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Mike Rice, Rutgers Head Coach Opening Statement “Thirty-one fast break points is a new one for us. For the opponents, DJO and Crowder were tremendous. Cadougan and the whole team were tremendous on the break. If you can’t stop somebody from putting their head down and scoring lay-ups, you’re not going to be very successful. […]

Relive some of the best moments from Wednesday night’s game at the Bradley Center. Photos by Martina Ibanez of the Marquette Tribune. Hit the jump for a GIF of Todd Mayo dunking.

Marquette is one of the Big East’s hottest teams, and facing Rutgers on Wednesday will be the easiest remaining game on the schedule. But the Golden Eagles know any Big East contest can be a difficult one, which is why they must remain focused on the present as they close out their conference schedule. Coach […]

The four coveted double-byes for the first two rounds of the Big East Tournament are still up for grabs. Six teams are within two games of each other and there is plenty of basketball to be played over the next two weeks. Here’s a breakdown of each team and what their chances are of waiting […]

Written for the Tuesday, Feb. 14 edition of Marquette Tribune.  Don’t ‘Lin’ch me. I know I’m a bit late to the punch, but this whole writing one column a week thing does have its drawbacks. When I turned in my column to my editors last Sunday, “Linsanity” was nothing more than a typo for somebody […]

Ken Pomeroy (KenPom.com) is a website that looks at advanced statistics in college basketball and can be a solid indicator of efficiency, both by team and individually. Pomeroy predicts Marquette will win each of its next six contests, with South Florida (85 percent chance of winning) being the easiest opponent and Notre Dame (62 percent) […]