Marquette’s mental fortitude was questioned early in the year after two losses against Michigan and Pitt at the 2k Classic. The Golden Eagles quickly unraveled after Michigan’s hot start, and they weren’t able to fight back when Pitt put up a comeback effort in the third-place game. Marquette changed the script against Georgia.
Despite Georgia cutting a second-half 65-49 Marquette lead to a two-point deficit, the Golden Eagles used a final push to down the Bulldogs 89-79. Marquette’s resiliency was largely due to outstanding 3-point shooting. Leading the way was Sam Hauser, who scored 19 points and shot 4 for 7 from beyond the arc.