Paint Touches

By Michael LoCicero No. 16/16 Marquette (6-0) brushed off a sloppy first half to finish the month of November undefeated for the first time in coach Buzz Williams’ four-year tenure with an 88-56 win over Jacksonville Monday night. A 32-9 run gave the Golden Eagles a 62-37 lead with 12:16 left to put the game […]

On this edition of Paint Touches on Marquette Radio, Mark Strotman, Andrei Greska and Mike Nelson analyze the Golden Eagle’s first two games of the season and preview this weekend’s the Paradise Jam tournament.

Q: What happened at the end of the game? A: Well I just thought it got ragged. We made a run, and I probably should’ve subbed some guys out. As hard as we play, it’s hard to play as hard as we do on both ends of the floor and still execute. And it got […]

By Mike Nelson It’s been nearly 24 hours since Marquette’s season commenced. There were six players that scored in double-digits in Marquette’s 91-37 victory over Mount St. Mary’s on Friday. Junior Cadougan posted a double-double (10 points and 10 assists). The Golden Eagles forced 29 turnovers. There was a lot for coach Buzz Williams to […]

By Mark Strotman Breaking down game film won’t be as relevant once Buzz Williams puts together his true rotation, but with all 10 active players seeing at least 17 minutes, there was a lot to look at Friday night. I also tracked all offensive rebounds Marquette gave up (only counted 14, and had no DVR. […]

This is a transcript of Buzz Williams’ interaction with the media after Marquette’s 91-37 victory over Mount St. Mary’s Friday evening. Coach Buzz Williams: How did things look from a coach’s perspective? I thought we played OK at times. Giving up 16 offensive rebounds isn’t good at all. Defensively, from a priority standpoint is where […]