[Cracked Sidewalks] WINNING .. SO MUCH BETTER THAN LOSING.

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WINNING .. SO MUCH BETTER THAN LOSING.

Written by: noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Buckley)


I've gone through my share of Bradley Center losses and let me tell you:  Winning is so much better than losing.

Staring down a three-game losing streak and a sub-.500 record, the Marquette Warriors were tougher down the stretch than the Syracuse Orange, taking home a resounding, surprising, exhilarating monkey-off-their-back 76-70 victory on National Marquette Day.

The sold out Bradley Center crowd watched Jae Crowder lead MU with 25 points and seven boards .. but it was the pair of Jimmy Butler three-pointers in the games's final three minutes and a key Chris Otule block in the games closing ticks.  

With Marquette clinging a 60-59 advantage with just about four minutes to play, Butler nailed a clutch three-pointer as the shot clock expired to push the MU lead 63-59 with 4:05 to play.

With 2:29 to play, Syracuse tied it up and the clear thought going through Warrior Nation was .. "here we go again."  

Not so fast.   JFB and DJO had back to back 3 pointers, to lead Marquette on a 10-4 run to start their final 10 games with a huge win, 76-70.   As DJO dribbled out the final seconds, the Bradley Center was rocking a well earned victory on National Marquette Day.

• Box Score
• AP recap + podcasts of Buzz, Boeheim, DJO and JFB.

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