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No. 5 Marquette men’s basketball (22-6, 13-4 Big East) came into Wednesday night with the goal to play “Our Way,” passing out championship blue shirts with those words before tip. And the Golden Eagles did exactly that in their revenge win over Providence, 91-69, at Fiserv Forum. Here are three takeaways from the victory: Defense set an early tone The Golden Eagles started the … [Read more...] about MUBB-Providence takeaways: Defense set the tone, Marquette shared the wealth, Kolek’s injury

The energy was ever present in the Al McGuire Center before the game even started as Marquette women’s basketball (21-7, 10-7 Big East) honored its five seniors for Senior Day.  But in the end, the Golden Eagles didn’t have enough energy to beat the St. John’s Red Storm, ending in a 56-50 loss Tuesday night. Here are three takeaways from the defeat:  Golden Eagles’ offense … [Read more...] about MUWBB-St. John’s takeaways: Lackluster offense, scoring droughts spell disaster, senior scoring

Mackenzie Hare caught graduate forward Frannie Hottinger’s pass and — without hesitation — pulled up and drilled a 3-pointer from the wing with the same stroke she used to make 75 triples before this one this season. Yet, number 76 meant more. The sophomore guard’s second make from deep in a 68-62 comeback victory over Seton Hall vaulted her name past former guard Natisha … [Read more...] about Kenzie Hare breaking records with her sophomore ‘swagger’

Marquette men’s basketball is moving back up the national rankings, coming in as the No. 5 team in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Poll, which was released Monday. It received 1,243 votes. Here’s what you need to know: The Golden Eagles beat DePaul 105-71 Wednesday before defeating Xavier 88-64 Sunday evening. Junior guard Kam Jones scored a career-high 34 points in both … [Read more...] about Marquette moves up two spots, back into the top 5 of AP Top 25 Poll

Thanks to a conference-play high in points, Marquette women’s basketball (21-6, 10-6 Big East) coasted past Xavier (1-24, 0-16 Big East) 86-60 Saturday afternoon at the Cintas Center. The Golden Eagles offensive outburst was propelled by their willingness to share the ball, stacking up 25 assists on 31 makes. “We talked a ton coming into this game about ball movement, player … [Read more...] about Marquette routs Xavier 86-60 in third straight win