Let me preface this column by reminding Marquette men’s basketball fans that the victory over Vanderbilt last Friday was just one game. It was one battle in the long war that is the five-month NCAA season.
With that context in mind, it would be imprudent for someone to make sweeping assumptions based on one sample. However, after watching the first game of the 2016-’17 season, it is fair to make one assumption: this team is drastically different than last years. Those differences showed in every facet of the game against Vanderbilt.
The obvious takeaway from the Golden Eagles’ victory over the Commodores was the prolific shooting.