A balanced approach on offense and head coach Shaka Smart’s havoc defense helped the Marquette men’s basketball team to its first signature win of the season defeating No. 10 Illinois 67-66.
Despite a few cold stretches throughout the game, the Golden Eagles found their rhythm near the end of the second half. Marquette benefitted from the hostile environment created by a crowd of 14,631 at Fiserv Forum and its havoc press defense.
Here’s a breakdown of the Golden Eagles win:
Game MVP: Tyler Kolek
Down one with 19 seconds left on the game clock, redshirt first-year guard Tyler Kolek caused a steal, drove through the lane to make what would be the game winning layup, even though he would miss the free throw.