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With 7:35 left in Saturday’s game, Marquette’s season hung in the balance. The Golden Eagles were down 46-41, in as hostile an environment as you can get in the NCAA Tournament. Let’s Bill Simmons this bad boy and take you step by step look at how the Golden Eagles persevered through a courtside Retro Diary. […]

Coach Buzz Williams looked on as Todd Mayo began to answer the question. The freshman had been asked about the road atmosphere at the KFC Yum! Center, where all but one section of Marquette fans had been pulling for the Murray State Racers all Saturday night. “We knew it was going to be a road […]

LOUISVILLE — He knows. Don’t ask me how or where Buzz Williams learned it, he just does. He knows when the red light comes on. He knows when the spotlight is brightest. He knows exactly how to get the people going. Earlier last week Buzz referred to his seniors — Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder […]

The Cougars were unable to replicate the historical comeback they had on Tuesday, when they came back from down 25 to beat Iona in the first round. Jae Crowder finished with 25 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and Darius Johnson-Odom added 20 points in the Golden Eagles’ 88-68 win over BYU in the second […]

After 27 wins, including a program record 14 in conference, the Marquette Golden Eagles were awarded a No. 3 seed in the West region of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. It is the Golden Eagles highest seeding since 2003, when junior guard Dwyane Wade and coach Tom Crean led third-seeded Marquette to a Final Four berth […]

Marquette had never been better than a five-seed at the Big East Championship. It had never boasted the Big East Player of the Year. It never had two players named first team all-conference since the program entered conference play in the 1989-1990 season. But this season Marquette had it all. It was the consensus No. […]