Marquette game thread

[muskieman]

NO. 7/8 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY GOLDEN EAGLES (20-6, 11-4 BIG EAST)
SUNDAY, FEB. 25, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M. ET (4 P.M. CT)
FISERV FORUM IN MILWAUKEE, WIS. This will be a gold-out game for Marquette

MU claimed a 69-68 win at Fiserv Forum on Feb. 15 of 2023 on a tip-in by Olivier-Maxence Prosper with 1.6 seconds left in regulation.
MU claimed two of the three matchups in 2022-23, most recently a 65-51 win over No. 15 Xavier on March 11, 2023 in the championship game.

Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Matt Schumacker and analysis from Nick Bahe.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC-AM XU broadcast is also on the Varsity Network and on SXM.

[skyhops]

In Miller I trust however losing three straight at home an all time low.

[connecticut72]

Let it rip we have nothing to lose. Play hard, play smart and play loose. I am getting a little concerned about us making the NIT the way we have been playing. I am also concerned about Miller leaving. I hope he remembers we gave him his first and last jobs. Xavier operating in the red could affect the basketball budget which would concern Miller long term. The NIL money is ok for now from what I have been told. I hope we keep it respectable today. GO X!!!!

[Kevin Reilly]

Nice to see Green playing and scoring. Kam jones is eating us up. Claude is struggling on both ends again.

[muskieman]

Since Abou missed his two free throws X hasn't scored. What has it been for 3-4 minutes? It's lucky that Marquette has missed a few, too, but leads by 4. Abou missed point blank shot, then got double-teamed and threw it away

NOT DES' day so far

[muskieman]

6 plus minute drought finally stopped by Swain but Marquette leads by 10 as the game slipping

[Kevin Reilly]

Well we were tired with 10 minutes to go. Green has no chance covering Jones. The turnovers are from the pace we are playing at.

[Kevin Reilly]

Very tough first half from our three guards. Swain very lazy on the last drive plus the foul. Green and Swain had good offensive half's. Four points combined from our three starting guards is not going to get it done. Glad Nzeh got in

[connecticut72]

With Claude and Olivari playing like this it is goodnight X, but I am so sick and tired of playing these teams with no low post presence. It is so glaring and we are so easy to scout. Every team needs to throw the ball into the low post for a few easy buckets but not us. I thought and believed Sean when he said we would be better in Feb and March but we are worse. Plus ten turnovers does not help. We are a long way off from competing with the top teams in this league. Depressing.

[connecticut72]

One more gripe. We cannot defend on the ball they blow right past us like we are standing still. Olivari has been awful on D and Claude still cannot defend ball screens. I I apologize for my negativity but I hate seeing X play to this low standard.