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Men’s basketball bounces back against Georgia Tech

After fumbling a chance to steal a victory at the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off Monday night, the Marquette men’s basketball team flipped the switch Wednesday night against Georgia Tech.

Behind (), the Golden Eagles defeated the Yellow Jackets by a score (SCORE) Wednesday night at Suncoast Credit Union Arena to leave the Sunshine State with a 1-1 record.

“Really liked how our guys responded, that was our theme for the game,” head coach Shaka Smart told ESPN Milwaukee broadcasters Steve “The Homer” True and Tony Smith in a post-game radio interview. “We had four, five, six guys crying in the locker room the other night because they were so upset about the Mississippi State loss.