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Marquette overcomes Ellenson injury in emotional victory

Wojciechowski had no update on Ellenson's status after the game

Luke Fischer and Jajuan Johnson celebrate following the final buzzer (Photo by Meredith Gillespie)

Marquette lost its star player, but the Golden Eagles refused to lose the game, too. After freshman phenom Henry Ellenson went to the locker room with an ankle injury with 7:20 remaining, Marquette held on for a dramatic 88-87 win against Georgetown.

Down one, Marquette had only 5.3 seconds to drive the length of the court. Head coach Steve Wojciechowski said the team drew up a play to have Traci Carter run coast-to-coast for a last second layup, but the young point guard realized the Hoyas were playing zone defense.