No. 10 Marquette men’s basketball (20-4, 9-2 BIG EAST) edged the No. 14-ranked Villanova 66-65, handing the Wildcats their first conference loss on National Marquette Day. Here are three takeaways aside from junior guard Markus Howard’s big scoring performance and redshirt junior Ed Morrow’s game-winning defensive play:
Hauser brothers struggle from the floor
Both Sam and Joey Hauser seemed to not be able to find the basket Saturday afternoon.
Villanova held the Hauser brothers to four combined points, all of which came from Sam Hauser.
Sam Hauser, who averages 15.7 points and seven rebounds per game, ended the day on just 2-for-6 shooting and three rebounds and did not have a 3-pointer.