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Marquette hangs on for an 84-80 win over LSU

Marquette produced much more of a complete effort on offense Saturday afternoon, rebounding from a brutal loss at Green Bay on Wednesday with a 84-80 win over LSU. Davante Gardner led the team with 19 points and the Golden Eagles shot 49.1 percent from the field. Marquette (8-3) made its first three shots and seven […]

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Second-half runs lead Marquette over Savannah State

For the second time in as many games, Marquette grinded out a slow-paced, low-scoring matchup and came out victorious, defeating Savannah State 71-51 Saturday afternoon at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Vander Blue finished with 14 points to lead the Golden Eagles, Junior Cadougan added 11 of his own, while Steve Taylor, Jr. posted a […]

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Player Grades: Marquette vs. Wisconsin

Marquette topped Wisconsin  60-50 Saturday night to win its second consecutive in-state rivalry game and move to 6-2 on the season. It was quite a different performance for a team just 10 days after a beatdown in Gainesville, and the player grades reflect it: Juan Anderson (0 pts, 4 reb, 4 fls, 1 blk, 1 […]

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Wisconsin Scouting Report: Efficient Badgers make for unique game

Marquette has had more than a week to recover from its 82-49 loss to Florida in Gainesville, and Saturday night we’ll find out if that was a good or bad thing when the Golden Eagles host rival Wisconsin at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Buzz Williams’ group won last year’s matchup in Madison, moving his […]

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Florida Scouting Report: Efficiency, shooters make Gators tough

Because of the Carrier Classic cancellation, and Marquette’s familiarity with Big East opponents, tonight marks perhaps the toughest task the Golden Eagles will face all season when they travel to Gainesville to take on No. 7 Florida. It’s the first true road game for Buzz Williams’ group, a week and a day after they placed […]

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Marquette runs past UMBC 79-46

Down 31-30 with 16:52 left in the second half and playing without injured starter Vander Blue, it looked as if Marquette would be in for a fight against lowly Maryland-Baltimore County after a 2-1 trip to Maui. Ten minutes and one 37-5 run later, there was no doubt as to the outcome of this one […]

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