No.13 Marquette slams Savannah State, gear up for Big East action
For the last four games, Marquette has been feasting on inferior competition, putting the rest of the Big East on notice; they’re geared up and ready to go. Bring on conference play.
The Golden Eagles let no doubt about this one, holding the Tigers to a measly 19 first half points and No. 13 Marquette went on to trounce Savannah State 77-37 on Saturday afternoon. In the process, Marquette remains unbeaten at home (7-0 in the Bradley Center) and the Golden Eagles have now won six straight.
Despite their lone loss to Duke in late November, Marquette appears to be the hottest team in the Big East. They’re playing very well at both ends of the floor and their defense has made it extremely hard to come by points early this year. In nine of their eleven games this season, they’ve held their opponents to under 70 points.
Marquette held Savannah State to only 14 fields goals made in the game and the Tigers didn’t have a player score in double figures. For the Golden Eagles, Dominic James and Lazar Hayward each had 12 points for Marquette, who shot 46 percent from the field in the game. They shot 50 percent from three point land and imposed their will easily on the Tigers. Savannah State defensively resembled Swiss cheese: holes everywhere. They left Marquette players wide open and seemed to have left their defensive effort at the hotel.
One thing has become painfully clear for Marquette’s opponents lately: if you don’t score early and if you’re defense doesn’t match the intensity Marquette is going to bring to the gym on that night, the Golden Eagles are going to run you right out of the building. They’ve been gearing up for what’s to come now: Big East Conference play. They’ll get their first sample of conference play on Jan. 3rd when they’ll put their 7-0 home record on the line against Providence.
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