Former Marquette Golden Eagle point guard Junior Cadougan talked to MUTV's Mike Cianciolo on Wednesday June 26, 2013 about his future in basketball and the upcoming season for Marquette men's basketball.
Current Chicago Bulls and former Marquette Golden Eagles player Jimmy Butler talks to MUTV Sports' Mike Cianciolo. Jimmy discusses his role in the "Windy City" for next season and shares his thoughts on...
Poor shooting doomed No. 3 seed Marquette Saturday as it fell to conference foe and fourth-seeded Syracuse 55-39 in the Elite Eight in Washington, D.C.
James Southerland scored 16 points and Michael Carter-Williams added 12 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Orange, who made their fifth Final Four in school history.
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Buzz Williams reacts: "They beat us"
After advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2003, the Marquette men's basketball team fell to Syracuse today 55-39 in Washington, D.C. Patrick Leary, Trey Killian and Danny Alfonzo were courtside.
1. Limit turnovers
This is the key for any team trying to beat Syracuse, not just Marquette. Syracuse’s famous 2-3 zone allows it to get out on the break after intercepting lazy passes from its...
Going into Saturday’s Elite Eight, Buzz Williams didn’t expect to see a familiar conference foe waiting for Marquette in the regional final. And frankly, the Golden Eagles’ coach isn’t too fond of having to matchup with Syracuse a second time.
“I don’t want to play Syracuse again,” Williams said Friday. (People say) ‘well you know them, and you know their zone.’ I know all that. I don’t want to play them.”
Marquette coach Buzz Williams spoke to media today about tomorrow's Elite Eight matchup with Syracuse. Here are the always amusing highlights of the afternoon conversation.
On two Big East teams...
There’s a lot that doesn’t make sense about Marquette’s success this season, but a lot of that has been dismissed as the season has progressed.
Whether they could shoot from the perimeter,...
1. 20.7: percent Miami shot from the field in the first half.
The ‘Canes couldn’t hit the ocean if they fell out of a boat in the opening stanza. They shot 6-of-29, and Kenny Kadji was the only...
Going into Thursday’s game against Miami, no expert gave Marquette more than a puncher’s chance of advancing to the Elite Eight. The Golden Eagles punched, punched and punched again, en route to a blowout 71-61 victory over the Hurricanes in Washington D.C.
