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72 hours. Two down-to-the-wire finishes against quality opponents. Two wins. NOW Marquette basketball has finally arrived. Marquette picked up its second quality non-conference victory in three days after senior forward Jae Crowder buried a three-pointer with 6.3 seconds left for the 79-77 victory. Here are some thoughts and reaction from Tuesday night’s win at Madison […]

After a short stay in Milwaukee, the Marquette Golden Eagles were back on the road this afternoon as they travel to take on the Washington Huskies (4-2) tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden. Both teams enter Tuesday night’s affair heading in different directions. The Golden Eagles are coming off one of their best wins under […]

The No. 7/9 Wisconsin Badgers (6-2) entered their contest with the No. 16/16 Marquette Golden Eagles 156-11 at the Kohl Center since Bo Ryan took over as Wisconsin’s coach in 2001. Make that 156-12. The Golden Eagles walked into their inner-state rival’s home and left with their seventh victory of the season and remain undefeated […]

1. Derrick Wilson: He played 20 minutes, did not attempt a field goal and had three personal fouls. And he was Marquette’s most important player player Saturday afternoon. After news broke just before tip-off that junior point guard Junior Cadougan had been benched for breaking team rules, Wilson was inserted into the starting lineup for […]

No. 16/16 Marquette (6-0) gets its first real test of the season today when it battles the No. 9/7 Wisconsin Badgers (6-1). Marquette was in for a tough game regardless, but the task gets harder with the announcement that junior guard Junior Cadougan will not participate in the game today for violating team rules. Check […]

by Michael LoCicero Three keys to Marquette-Wisconsin game 1. Control the tempo This will likely be a near-impossible task, as Wisconsin rarely lets the opposition control how the game is played. Instead, the Badgers will play their slow-down “swing” offense that coach Bo Ryan has been so successful with. The Badger offense typically lulls the […]