Marquette entered play Wednesday boiling with frustration after four consecutive losses, three of which came at home.
“There’s not been one game where we’ve shot more free throws than the other team,” Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski said before leaving the media room last Saturday. “Not saying that it’s the officials. I’m saying it’s my coaching.”
That trend continued Wednesday against Seton Hall, but the Pirates missed opportunities from the charity stripe and that helped Marquette preserve a 88-85 road victory to put the Golden Eagles back in the NCAA Tournament picture.
Twenty-two Marquette fouls resulted in 32 Seton Hall free throw attempts, including 11 freebies in the last nine minutes.