Marquette men’s basketball won, what else do you want?
The Golden Eagles got at least 10 points from four different players as they outpaced Northern Illinois, 80-66, on Saturday evening. The win moves Marquette to 6-1 on the season with just four non-conference games left to go.
It didn’t start well, with head coach Shaka Smart yanking his entire starting lineup at the 16:07 mark, although they were sent to the scorer’s table long before NIU scored seven straight to go up 7-4 in the early going. Things stayed relatively tight for the next eight minutes before finally Kur Kuath jumpstarted a 12-0 run by going bucket/defensive rebound/bucket right in a row.