MU drops fourth straight on Senior Night
Written by: hilltopper91@gmail.com (Kevin Buckley (Hilltopper))
After tearing through the first half of the Big East Season, starting 9-0 with visions of a Big East Championship, MU closed out the 2nd half 3-6, ending the season with a loss on Senior Night to #25 Syracuse, in OT, 86-79.
I don't know what to say here. The Bradley Center has been a sad place, losing James, losing to UConn, losing to Syracuse on Senior Night. Just a terrible way to close out the season, and a terrible way to send four seniors out to post-season. Brutal.
The overtime Senior Night loss reminded me of the Senior Night triple OT loss in 2001 to Louisville that ended Brian Wardle's tenure. It was truly a punch in the nuts, and you just felt so bad for those guys.
You want to read about the game, read the AP recap. What am I going to tell you, you don't already know?
While losing to #1-2 type NCAA seeds UConn, Pitt, and UL is no surprise, I think the NCAA seeding committee is going to look upon today's loss most seriously. It shows that a Dominic Jamesless MU team, can't beat a 6-7 seed like Syracuse on their home court in front of 19,000. I think we need 2 wins in the BET to look credible as a 5-6-7 seed.
AP Recap (http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030709aaa.html)
Official Box (http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/mugame31.html)
Buzz Post-game MP3 (http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/marquette/030709_marq_Williams.m4a)
Wes Matthews Post-Game MP3 (http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/marquette/030709_marq_Matthews.m4a)
Photo Gallery (http://www.marquetteimages.com/viewphoto.php?&albumId=79667&imageId=2983755&page=1&imagepos=1)
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