Paint Touches

Vander Blue (13 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast) Thankfully Vander didn’t land two inches further on his big dunk in the first half, as that was an ankle sprain ready to happen under the the basket. He didn’t go off on the Bulls like he did last week, but he didn’t need to. Blue let […]

Vander Blue (30 pts, 6 reb, 13-2o FG ) Dare  I say, en fuego? There was just no stopping Vander in the second half. He was hitting from outside, but what stood out was his ability to get to the rim at will. Only one other Marquette player reached double figures, making his Herculean performance […]

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 — […]

Marquette completed its non-conference schedule Saturday with a 75-66 win over North Carolina Central, moving the Golden Eagles to 9-3. With the Big East season around 48 hours away, it’s time to look back on the first two months of the season and see, in no particular order, which general preseason thoughts were confirmed, which […]

For the second time in as many games, Marquette grinded out a slow-paced, low-scoring matchup and came out victorious, defeating Savannah State 71-51 Saturday afternoon at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Vander Blue finished with 14 points to lead the Golden Eagles, Junior Cadougan added 11 of his own, while Steve Taylor, Jr. posted a […]

Box scores can’t tell the whole story, and it’s not entirely fair to make assumptions about a team after 80 minutes of regular season play. That being said, Marquette’s offense is clearly still a work in progress through two games; an offense that did enough to win against Colgate on Sunday, but almost cost them […]