[PaintTouches]Johnson-Odom leads MU past Villanova 81-77

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Johnson-Odom leads MU past Villanova 81-77
      

Written by: Mike Nelson
            

Losers of two of their last three games and with four of their next five games against top 25 opponents, the No. 14/13 Marquette Golden Eagles needed a strong showing in their Big East opener against the Villanova Wildcats. And ... Continue reading →


         

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[Earl Tatum]

Even though I been getting on DJO, it was a great game by him today against a quality opponent. Come on DJO, we need your scoring ability.

[bilsu]

We beat a team that will not even make the NIT by 4 points. I am glad we won, but this was no way a great win. Villanova had no players that were a matchup problem for us. Villanova like us plays a three guard lineup and has no outstanding bigman. This is a team we should of beaten by 20pts at home.

[MUMac]

We beat a team that will not even make the NIT by 4 points. I am glad we won, but this was no way a great win. Villanova had no players that were a matchup problem for us. Villanova like us plays a three guard lineup and has no outstanding bigman. This is a team we should of beaten by 20pts at home.

MU did dominate the game from start to finish.  The problem was closing out each half.  It was a 12 point game, and comfortable, with just over 2 to go.  Poor FT shooting, silly fouls and lack of focus (offensively and defensively) to finish the game allowed Nova to make it slightly more interesting than it should have been.