Marquette wins exhibition tiltMarquette 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
http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2007/11/marquette-wins-exhibition-tilt.html
