Sandy Cohen III hits six 3-pointers, 20 points for Henry Ellenson as MU beat San Jose State 80-62

MILWAUKEE  — Sandy Cohen III hit six 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 24 points while Henry Ellenson scored 20 to help Marquette roll past San Jose State 80-62 Tuesday night.Duane Wilson had 14 points and seven rebounds while Luke Fischer scored 11 and grabbed a career-high 13 boards for Marquette (7-2).Cohen made three 3s and scored 11 points during a 13-2 run to open the game.

23 points for Henry Ellenson, 21 for Luke Fischer as Marquette beat Maine 104-67

MILWAUKEE — Henry Ellenson scored a career-high 23 points and Luke Fischer added 21 as Marquette dumped Maine 104-67 on Saturday, December 5th.Ellenson and Fischer combined to shoot 17 for 23 from the field and Marquette (6-2) shot 61.5 percent for the game.

20 points for Jajuan Johnson, Marquette beats Grambling State 95-49

MILWAUKEE  — Jajuan Johnson made 8 of 9 shots including all four 3-point attempts for 20 points to help Marquette beat Grambling State 95-49 on Wednesday night.Henry Ellenson added 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for the Golden Eagles (5-2), who shot 13 of 21 (61.9 percent) from 3-point range and 34 of 58 (58.6 percent) overall.Traci Carter had a career-high 10 assists, helping Marquette record an assist on 30 of its 34 field goals.Luke Fischer added 14 points, Duane Wilson had 11 points and Sandy Cohen III scored 10.Marquette led the Tigers 47-23 at the break and outscored them 48-26 afterward.Nigel Ribeiro had 16 points to lead Grambling State (2-6), which shot 15 of 57 from the field and 5 of 25 from 3-point range. 

Haanif Cheatham scores 24 points as Marquette cruises to 80-61 win over Jackson State

MILWAUKEE — Haanif Cheatham scored 24 points, Duane Wilson added 16 and Henry Ellenson 15 with 10 rebounds and Marquette cruised to an 80-61 win over Jackson State on Sunday.Behind Cheatham, a freshman who had a career day, the Golden Eagles (4-2) shot 59 percent in the second half while making 6 of 11 3-pointers.Cheatham made four of Marquette's nine 3-pointers and hit all six of his free throws.

Henry Ellenson scores 14 of 18 points after half to lead Marquette to 78-73 OT win over Arizona State

NEW YORK — Henry Ellenson scored 14 of his 18 points after halftime leading Marquette to a 78-73 overtime victory over Arizona State in the championship game of the Legends Classic on Tuesday night, November 24th.Ellenson began 2 of 7 from the floor but finished 6 of 14 and was named the tournament's MVP.The freshman forward scored on Marquette's first possession of overtime when he hit a turnaround jumper for a 69-67 lead.

Legends Classic semifinals: Marquette uses late free throws to nip No. 22 LSU 81-80

NEW YORK — Jajuan Johnson hit the winning free throws with 10.8 seconds remaining and Marquette survived a frenetic finish to defeat No. 22 LSU 81-80 on Monday night in the semifinals of the Legends Classic.Marquette will face the winner of North Carolina State and Arizona State in Tuesday's championship game.LSU (2-1) freshman Ben Simmons collected 21 points and 20 rebounds in front of 51 NBA scouts and gave the Tigers their only lead at 80-79 with a reverse layup with 21.5 seconds remaining.But Johnson knocked down the two free throws and Josh Gray missed a 3-pointer as time expired.Luke Fischer led four players in double figures with 19 points for Marquette (2-2).

Luke Fischer scores 17 points, 10 rebounds as Marquette beat IUPUI 75-71 in OT

MILWAUKEE — Duane Wilson converted a late 3-point play and Luke Fischer scored 17 points and tied a career high with 10 rebounds to help Marquette slip past IUPUI 75-71 in overtime on Monday night, November 16th.IUPUI's Nick Osborne hit a jumper with 2:48 left in overtime — the Jaguars' only points after regulation — to tie the game at 71.Henry Ellenson made 1 of 2 free throws to put Marquette up one with 62 seconds left and, after and IUPUI (1-1) turnover, Wilson's 3-point play with 13 seconds left sealed it for the Golden Eagles (1-1).IUPUI made just 1 of 5 shots and committed four turnovers in overtime.Darell Combs led the Jaguars with 21 points and seven rebounds.Marquette made 24 of 29 free throws while IUPUI hit 10 of 10 foul shots.Ellenson finished with 18 points and Wilson scored 16.

MU president says "we're getting pretty close" in effort to add grocery store near campus

MILWAUKEE -- Marquette University officials are looking to add a grocery store near campus.Marquette University President Michael Lovell says a grocery store is the "highest priority" for the campus.MU is partnering with the Near West Side Partners Inc. -- a neighborhood coalition working to bring a grocery store to Milwaukee's west side."We’re getting pretty close and we’re getting fairly serious with two different supermarkets.

Marquette University police warn students after series of thefts from vehicles

MILWAUKEE -- Marquette University police are alerting students after a series of thefts from vehicles in recent days.The Marquette University Police Department is working with the Milwaukee Police Department to investigate these incidents.Meanwhile, police are warning MU students, faculty, staff, guests and visitors to: