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I was at work yesterday when I first saw the tweet that Tulane was to become a full-time member of the Big East. I chuckled to myself and kept working. Checking back in a half hour or so later notified me that East Carolina would be added for football. I closed my browser and planted […]

For the next five weeks, Paint Touches will ask five burning questions leading up to Marquette Madness. This week asks which teams will finish in the top five in the Big East in 2012-13. Week 1: Marquette’s leading scorer? Week 2: Todd Mayo or Vander Blue? Mark Strotman: West Virginia is gone, but 2012-2013 will mark […]

With two tough road contests awaiting Marquette, it would have been easy for the Golden Eagles to overlook Rutgers on Wednesday night. Not on Buzz Williams’ watch. The Golden Eagles hit eight of their first nine shots and led by as many as 15 early in the first half and cruised to an 82-65 win […]

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 […]