing “pretty fast” the last two games. According to Synergy, the Fighting Irish have limited opponents to 123 possessions in those two games and won both contests by scoring […]

Saturday marks the final home game for Junior Cadougan and Trent Lockett, but neither are thinking about that. Instead, they’re focused on beating Notre Dame and staying in the hunt for a Big East championship. “I’m trying not to think about it and I’m just focused on getting another win,” Cadougan said. “This is where […]

Part of Marquette’s successes this season have come from its two bigs — center Chris Otule and center/forward/Ox Davante Gardner — having career years. Otule, finally able to practice and play in full without injury restriction, and Gardner’s ever-improving post moves have given the Golden Eagles a formidable frontcourt at the “five.” Jamil Wilson and […]

The story of Chris Otule’s recruitment involves a bowl of Buffalo wings, a pair of “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar goggles,” one of the best-kept secrets in recruiting history and a promise an assistant made to a kid who, after meeting him for the first time, told him he sucked at basketball. “It’s the most remarkable story ever,” […]

Sparked by a career night from Davante Gardner, Marquette gutted its way to within a half game of first place in the Big East with a 74-71 win over Syracuse Monday night. Gardner’s 26 points were a career high, surpassing his 22-point effort against St. John’s on Jan. 11, 2012. His two free throws with […]