Power Rankings: Plenty at stake for Duke, North Carolina
The traditional rivals meet Wednesday with the Tar Heels hoping to impact the ACC race and more.
The traditional rivals meet Wednesday with the Tar Heels hoping to impact the ACC race and more.
Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski joins Homer on The Marquette Basketball Hour.
Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski joins Homer and Tony Smith to react to his team's 92-73 win over DePaul.
Markus Howard scored 36 points, Sam Hauser had 17 and No. 10 Marquette cruised by DePaul for a 92-73 victory on Tuesday night.
Rick Barnes' Tennessee Volunteers remain No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.
Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski joins Homer and Tony Smith on the post-game show to recap his team's 66-65 victory over Villanova.
The Markus Howard-led offense is still thrilling, but it's Marquette's defense that has this team thinking bigger.
Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski loved the way guard Markus Howard responded from Tuesday's loss to St. John's in leading the way with 38 points in Saturday's win over Villanova.
Marquette star Markus Howard on how the team has grown defensively this season.
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.
Villanova coach Jay Wright on Marquette's perimeter defense and why it was such a tough shooting day for his team. The Wildcats made their tough shots but missed their open ones in a 1-point loss.
Markus Howard has 19 of Marquette's 28 points so far, and has taken 15 of the team's 28 shots. Neither Hauser brother (Sam or Joey) has scored, and frustration is beginning to mount as Joey just took a 3-pointer from Racine and missed. Howard's teammates are contributing in other ways -- Ed Morrow provided a nice boost off the bench -- but eventually others need to score.
Villanova hit a 3-pointer 13 seconds into the game. Since then, the Wildcats have missed seven straight attempts from long range (Phil Booth is 0-for-3). Nova is having much better success trying to drive and likely will need to continue attacking as its perimeter shooting simply isn't there yet.
Marquette is striping the arena today as every single seat has a T-shirt in Marquette blue, Marquette gold or championship blue. Every section alternates colors except the student sections, which are all gold.
Marquette HC Steve Wojciechowski chats with Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich on Courtside about their recent loss to St. Johns, the squad's support of Markus Howard and what is holding the Golden Eagles back from being a top team. Plus, his preparations ahead of their big matchup with Villanova on Saturday 2/9.
Shamorie Ponds scored 28 points, including a go-ahead layup with 16 seconds left, to give St. John's a 70-69 victory over No. 10 Marquette on Tuesday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Marquette | 10-2 | - | 21-4 |
Villanova | 11-3 | - | 20-7 |
St. John's | 7-6 | 3.5 | 19-7 |
Seton Hall | 7-6 | 3.5 | 16-9 |
Georgetown | 6-7 | 4.5 | 16-10 |
Butler | 6-7 | 4.5 | 15-11 |
DePaul | 5-8 | 5.5 | 13-11 |
Xavier | 5-8 | 5.5 | 13-13 |
Providence | 4-9 | 6.5 | 14-12 |
Creighton | 4-9 | 6.5 | 13-13 |
AP | COACHES |
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11 | 10 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Dexter Akanno | PG | Signed | - |
Final Fours | 3 |
Tournament Record | 41-33 |
Championship Seasons | 1977 |
Tournament Appearances | 32 |