That’s a top 5 team Marquette just lost to in the Maui Invitational semifinals. Let’s make no mistake about what Wichita State is. Overall it was a valiant effort by the team in a game where the deficit was mostly half of the final margin. Let’s break this down a little further with some thoughts as the game rolled on.....
First Half:
- Marquette did an excellent job of bouncing back after Sam Hauser’s three fouls. I was going to turn this into a discussion on if head coach Steve Wojciechowski should’ve kept him in for his minutes to be maximized (Hauser didn’t foul at all in the second half, btw), but Marquette kept the Shockers at arm’s length for the rest of the half
- Wichita State can rebound and will forever and always be one of the grittiest teams in college basketball, but the team’s overall lack of brute strength showed a bit here.