As frustrating as a loss as I can remember.....

[duanewade]

Saw it coming the whole time and it still happened just like a nightmare in spite of multiple opportunities to pull ourselves out of it....officiating also was a difference in this game. 

[77champs]

in all honesty i think everyone saw this coming..no one could have scripted this better

[HylianHero]

We freaking suck. I hate how we do this every damn year.

[DiaperDandy]

Officiating was def a difference.  I hate to blame the refs but common, ticky tack garbage and phantom fouls

[thatman32]

Whatever Jimmy Butler Is SOFT as jello!  He should be embarrassed after tonight.

[77champs]

again i really beleive we deserved to lose that game, thats why im not to crazy about this. The way we played defense those last ten minutes and how we got scared to score the ball we should have lost. So its all good. Next year will be fun to watch

[warriorfred]

Seriously, is there any way Marquette could actually be the team to hit a last second shot in the tourney?

[duanewade]

I love Buzz as much as anyone but he got outcoached on this one also.....sent the team into a shell with a 15 point lead and once this team starts playing timid and the other team gets momentum they revert back to the FSU and NC State losses and start to see it slip away.  

[El Duderino]

Whatever Jimmy Butler Is SOFT as jello!  He should be embarrassed after tonight

He had a terrible game

[ATWizJr]

Whatever Jimmy Butler Is SOFT as jello!  He should be embarrassed after tonight.

Unfortunately, Jimmy is not Zar.

[wojosdojo]

Seriously, is there any way Marquette could actually be the team to hit a last second shot in the tourney?

Hell no. We have every single basketball god against us!

[warriorfred]

After hitting that shot at St. Johns, Jimmy kind of disappeared down the stretch.  Believe me, I'm not blaming him, but he seemed real uncomfortable on the court the last few minutes.

[cschor]

Live and learn boys....

Great year, let's make it six in a row next year, keep it building!

Only one team ends the season happy.  Pass the RWB's

[punchystones]

Couldn't agree more Jimmy Butler played way too soft tonight.  Nice help side defense there on the last possession by Lazar.  Oh nevermind....

[flash]

What a fitting way to end the season.  Blowing a 15 point lead and loosing the game in the final seconds.  However, this was still a succesful season considering how much we lost and our preseason expectations.  

[Bling]

As soon as we got up by 15, I knew we were going to blow it.  That was the worst thing that could have happened, having such a big lead.  Not surprised to lose another heartbreaker, just pissed at myself for actually thinking we had a chance

[MUEng92]

Honestly, when then were pulling away early in the second half,  I kept feeling worse because I knew UW would come back and the bigger the comeback the bigger the momentum wave that carries them.  

[romey]

where was Zar with the help defense.  It was like he boxed everyone out to clear the lane for pondexter after he beat jimmy

[NersEllenson]

I love Buzz as much as anyone but he got outcoached on this one also.....sent the team into a shell with a 15 point lead and once this team starts playing timid and the other team gets momentum they revert back to the FSU and NC State losses and start to see it slip away.  

No..he didn't get outcoached - he got hosebagged by the refs.  When we went up 15..UW resorted to overdenying everything, hounding the hell out of Acker..while hacking him, bumping him...not one call.  Refs let UW get away with extremely agressive D.  When you defend that hard, there are fouls that can be called.  Refs decided to swallow the whistle.  Unless of course it meant giving Pondexter a call...after the refs saw the ball didn't go in..with a terrible late whistle.  

[punchystones]

I am as frustrated as everyone else but can we really blame the loss on the referees when we blew a 15 point lead in the second half and gave up 5+ offensive rebounds in the last two minutes?

[muPARTY]

Whatever Jimmy Butler Is SOFT as jello!  He should be embarrassed after tonight.

i can't blame him too much for that D on the winning shot, acker or cubillan should have dropped on the drive to help on the low block.  but i've never seen a forward pass up so many shots inside 8ft.  even the commentators said he didnt want to shoot.

edit:  just replayed it, the color guy (forgot his name) said as Jimmy passed it off to DJO, "Butler was hesitant, didn't want the shot..."

[El Duderino]

where was Zar with the help defense.  It was like he boxed everyone out to clear the lane for pondexter after he beat jimmy

The crazy thing was we got burned a lot by helping that lead to a kick out for three, but the one time they had to help, nobody did.

[Shanunu]

I love Buzz as much as anyone but he got outcoached on this one also.....sent the team into a shell with a 15 point lead and once this team starts playing timid and the other team gets momentum they revert back to the FSU and NC State losses and start to see it slip away.  

What was with Cubillan running the point. He was just sitting out in no-mans-land dribbling away until he realized there was a shot clock. I was seriously questioning Buzz's decision not to have Acker handling the ball. Our offense stagnated and we stopped playing defense and they shot themselves back into the game.

[MarquetteFan94]

Couldn't agree more Jimmy Butler played way too soft tonight.  Nice help side defense there on the last possession by Lazar.  Oh nevermind....

We had to lead the country in blown, double digit second half leads this season (even if we hung on to win).....FSU, NC State, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John's, Washington....I'm probably forgetting a couple.

[DawgDentist]

Good Game MU, your team is tough, I give you serious props and respect, but no one gave UW any, and now we can show why we were a top 15 team starting the season. This was good for us since we came in under the radar. Jay Bilas can suck it, so can Matt Jones, who said this on cbssports.com

20.  You Will Not Watch Marquette vs Washington:  Its totally unwatchable basketball.  Grind it out, punch each other in the face, game in the 50s.  If this game were a movie, it would be anything starring Sandra Bullock, pre-"Blind Side."  Avoid at all costs.

WRONG WRONG WRONG, MU played a great game hit 3's like I've never seen, Hayward is for real and they rebound like champs despite their size. UW can run with ANYONE, we are built for speed and offense and thrive on pushing the rock, good call Matt, a game in the 50's, apparently he's never seen Marquette play either cause they both lit it up

21.  Having Said That, Marquette is the Lock of the Year:  Washington has literally no chance of winning this game...NO CHANCE.  Right now the line is a pick 'em...Vegas didnt watch Washington play and neither did you.  They won the Pac 10 Tournament, but you, me, Spero Dedes, Dan Werner and Ali from Northern Iowa could have won the Pac 10 Tournament this year.  Put it all on Marquette.

No chance? Pac-10 might be down but I hope this will prove we can play. Marquette your team is tough, good luck next year.