Can the Golden Eagles extend their semifinals streak to three straight years? THE VITALS: #5 Marquette Golden Eagles (22-9, 13-7 Big East) vs #4 Xavier Musketeers (21-10, 13-7 Big East) THE DATE: Thursday, March 13, 2025 THE TIME: 1:30pm Central, or 30 minutes after the previous quarterfinal game ends THE LOCATION: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York THE TELEVISION: … [Read more...] about BIG EAST TOURNAMENT GAME THREAD: #5 Marquette vs #4 Xavier
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Rally & Advance: #5 Marquette 89, #4 Xavier 87
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The Golden Eagles trailed by 14 early in the second half and came roaring back to advance to the Big East semifinals for the third straight year. For the first time in three tries this season, the team that had a big lead in a Marquette/Xavier game lost. Marquette held on to win in Cincinnati back in late December, and then it was … [Read more...] about Rally & Advance: #5 Marquette 89, #4 Xavier 87
Big East Semifinals Preview: #1 St. John’s vs #5 Marquette
Getty Images The Golden Eagles and the Red Storm tangle for the second time in seven days, this time with a spot in Saturday’s title game on the line. 2025 Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals #1 St. John’s Red Storm (28-4, 18-2 Big East) vs #5 Marquette Golden Eagles (23-9, 13-7 Big East) Date: Friday, March 14Time: 5:30pm CentralLocation: Madison Square … [Read more...] about Big East Semifinals Preview: #1 St. John’s vs #5 Marquette
That Second Quarter, Though: Colorado 15, Marquette 6
Marquette University The Golden Eagles’ problems compounded on them in the second period against the Buffaloes, and that was that. You ever see Resident Evil? Not the video game, the 2002 movie by Paul W.S. Anderson, starring Milla Jovovich? You know the scene where they hack a computer to open a door at the end of a hallway, and then that sets off an alarm, and then … [Read more...] about That Second Quarter, Though: Colorado 15, Marquette 6
A Pre-Big East Tournament MBB Bracketology Round-Up
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Let’s see where the Golden Eagles are sitting heading into all the fun at Madison Square Garden this week. The Big East tournament gets started with Butler and Providence on Wednesday afternoon, so it’s a pretty good time to take a swing around the Internet and see what kind of standing Marquette Golden Eagles has in terms of the … [Read more...] about A Pre-Big East Tournament MBB Bracketology Round-Up