Revenge is a grind

[tower912]

1.  Hopkins played (boy, did he!), Bynum  not so much.  Just as predicted.   Abdominal strains linger.
2.  I  could talk about rebounding, but it has all been said before.   Croswell and Hopkins equal bully ball.   Achilles heel.
3.   Actual travels and an actual 3 second call.
4.   OMax wasn't great the whole game, but he certainly had his moments.
5.  Balanced scoring tonight.  Big fan.
6.  Oso in foul trouble.   Again.  Providence attacked him.   As they should.   Ben needs to play. 
7.   Kam had himself a half.  Might end that SOTG drought.
8.  We get caught up in the minutiae and self loathing.   Take a step back and breathe.  MU is the youngest team in the Big East.   They beat a ranked team.   It was hard work.   Why expect anything different?
9.  DePaul beat Xavier.   Seton Hall beat UConn.   Gird your loins for Saturday.

[Goose]

Highlight for me was seeing DWade rubbing elbows with Dick and Donna Strong. They could play a big role in keeping the band together next year.

[MU24]

Interesting how a game can look when one team doesnt take 49 FTs...
greaat W

[The Sultan]

PC made it interesting. MU needs to play more with the violence that Shaka preaches.

[Dish]

Good teams win, great teams cover.

[CountryRoads]

Big time win.

[MarquetteDano]

Interesting how a game can look when one team doesnt take 49 FTs...
greaat W

Refs tried their best to get paid,  but no payment tonight.  Refs can call fouls but cannot shoot free throws for Providence.

[wadesworld]

Not much to complain about. Rebounding an issue but make up for it with turnovers and fast breaks. Didn't love fouling a bunch in the last couple minutes to stop the clock. But otherwise good game all around. Stevie took Carter totally out of the game. His only chance was to flop around. Crosswalk just throws his weight around. Dude plays football while everyone else plays basketball.

[Tyler COLEk]

Both teams played down to the broadcast network. Ugly game that results in MU beating a ranked conference opponent by eight. Two thumbs up.

[5DollarPitcher]

Shaka end of game was good today. Providence pushed, MU kicked them off the cliff.

[The Sultan]

Providence makes it a brawl. They always do.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

O-Max has his moments on the glass. We really need that more often. Joplin can't be on the floor the last two minutes of games.

Held serve at home. Shaka needs to play the UConn-SHU tape for the guys at least three times to avoid a let down Saturday.

[mugrad_89]

We had an answer every time Providence tried to make a run.  This is fun.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Does 8 points count as a close win?

[PointWarrior]

Good win, especially since they could have played so much better.  Lots of upside when they are on. 

[Goose]

It was a tough game and the offense was not overly sharp and they get an eight point win. That is progress. Sometimes you win tough games without your best stuff and that is what good teams do.

[Judge Smails]

A lot of poise down the stretch. Team has figured out how to close. Playing with so much confidence! 

[GoldenWarrior11]

I think Providence is the one team I don't want to face in the BET. So tough. Hopkins is a match up nightmare for us.

[muwarrior69]

Now that we won we'll drop out of the top 25.

[nyg]

Oso wasn't in bad foul trouble, he got his two late in first and Shaka put him in for last offensive possession.

Ben Gold in Shaka doghouse, he hardly played at all, again. 

Omax had nothing, absolutely nothing in first 13 minutes.  Finished with 13 points, 3 rebounds 2 assists and one steal.  He also had two thunder dunks to get momentum.  Very nice comeback. 

Hopkins only had five second half points.  He sat one minute in first half and did to come out in second.  He had an ankle issue??????  I am sure he was either tired or ankle hurt him chasing Omax around. 

Need to continue beating BE teams at home, which is huge and they have come up with the wins.  MU has yet to play the three worst teams, so that's a possible six wins.  No letdowns, especially against a hot Seton Hall team.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

It was a tough game and the offense was not overly sharp and they get an eight point win. That is progress. Sometimes you win tough games without your best stuff and that is what good teams do.

Marquette shot 58% on 2s, 42% on 3s, and had just 9 turnovers.  We've become spoiled with how good this offense is.

[Herman Cain]

My favorite games of the year are when we play Cooley & Company.

Hard fought Big East battle and loved how the guys closed out the win.

Was excellent that we won in front of the Final Four squad . Had to be fun for those guys.

On to a another rock fight at Seton Hall

[Goose]

Juan

MU had to work harder for good shots tonight. They were efficient, just had to work harder. A couple of mini runs but they worked hard for the shots and the win.

[MU82]

Love the way we fought them. We didn't win every skirmish, but that is not an easy team to battle and we did A-OK.

Every starter had his moments, and Ross gave us some very nice play off the bench.

Great FT shooting down the stretch, including 2 by Oso.

Great all-around game by Kolek, who also put the game away with 4 FTs. Kam came through, too.

Great win. Time to kick some Pirate booty!

[PGsHeroes32]

Oso wasn't in bad foul trouble, he got his two late in first and Shaka put him in for last offensive possession.

Ben Gold in Shaka doghouse, he hardly played at all, again. 

Omax had nothing, absolutely nothing in first 13 minutes.  Finished with 13 points, 3 rebounds 2 assists and one steal.  He also had two thunder dunks to get momentum.  Very nice comeback. 

Hopkins only had five second half points.  He sat one minute in first half and did to come out in second.  He had an ankle issue??????  I am sure he was either tired or ankle hurt him chasing Omax around. 

Need to continue beating BE teams at home, which is huge and they have come up with the wins.  MU has yet to play the three worst teams, so that's a possible six wins.  No letdowns, especially against a hot Seton Hall team.

Weve played Gtown, so definitely have played the worst team.