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March 12, 2006

Well, the conference tournaments were pretty disappointing but now the NCAA tourney is set to begin. Wisconsin, which got booted in the quarterfinals after losing to Indiana 61-56, made the #9 seed in the Minneapolis bracket. They play on Friday against #8 seed Arizona and would advance to play Villanova, the top seed in that […]

March 7, 2006

Enough fooling around with regular season conference games, it’s time to get serious. The Big 12 and Big 10 tournaments get started this week and I’m looking for good things from both my Cyclones and my Badgers. Okay, neither team was looking real sharp coming down the stretch, but a guy can still have hope. […]

March 2, 2006

Marquette had their three-game winning streak broken last night by Louisville, losing to the Cardinals 67-60 in overtime. The Golden Eagles made a furious run in the second half with Steve Novak scoring 20 points and Dominic James hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game in regulation. In the extra period, though, […]

February 19, 2006

Marquette is really making their presence know in the Big East during their debut season. The Golden Eagles beat #9 Pittsburgh yesterday 84-82, their third victory over a ranked conference opponent this year. Marquette took the lead late in the first half and never let up behind an awesome performance by Steve Novak, who scored […]

February 17, 2006

The Golden Eagles scored a huge upset last night, beating #17 Georgetown 57-51. Steve Novak powered the team to victory with 19 points; Dominic James added 16 and Jerel McNeal scored 10 more. The Hoyas held the lead until a 14-1 run gave Marquette the lead at halftime, and from there the Golden Eagles barely […]

February 6, 2006

The wife and I spent most of the weekend getting ready for yesterday’s Super Bowl party, so I missed a lot of other sports action this weekend, but looking at the scores maybe it was best I did. The UW basketball team lost to Purdue on Saturday 70-62. Purdue? You mean formerly 1-8 Purdue? Yes, […]

February 2, 2006

A good win for the Golden Eagles last night, who rebounded from their loss to Pitt by beating St. John’s 81-61 at the Bradley Center. Steve Novak led the Golden Eagles with 29 points and eight rebounds, while Dominic James scored 16 and Jerel McNeal added 11 points. Marquette led by three at the half, […]

January 28, 2006

The Golden Eagles came out of the gates with lots of steam but the Pitt Panthers recovered in the second half to win 77-71. Marquette had a couple good runs in the first half on their way to a 40-33 halftime lead, including an 8-0 run at the start and a 19-7 run later in […]

You better get all your outdoor chores done early, or put them off until later, because there is lots of hoops action to watch today. The Wisconsin Badgers are looking for a second straight Big 10 win as they go up against Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are 4-2 in conference play and come […]

January 25, 2006

The Golden Eagles won their third consecutive game tonight, defeating DePaul 62-47. Dan Fitzgerald came off the bench to led Marquette with a career-high 18 points, while Dominic James scored 12 and Jerel McNeal put in 11 more. Marquette took the advantage early and led by 12 points at the half before coasting in for […]