Wednesday, February 07, 2007

MU 67, Rutgers 47

Marquette looked nice and sharp as we head into the home stretch of conference play. Ousmane Barro was the go-to man tonight. How Rutgers could leave a man of his size literally all alone underneath the hoop as often as they did is beyond me.

It was nice to see the scoring evenly distributed among the players, as Jerel McNeal, Wesley Matthews, David Cubillan and Dan Fitzgerald all finished with 10 points. Despite the fact that Dominic James is going through a rough spot, the rest of the team is more than able to pick up the slack. This is not a one-threat team.

My favorite part of the game actually came in the final minute, when the guys that normally ride the pine entered the game. Tommy Brice pulled up for a very pretty jumper for what are likely his only points of the season. One the ensuing possession Craig Kuphall blocked a shot and Brice picked up the fumble and started for the other end.

Nice to see guys who spend the whole season being cheerleaders getting a chance to take the court. You could totally tell which were their moms, since they were going crazy at mid-court, just to the side of the MU bench.

Marquette picks it up as they head into the final stretch. They play Georgetown Saturday morning and that's on one of the ESPN's. Then the have a Valentine's trip to DePaul. What follows is a rare Saturday night game at home against Louisville then Villanova Monday night.

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