Noted Big Ten Mascot Joe Bruin. | Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s the full fledged launch of conference play for men’s basketball, while women’s basketball is stocked up with a bunch of great non-conference contests. It’s a big week of basketball in the Big East! The list of highlights below tilts more towards women’s basketball than men’s … [Read more...] about Big East What To Watch: Week 7
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Baltz’s Book: Bench inconsistencies show up at the wrong time, an unusually bad second-half spells disaster for the Golden Eagles
After a one-week hiatus due to finals week, I’m back with another notebook. No. 9 Marquette men’s basketball dropped its second game of the year this week after suffering a second half collapse in a 71-63 loss at Dayton. Here are some thoughts from the 0-1 week: Bench inconsistencies show up yet again The Golden Eagles’ bench has been a talking point in this notebook multiple … [Read more...] about Baltz’s Book: Bench inconsistencies show up at the wrong time, an unusually bad second-half spells disaster for the Golden Eagles
The Lee Volker Game: Marquette 69, Milwaukee 51
Lee Volker was Marquette’s guiding light on Sunday. | Marquette University Career highs in points and steals for the senior guard pushed the Golden Eagles past the Panthers. It was a wild first quarter at the McGuire Center on Sunday as Marquette women’s basketball had the lead, but just barely at 25-21 over Milwaukee. The Panthers came into the contest against their … [Read more...] about The Lee Volker Game: Marquette 69, Milwaukee 51
Women’s basketball wins seventh straight thanks to Volker’s 21-point effort
All it took was one timeout to spark the run. Justina Hernandez had just rattled home a trey to give Milwaukee its lead of the afternoon, 28-27 with 8:11 to play in the second quarter. Consuegra signaled for timeout, visibly frustrated by her team’s defense effort. Then came a stop, and then another, and then a third consecutive stand, — which was followed by a fourth. The … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball wins seventh straight thanks to Volker’s 21-point effort
Your College Basketball Saturday Viewing Guide: 12/14/24
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images 16 of the 27 games on national television have at least one ranked team involved, and that’s pretty good. There’s a lot of ranked team in action on national television today. 16 of the 27 nationally televised games have at least one ranked team involved, and that includes one of the two women’s games on TV today. But, somehow, there’s … [Read more...] about Your College Basketball Saturday Viewing Guide: 12/14/24