Five-year-old fan meets Jae Crowder at Golden Eagles' send-off
MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette Golden Eagles are in the Sweet 16, and although few Marquette students will follow the team to Phoenix, many were on hand to show support Tuesday during a send-off celebration.One year ago, Marquette was an 11-seed that upset its way out of the first weekend of the NCAA March Madness Tournament.
Marquette/Wisconsin Sweet 16 T-shirts available
MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin Badgers and Marquette Golden Eagles are in the Sweet 16!
MU men's basketball team gets sweet send-off Tuesday
MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team will get a sweet send-off on Tuesday -- as the team heads to Phoenix for the next round of the NCAA tournament.The Marquette campus, long with the band, cheerleaders and Golden Eagle mascot, will gather at the Al McGuire Center (770 N. 12th St.) at 1:30 p.m.The Golden Eagles will take on Florida at 9:17 p.m. CDT on Thursday, March 22nd.On Thursday, the Union Sports Annex, 729 N. 16th St., will open at 4:30 to host a viewing party with fan giveaways.
Marquette pounds past Murray State, 62-53
LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) -- Jae Crowder scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, and Marquette used a late run to overcome Murray State 62-53 Saturday, sending the Golden Eagles to the West Regional semifinals.Trailing 46-41 with 7:43 to play, Marquette went on a 14-2 run.While Crowder and Davante Gardner took care of the offense, scoring all but two points during the spurt, the Golden Eagles used their size and strength to wear down the pesky Racers.Isaiah Canaan scored 16 for Murray State, (31-2) which is still looking to get out of the first weekend of the NCAA tournament.It's the second time in three years Murray State has fallen short of the regional semifinals.Marquette (27-7) plays the winner of Norfolk State-Florida next Thursday in Phoenix.
Marquette, UW play Thursday as March Madness kicks off
MILWAUKEE -- March Madness 2012 kicked off on Thursday, March 15th, and Dairy State basketball fans found themselves in a peculiar position.
Marquette holds off BYU, 88-68
LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) -- Jae Crowder finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds, Darius Johnson-Odom had 12 of his 20 points in the second half and Marquette withstood another furious BYU rally for an 88-68 Thursday.Brandon Davies had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the 14th-seeded Cougars (26-9), who looked for a brief while as if they might have a chance to top their historic comeback in the First Four on Tuesday night.
Louisville pounds No. 9 Marquette, 84-71
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kyle Kuric scored 20 points, Peyton Siva added 18 and Louisville forced No. 9 Marquette into a season-high 26 turnovers, advancing to the Big East tournament semifinals with an 84-71 victory Thursday night.Wearing a new set of bright orange, neon-looking uniforms, the seventh-seeded Cardinals flashed their quick hands all over the court and held Big East Player of the Year Jae Crowder to 10 points in 31 foul-plagued minutes.
TIME LAPSE: High-speed changeover at the Bradley Center
Take a look at this nifty time lapse video of the flooring changeover that took place at the Bradley Center over the weekend.
Four Marquette players disciplined for game at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Marquette leading scorer Darius Johnson-Odom is among four Golden Eagles players disciplined for the game at West Virginia for an undisclosed violation of team rules.Marquette spokesman Scott Kuykendall says starters Johnson-Odom, Junior Cadougan and Vander Blue were benched for the first half Friday night.
No. 10 Marquette edges West Virginia, 61-60
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Buzz Williams danced a slow jig in front of a booing crowd as John Denver's "Country Roads" played on the loudspeakers, a brief celebration of Marquette's comeback win over West Virginia.Only when the coach realized the song — the Mountaineers' unofficial anthem played after every game — contained the words "West Virginia" did he catch himself and stop."I apologize," Williams said. "It was very unprofessional.
Marquette's Crowder stands out versus Rutgers
MILWAUKEE -- Marquette senior star Jae Crowder is turning the heads of NBA scouts, and his Golden Eagles teammates are happy to be in his company.
Marquette tops DePaul, 89-76
ROSEMONT, IL -- Marquette's late run in the first half of Monay night's game at DePaul turned the game around, and set the stage for an 89-76 victory in Rosemont, Illinois.After getting blown out at Notre Dame on Saturday (which stopped a seven game winning streak), Buzz Williams Golden Eagles had a tough time getting off the ground.They trailed by twelve points before closing the first twenty minutes on an 11-2 run to trail by three at the break.Darius Johnson-Odom scored 9 of the 11 points.
No. 17 Marquette rallies past Villanova, 82-78
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Darius Johnson-Odom scored 26 points to help No. 17 Marquette storm back from an 18-point deficit and beat Villanova 82-78 on Saturday.Jae Crowder had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Marquette (18-4, 7-2 Big East) and played just as big a role in the second half as Johnson-Odom in helping the Golden Eagles win their sixth straight game.JayVaughn Pinkston led Villanova (10-12, 3-7) with 17 points.
No. 20 Marquette falls to No. 1 Syracuse, 73-66
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Kris Joseph scored 17 points, Brandon Triche added 16, and top-ranked Syracuse remained unbeaten with a gritty 73-66 victory over No. 20 Marquette on Saturday.Syracuse (17-0, 4-0 Big East) is two wins away from matching the school's best start, established a decade ago.Marquette (12-4, 1-2) entered the game 1-7 against the top-ranked teams.
No. 9 Georgetown beats No. 20 Marquette, 73-70
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Georgetown's Hollis Thompson is showing a knack for producing drama on a basketball court.
No. 14 Marquette beats Villanova 81-77
MILWAUKEE -- Darius Johnson-Odom matched a season-high with 24 points and led No. 14 Marquette to an 81-77 victory over Villanova on Snday.Reserve forward Davante Gardner had 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (12-2, 1-0 Big East), who responded from their worst performance of the season, a 17-point drubbing by Vanderbilt on Thursday, with a solid start to the conference season.Mouphtaou Yarou had 14 points for the Wildcats (7-7, 0-2) and JayVaughn Pinkston had a career-high 13.The Wildcats, without a scholarship senior, are off to their worst start in coach Jay Wright's 11 seasons and have lost seven of 10 after starting the season 4-0.Marquette led 42-39 at halftime and opened the first 2-plus minutes of the second half on a 9-0 run.
Vanderbilt beats No. 14 Marquette 74-57
MILWAUKEE -- Jeffery Taylor scored 19 points to help Vanderbilt steamroll No. 14 Marquette 74-57 on Thursday night.
Marquette tops UW-Milwaukee, 64-50
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- No. 10 Marquette used an air-tight defensive effort to pick up a 64-50 home win over crosstown rival Milwaukee.The Golden Eagles (11-1) led by four, 25-21, late in the first half before holding the Panthers (9-4) without a field goal for a stretch of seven minutes and 28 seconds.
LSU upsets No. 10 Marquette, 67-59
BATON ROUTE, LA (AP) -- Ralston Turner scored 22 points and LSU extended its winning streak to five games while handing No. 10 Marquette its first loss of the season, 67-59 on Monday night.Turner hit two clutch 3-pointers in the final 4 minutes to give the Tigers the lead and added two free throws to make it 60-54 with 1:19 to go.
Marquette wins Paradise Jam championship
Darius Johnson-Odom scored 20 points and Jae Crowder had a tiebreaking dunk with 1:09 left, leading No. 16 Marquette to a 59-57 victory over Norfolk State in the Paradise Jam championship game Monday night.The Golden Eagles (5-0) never trailed and Johnson-Odom was selected tournament MVP after he scored at least 20 points in each game.Crowder sparked a 10-2 run for Marquette with consecutive 3-pointers.