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There were no symptoms of a possible trap game in advance of Marquette’s showdown at Louisville on Sunday, as the Golden Eagles tore through South Florida en route to a 63-50 win Monday night. Vander Blue stole the show, setting a new career-high with 30 points. The point total was the most in a game […]

In year’s past Marquette playing an opponent looking to slow the game down would have been considered a disadvantage, but this Golden Eagles group is learning to play its own pace and will look to continue that tonight at home against South Florida (1-6). It’s been rough sledding for the Bulls, which have opened the […]

Steve Taylor likely won’t win Marquette a game this season, and he won’t lead the team in scoring or rebounding. He won’t reap much praise for the Golden Eagles’ 5-1 start in Big East play, but the numbers the former Simeon star is putting up in his limited minutes reveal both an offensive spark — […]

The final score was just the beginning of the story at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Saturday afternoon as a bat caused several delays during the second half. In case you missed it, here’s a link to check out some of the highlights of the bat incident. As a sign of the times, at least […]

Saturday afternoon Ed Cooley and the Providence Friars weren’t the only thing Marquette had to fend off. A fruit bat somehow entered the BMO Harris Bradley Center and after supposedly flying around the upper levels at the start of the second half, swooped down and flew around the court, halting play on four different occasions […]

When Providence comes to town tomorrow, coach Buzz Williams expects Marquette to have its hands full despite the Friars 10-9 record. “Their record is not an indicator of the job that coach (Ed Cooley) has done with those guys,” Williams said. “I think with their injuries, they’ve never had a full roster and I think […]