Marquette pounds South Dakota
Written by: noreply@blogger.com (Tim Blair)
The Marquette Warriors moved to 4-0 on the season with a 93-68 win over South Dakota last night at the Bradley Center.
Lazar Hayward led MU with 20 points and eight rebounds in only 20 minutes of action. Sophomore Darius Johnson-Odom added 18 while junior Jimmy Butler finished with 13 points, his fourth consecutive double-digit effort.
Marquette shot 50% from the field last night and dished out an impressive 26 assists. Defensively the Warriors remain a work in progress. South Dakota shot 50% from the field for the game, including 8-16 from beyond the arc.
The Cupcake Portion (http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2009/11/feast-before-thanksgiving-cupcakes.html) of the schedule is officially over. The Warriors are now off to Orlando for the competitive Old Spice Classic in Orlando (http://www.oldspiceclassic.com/). Buzz Williams' squad tips off at 1pm on Thanksgiving Day against the Xavier Musketeers. MU will then take on either Michigan or Creighton on Friday followed by a Sunday game.
GoMarquette.com continues to provide fantastic multimedia recaps of every game. Click here for the box score (http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/mugame4.html). Click here for the full post-game package including mp3 interviews with Butler and DJO (http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112409aaa.html).
Here is Buzz Williams' post game press conference
http://www.youtube.com/v/JBkSEuAc5s0&hl=en_US&fs=1&
Rosiak's blog recap (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/73177702.html).
Rosiak focuses on DJO's outstanding outing in his print recap (http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/73174097.html).
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