S. Hauser, Anim lead No. 11 Marquette past Providence 76-58
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With the Big East's leading scorer slowed by an injury, No. 11 Marquette had to look elsewhere.Fortunately for the Golden Eagles, several of Markus Howard's teammates enjoyed hot hands at Providence's expense.Sam Hauser ended a three-game shooting slump with 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as Marquette completed a season sweep of Providence on Saturday, 76-58.
Howard has 38, No. 10 Marquette edges No. 14 Villanova 66-65
MILWAUKEE -- Markus Howard scored 38 points and No. 10 Marquette hung on at the buzzer, edging No. 14 Villanova 66-65 Saturday and handing the Wildcats their first Big East Conference loss.Marquette (20-4, 9-2) led by 15 early in the second half.
Howard's 26 help No. 21 Marquette hold off Seton Hall 70-66
MILWAUKEE — Markus Howard got his points, and unheralded Theo John did just about everything else Marquette needed.Howard scored 26 points, John had a double-double that included three crucial free throws down the stretch and the 21st-ranked Golden Eagles staved off a second-half rally to beat Seton Hall 70-66 on Saturday.John, a sophomore forward who averages about 17 minutes per game, was forced to play a season-high 31 minutes when Ed Morrow injured an ankle.
Howard helps No. 16 Marquette past Xavier 70-52
MILWAUKEE — Markus Howard scored 26 points, Sacar Anim had 20 and No. 16 Marquette remained unbeaten at home with a 70-52 victory over Xavier on Sunday.The Golden Eagles (12-3, 1-1) bounced back from an 89-69 loss at St.
Marquette beats No. 12 Wisconsin 74-69 in OT; Howard has 27
MILWAUKEE -- Markus Howard scored 27 points, freshman Joey Hauser added 15 and hit big, late-game shots and Marquette grinded out a 74-69 win in overtime over No. 12 Wisconsin on Saturday.Sam Hauser had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (8-2).
No. 22 Marquette drubs Illinois-Chicago 96-32
MILWAUKEE — Amani Wilborn scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season to propel No. 22 Marquette to a 96-32 romp over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday.
Hiedeman rallies Marquette women past Dayton 84-65 in NCAA
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Natisha Hiedeman scored a career-high 32 points, including 18 in the first quarter, and No. 8 seed Marquette rallied past ninth-seed Dayton for an 84-65 victory Friday in a women's NCAA Tournament first-round game.Hiedeman's five 3-pointers in the first quarter were critical in rallying the Golden Eagles (24-9) from an 11-3 deficit to a 22-15 lead that they maintained on the way to their first NCAA win since 2011.
Marquette falls to Villanova 94-70 ending Big East Tournament run
NEW YORK — Jay Wright became the winningest coach in Villanova history with 414, and the No. 2 Wildcats opened defense of their Big East Tournament championship in a 94-70 win over Marquette on Thursday night.Wright improved to 414-165 since he took the job in 2001 and has led the Wildcats to the 2009 Final Four and 2016 national championship.
Marquette beats Creighton in Bradley Center finale, 85-81
MILWAUKEE — Andrew Rowsey scored 26 points and hit three deep 3s in the final 3:21, highlighting a second-half shooting surge that helped Marquette upset Creighton 85-81 on Saturday in the school's final game at the Bradley Center.The Golden Eagles (18-12, 9-9 Big East) overcame a 14-point deficit with 16:35 to go with another remarkable display of 3-point shooting.
Strus scores 20, DePaul defeats Marquette 70-62
CHICAGO — Max Strus scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half and joined Marin Maric with a double-double and DePaul defeated Marquette 70-62 on Saturday.Eli Cain had 14 points and Maric and Brandon Cyrus added 13 apiece for the Blue Demons (11-17, 4-12 Big East).
Marquette rallies from 15 down, beats Creighton 90-86
OMAHA, Neb. — Sacar Anim scored 26 points and Marquette rallied from a 15-point, second-half deficit to beat Creighton 90-86 on Saturday night.Marcus Foster made a 3-pointer to open the second half that stretched the Bluejays' lead to 56-41.
Marquette falls to Providence 77-75
MILWAUKEE — Kyron Cartwright totaled 15 points and eight rebounds and his steal with three seconds left in the game helped Providence outlast Marquette 77-75 on Saturday.Maliek White made 1 of 2 free throws with 27 seconds left to give the Friars (15-8, 6-4 Big East Conference) a 75-71 lead.
