Paint Touches

It would have been an impressive feat had Marquette run the table in Maui, so a 2-1 record is a positive in that regard. It’s unfortunate, however, that the lone loss came on a 30-foot, running one-hander from Rotnei Clarke at the buzzer. Marquette missed out on a chance to play No. 9 North Carolina, […]

When Junior Cadougan met Butler guard Rotnei Clarke at midcourt on the Bulldogs’ first possession Monday afternoon, he forced him into a 5-second violation in what should have set the tone for Marquette’s defense. And through 20 minutes, it looked as though it was up to the task. But foul trouble, a lack of rebounding […]

Re-live some of the best moments from Tuesday night as Marquette took down SE Louisiana 64-53. (Photos by A. Martina Ibanez-Baldor)  

Grades for Marquette vs South East Louisiana: Frontcourt: B- Marquette had a huge size advantage going in and attacked through its bigs early on, getting into the bonus quickly both halves.  However, Davante Gardner and Chris Otule weren’t nearly as efficient as they normally are under the basket. Gardner shot 8-14, bricking some gimmee lay-ups […]

Buzz Williams thinks this year’s offense will be contain a leading scorer-by committee approach on a nightly basis. But the question of who will be the team’s go-to scorer in the clutch?  Forward Davante Gardner took home that award Tuesday night. Gardner took center stage on two different occasions after Marquette nearly lost leads, scoring […]

MILWAUKEE — Marquette extended its streak of season opening wins to 12 with an 84-63 victory over Colgate on Sunday afternoon at the BMO Bradley Center. “We still have a lot of things to work on as everything wasn’t perfect,” junior Jamil Wilson said. “It was good to put some wind in the sails finally […]