Markus Howard’s 51 points power Marquette to victory over USC

Photo by Mark LoMoglio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images51 points from the Marquette Golden Eagles star helped lift them to a 101-79 win over the USC Trojans Friday afternoon. The victory means that the Golden Eagles are moving on in the Orlando Invitational’s winner’s bracket. And it also means that Howard has yet another 50-point outburst under his belt.

The two teams traded blows for the opening five minutes or so, getting it up to 11-11. After that though, the Golden Eagles started to get it going. Markus scored the next 11 points for the Golden Eagles and 16 points over a five-minute period. MU went on a 26-4 run over that time period and, if we want to be serious about it? The Golden…