Marquette falls 94-83 against Butler
INDIANAPOLIS — Kelan Martin scored a career-high 37 points and Butler snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Marquette 94-83 on Friday night.Martin made four 3-pointers and hit all nine of his free throws while adding seven rebounds for the Bulldogs, who lost their three previous games to ranked opponents after they upset No. 1 Villanova on Dec. 29.Kamar Baldwin added 19 points and Tyler Wideman 16 with Butler shooting 59 percent and committing just three turnovers.Sam Hauser matched his career high with 30 points, making six 3-pointers, for the Golden Eagles (12-6, 3-3 Big East) with Andrew Rowsey adding 17.Hauser hit two 3-pointers and Greg Elliott one in a 9-0 run to give Marquette a 67-60 lead with 10 minutes left.
Marquette falls to Villanova 100-90
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson had 27 points and eight assists and No. 3 Villanova bounced back from its first loss of the season by holding off Marquette 100-90 on Saturday night.Eric Paschall added 19 points and Mikal Bridges had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (14-1, 2-1 Big East), who never trailed and shot 56 percent from the field to give coach Jay Wright his 400th win at Villanova.With a week to stew over a 101-93 loss at Butler, the Wildcats were efficient, hitting 27 of 32 free throws and getting assists on 20 of 32 baskets.Markus Howard had 37 points and eight assists for Marquette (11-5, 2-2), three nights after scoring a Big East record-tying 52 points in an overtime win at Providence.
Rowsey scores 35 pts, leads Marquette past Georgetown, 74-65
MILWAUKEE — Andrew Rowsey hit 6 of 9 shots from long range and scored a season-high 35 points as Marquette handled Georgetown 74-65 in a Big East Conference battle Saturday.Rowsey hit six treys and scored 31 points in a 91-87 loss to No. 6 Xavier in the conference opener.Georgetown, which started the season 10-1 under first-year coach Patrick Ewing, lost to Butler in double overtime in the conference opener and now is 0-2 in conference.The Golden Eagles got an 8-0 run in the first half, with two Jamal Cain 3-pointers bookending a Sacar Anim dunk, to take a 25-14 lead with under six minutes left, but the Hoyas battled back.
No. 2 Notre Dame women beat Marquette 91-85 in overtime
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points and No. 2 Notre Dame beat Marquette 91-85 in overtime Wednesday to avoid a big upset.Down 73-70 with 44 seconds left in regulation, Notre Dame (11-0) rallied to tie it when Kathryn Westbeld hit the first of two free throws, got the rebounded on her miss on the second and scored with 40 seconds left.Notre Dame scored the first six points of overtime and had a seven-point lead three times, the last with 30 seconds left.
Lights out! 3s carry Marquette to 82-63 win over Wisconsin
MADISON — Playing on the road against Marquette's biggest rival, Markus Howard turned to Wisconsin's vocal student section after making a couple 3s and gestured for fans to quiet down.All in good fun, the sharpshooting Howard said, though the sophomore will relish his first visit into the Badgers' hostile lair.Andrew Rowsey scored 24 points on 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range, while Howard added 23 points in the 82-63 win on Saturday over Wisconsin."My emotions just took over at that point," said Howard, who was jawing with fans during warmups. "That's part of the game.
Georgia holds off Marquette for road non-conference victory
MILWAUKEE— Yante Maten scored 13 points with seven rebounds to lead Georgia to a 73-66 victory over Marquette on Saturday.The Bulldogs used a 7-0 run to build a 60-55 lead with 3:09 remaining and would not relinquish the lead.Marquette had six straight empty possessions during the stretch and went scoreless for 3 minutes, 36 seconds after a jumper by Markus Howard put the Golden Eagles up 55-53 with 6:32 remaining.A jump ball gave possession to Georgia with 1:15 remaining.
No. 6 Wichita State beats Marquette 80-66 in Maui semis
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Landry Shamet scored 19 points, Connor Frankamp added 13 and No. 6 Wichita State rode its second-half defense into the Maui Invitational title game with an 80-66 victory over Marquette on Tuesday.Wichita State (4-0) needed a massive rally just to get into the semifinals after a slow start against California in its opener.
Rowsey scores 23, Marquette beats Mount Saint Mary's 80-59
MILWAUKEE — Andrew Rowsey scored 23 points and Matt Heldt had 11 of his 13 points in the first half to help Marquette pull away early for an 80-59 win over Mount Saint Mary's on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.Haanif Cheatham also had 13 points and Markus Howard scored 11 for Marquette.