[Cracked Sidewalks] Marquette wins exhibition tilt

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Marquette wins exhibition tilt
Marquette raced out to an 83-55 win over Division II Northern State tonight at the Bradley Center.

The Golden Eagles shook off a rotten start to blow out NSU with a dominant second half performance. The Golden Eagles were led by Lazar Hayward's impressive 17 point effort. Wesley Matthews thew in 16 points, while Dominic James added a dozen.

Our man on the scene tonight said, "Watch out for Lazar!".....looks like the pride of Buffalo, NY is much-improved from last season. That's good to hear.

Next up for Marquette is the season opener against IUPUI on November 10 at the Bradley Center.

Positives from tonight's game:

    * Wesley Matthews and Lazar Hayward.
    * Maurice Acker looked terrific with 9 points and four assists in 20 minutes of play.
    * MU forced 31 turnovers.
    * Depth. MU will throw plenty of bodies on the floor this year........this is a deep, athletic team.
    * Chris Otule verballed to Marquette earlier today.

Bummers:

    * McNeal with four turnovers. Lovely.
    * Barro only played 16 minutes. Odd.
    * Marquette was out rebounded by 38-35.
    * MU shot 19% from three-point range. Against a Division II team. At home. Disappointing.
    * Fitzgerald only attempted two three-point shots. Ugh.
    * Cubillan, 1-6 from the floor.

Media updates
Here's the box score in .pdf

MUScoop discussion including post-game notes

GoMarquette recap

Brief Sportsline recap

MUScoop in-game photos for your viewing pleasure

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