Paint Touches

It started out looking like Vanderbilt 2.0 with the No. 23/21 Louisville Cardinals building an 18-2 lead to open the game. But No. 21/22 Marquette overcame that early 16-point deficit to defeat Louisville 74-63 on Monday afternoon. Louisville hit 7-of-12 shots (58.3 percent) during the first 6:02 of play, including 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) from three-point […]

Buzz Williams’ new terminology, paint touches, has taken a life of its own. While it certainly is not a new philosophy for basketball coaches, wanting teams to get the ball into the painted area of the court for high percentage shots and to suck defenses in, Williams has insisted that, night in and night out, […]

Looking at the final score, it was difficult to imagine that Marquette (13-4, 2-2 Big East) trailed at halftime, or any other point in an 83-64 win over St. John’s (8-8, 2-3 Big East) Wednesday night. The was the case, however, as Marquette found itself down 32-31 at halftime, while playing without senior guard Darius […]

Following Marquette’s 64-50 win over Milwaukee on Dec. 22, Marquette head coach Buzz Williams said his team would find out a lot about themselves over the next two weeks. If two things are apparent from the Golden Eagles 1-3 stretch over that time period, it is that 1) they have the ability to play with […]

Junior center Chris Otule averaged 5.0 points per game in eight games before being sidelined indefinitely with a right knee injury. Based on Marquette’s past three offensive performances, it’s felt like Otule averaged closer to 25 points per game. The Golden Eagles, who averaged 84 points per game through their first 10 contests, have come […]

A roster cut shallow by injuries, a travel schedule that included stops in Madison, New York City and Baton Rouge, a final exam week which nixed practice out of the itinerary and six games have been just a few of the obstacles Buzz Williams and Marquette have dealt with over the past 19 days. Now […]