The ice rink below the hardwood floor at the Dunkin Donuts Center was not the only thing to melt on Saturday afternoon.
MU would finish the game with zero field goals in the final 7:20, going 0-for-8 from the field, and fell to the Friars by the not-so-nice score of 72-69.
Despite 24 points from freshman Markus Howard, who was 6-for-8 from the 3-point line and 8-for-13 from the field, Marquette now faces even more treachery with regards to their NCAA Tournament chances. They were straddling on the fence, but a loss like this could put them in auto-bid-or-bust position depending on the rest of the college basketball spectrum.