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[tower912]

1.   It sure as hell wasn't dull.
2.  Macura is a punk.   Nice flop to draw the tech.   And so many other things.   How did Duke miss on him?
3.   Markus with two poor decisions late on drives.   Dodged contact three times.
4.  Cain and John look like they might be OK.   Somebody needs to help Theo with his FT stroke.   Cain taking minutes from Sacar.
5.  It isn't like Marquette didn't have their chances.    Possible steal for Sam turning into a three for X.   Three missed layups for Markus.   Decent looks for Rowsey.
6.  Froling in the game at crunch time.   Very little Heldt in the second half.   
7.   X is a top 10 team for a reason.    Long, deep, experienced, without fear. 
8.  Free throws matta'd down the stretch. 
9.  A great game.  A painful loss.   In the end, Marquette had opportunities to make plays at winning time and didn't make them.   Xavier did.   Pretty simple.   

[cheese ball chaser]

FTs matta

[TVDirector]

Free throw mattered all game, not just down the stretch

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

Fts matter
Too many turnovers
Need to rebound better

[Dish]

The missed Howard layup and subsequent 50/50 ball that MU lost on the other end, followed by the 3 was the killer sequence. Possible 8 point swing in ten seconds right there. Absolutely changed dynamic of last 2 minutes. MU was done once that 3 went in.

In that though, terrific play call by Woj out of the timeout to get Howard that layup look.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Fun game. Could have easily won.

Even B- Markus and we win.

Great showing from Jamal.

Make your freethrows and last possession may have mattered.

Bluiett and Macura are seniors, and know how to win. I can't wait for our upperclassmen next season.

9-9 gets us in. Beat Georgetown.

[Shaka Shart]

This team can hang with anyone. Chances were there but just not quite there

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Cain is cold blooded. Hasn't let big moments affect him at all this year. Can't teach that.

[injuryBug]

Technical and the poor call on the block by Hauser were huge.
Macura really bugs me should have had a T of his own when he followed the ref to the complain about his clear foul on the box out.

[nyg]

Have to cut down on fouls, every game is an issue.

No Hedlt and Sacar in second half.  BE play= more John/Froling and Cain.

Yes Markus was 6 for 19, 1 for 8 from three and 4 turnovers, but he will win more games for MU than lose.

Without Cain, this could have been a blowout. 

Free throws  X was 22 for 24   MU was 8 for 14, with two missed front ends. 

Only 10 MU turnovers, thought it was more. 

Three home losses, wish they could have won at least one of them. 

[GGGG]

Xavier really keyed on Sam.  Wouldn't help off of him at any cost.  Essentially the sole problem to Sam's game is that he struggles creating his own shot, and if our guards can't get him the ball, well...there ya go.

[#UnleashSean]

I'll take the L. Awful calls and were still able to have it decided in the last minute

[tower912]

Xavier really keyed on Sam.  Wouldn't help off of him at any cost.  Essentially the sole problem to Sam's game is that he struggles creating his own shot, and if our guards can't get him the ball, well...there ya go.

Which is a second reason I struggle seeing him in the NBA.   6'7 and can't create his own shot.   And doesn't shoot as well as Korver. 

[GB Warrior]

No good losses, but I believe this is a tournament team.

[mileskishnish72]

Yes, FT's matta. I've always felt that way.

Betted D could have led to a win - there were at least 3 (I missed the first 14 min.) breakaways, uncontested, and a good number of matador ole's.

Tough night for Markus, had some drives that didn't end well.

Was hoping we'd win to see what kind of support Jamal got for SOTG. Still, gotta give it to Rowsey, he's a gamer.

[warriorfred]

Tough loss at home, but a few bright spots: (1) at one point, the Warriors had 2 sophomores and 3 freshman on the court, which portends a bright future, (2) an average night for Howard and the Warriors win, and (3) Froling could develop into a beast come March.

[GGGG]

Yes, FT's matta. I've always felt that way.

FT% didn't matter.  FT rate did.  Xavier attacks the basket and gets calls.  Marquette shoots jumpers and doesn't.  Basketball 101.

[HammerScreen]

I'm encouraged by this game. Rowsey was spectacular, even had some great defensive plays. Sam was solid, but did not get a lot of space in this game. With the 1-3-1 they covered the top of the key well and Sam had no room to operate. Rough night for Markus. Never had it from the jump. His transition errors are becoming worrying, need to correct those. Had Rowsey, Hauser, and Cain open on the wings and instead drove with a minute left and missed it short. Didn't like that. Shoutout to the newbies. Cain was outstanding, Greg showed great heart.

24-14 free throws. Surprisingly X getting into the bonus iwith 8 minutes remaining in the first half didn't kill us. Defensive rotations were slow at times and that hedging defense causes mismatches in the post.

[GoldenZebra]

Seeing Jamal make 4 threes was fun to watch, and makes it encouraging to see the development. There will be other games when Howard or Rowsey just flat out stink and cant get a bucket and we will need the other guys to make big shots.

[mayfairskatingrink]

Have to cut down on fouls, every game is an issue.

No Hedlt and Sacar in second half.  BE play= more John/Froling and Cain.

Yes Markus was 6 for 19, 1 for 8 from three and 4 turnovers, but he will win more games for MU than lose.

Without Cain, this could have been a blowout. 

Free throws  X was 22 for 24   MU was 8 for 14, with two missed front ends. 

Only 10 MU turnovers, thought it was more. 

Three home losses, wish they could have won at least one of them.

Markus needs to "win" a big game for MU, not just score 30 in a game they should win anyhow.  Everyone is going to have an off-night, but Markus compounded things by playing stupid.

No chance MU gets into the tourney with all these home losses.

[warriorfred]

I forgot to mention the officiating was crap. 

[chapman]

Wojo needs to figure out how K works the refs.  Er, how Mack works the refs based on those calls.

Macura is the Big East's biggest douche since Devendorf, though not nearly as good.

Howard's in a hell of a slump.  Not valuing the ball can be fixed without giving him a Rowsey-like benching, but those TOs were ugly.  The bricks are less of a concern; figure those end sooner rather than later.

Think we're starting to see that shift of talent winning out, with Cain taking Anim's minutes and Froling taking Heldt's.  Cain was really good.

[GGGG]

Markus needs to "win" a big game for MU, not just score 30 in a game they should win anyhow.

Terrible take.

[tower912]

Terrible take.

Look at the source. 

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Look at the source.

Ban the troll. Save us all.