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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 […]

Every week Paint Touches will bring you a roundup from the week that was in the Big East. Week 1 saw 13 of the 15 Big East teams remain undefeated, as well as some big performances from the Connecticut Huskies in Kevin Ollie’s debut as head coach. Power Rankings  1. Syracuse (1-0): Impressive win over No. […]

It’s a statline that speaks for itself: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 21 minutes. Sophomore Juan Anderson had his best game as a Golden Eagle and it’s not even close. In a season full of false starts and untimely pit stops, Anderson’s box score for the entire 2011-’12 season read: […]

Re-live some of the best moments from Sunday afternoon as Marquette took down Colgate 84-63 to open the 2012-’13 season. (Photos by A. Martina Ibanez-Baldor)

The right call was made Friday night in Charleston. But it shouldn’t had to have been made in the first place. The Marquette-Ohio State contest was supposed to begin at 7 p.m. local time, and up until a few seconds before tipoff, everything was going swimmingly. Starting lineups had been announced, a goosebump-inducing rendition of […]

Seven weeks ago, 2013 shooting guard Jajuan Johnson was ready to commit to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Anthony Grant’s program had been on the 6-foot-4 wing the longest of any schools, and Marquette, a school Johnson had always been interested in playing for, had recently pulled back on their recruitment after a shake-up with the […]