Paint Touches

Marquette felt a range of different emotions Saturday, and what started as a chance to control its own destiny in the Big East title hunt ended with the Golden Eagles now needing back-to-back home wins against ranked teams to stay in the race for a top-4 seed in the Big East. The Golden Eagles woke […]

Marquette has won two of its last three away from the BMO Harris Bradley Center and will look to win two straight road games for the first time all season when they face Villanova (17-10, 8-6) at The Pavilion tonight. The Golden Eagles are tied atop the Big East at 10-3 with Syracuse and Georgetown, […]

The midrange game has been losing its flair for years. The 3-point line and more players learning ball-handling techniques to attack the rim instead of settling for outside looks have made that 12-to-20-foot jump shot a higher-risk, lower-reward option that fewer players are attempting. But the Rip Hamiltons and Steve Nashs of the world need […]

In the closing minutes of Marquette’s 79-69 win over No. 16 Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon, Jamil Wilson grabbed a long rebound off a Tray Woodall missed 3-pointer and found himself all alone, streaking down the right sideline. Wilson finished off the possession — and the Panthers — with an emphatic two-handed slam, putting the finishing […]

The calendar won’t turn to March for another 18 days. Marquette will play eight times before heading to New York for the Big East Tournament and an eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. But the Golden Eagles’ self-proclaimed “March focus” has them in position to make an extended run that, earlier in the season, didn’t seem […]

Vander Blue (18 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast) You can tell Blue has taken it to the next level when he has a quiet game and still scores 18. Vander had one nice pull-up jumper in the first but did most of his damage from the paint and at the line.  One mark “against” Vander […]