GameCap - January 28 at Pitt
I realize that this is a little late, but I was a little upset with the outcome of the game, so I wasn't exactly thrilled about the idea of doing this, but here we go.
The Golden Eagles were outplayed by a bigger, more physical Pittsburgh team. Marquette had no one that could cover 7 ft. Junior Aaron Gray, who picked up 13 points in part because no one could stop him from getting his own rebounds. On two separate occasions he was able to get a basket on the fourth try. This largely accounted for his 20 rebounds. Antonio Graves and team leader Carl Krauser weren't too shabby either, picking up 19 and 16 points, respectively.
Marquette was led by Freshman Dominic James, who scored 16 while being limited to 30 minutes after aggrevating a shoulder injury that he had suffered in the first half. The Golden Eagles had led by as much as twelve, however once James left the offense seemed to lose all momentum. With Senior Steve Novak limited to under 10 points for the second straight game, the team was left without any high scorers. Ryan Amoroso added 14 off the bench, however many of those came in the first half, and from the outside which drew him away from the basket and out of position for what could have been key rebounds. Jerel McNeal continued to look like a freshman, committing 3 turnovers and shooting 0-4 from the charity stripe.
The outcome of the game, however, was ultimately reached by two things: Marquette's inability to rebound, and the fact that no one other than James played an overly good game. Marquette was outrebounded 45-29, and gave up 20 to center Aaron Gray alone. Conversely, the leading rebounders for the Eagles were Steve Novak and Dominic James, each with 6 while nursing injuries.
Pittsburgh is now 17-1 and extended its home winning streak to 13 games. Marquette is now 15-6 and remains the only new member of the Big East with a winning conference record at 5-3. Marquette next faces St. John's at the Bradley Center on Wednesday, I should have a game preview up by that morning, if not before.
That's all for now, if you guys leave enough comments or send me enough emails at robert.stack@mu.edu I will start a weekly mailbag segment where I'll post answers to your questions and comments.
The Golden Eagles were outplayed by a bigger, more physical Pittsburgh team. Marquette had no one that could cover 7 ft. Junior Aaron Gray, who picked up 13 points in part because no one could stop him from getting his own rebounds. On two separate occasions he was able to get a basket on the fourth try. This largely accounted for his 20 rebounds. Antonio Graves and team leader Carl Krauser weren't too shabby either, picking up 19 and 16 points, respectively.
Marquette was led by Freshman Dominic James, who scored 16 while being limited to 30 minutes after aggrevating a shoulder injury that he had suffered in the first half. The Golden Eagles had led by as much as twelve, however once James left the offense seemed to lose all momentum. With Senior Steve Novak limited to under 10 points for the second straight game, the team was left without any high scorers. Ryan Amoroso added 14 off the bench, however many of those came in the first half, and from the outside which drew him away from the basket and out of position for what could have been key rebounds. Jerel McNeal continued to look like a freshman, committing 3 turnovers and shooting 0-4 from the charity stripe.
The outcome of the game, however, was ultimately reached by two things: Marquette's inability to rebound, and the fact that no one other than James played an overly good game. Marquette was outrebounded 45-29, and gave up 20 to center Aaron Gray alone. Conversely, the leading rebounders for the Eagles were Steve Novak and Dominic James, each with 6 while nursing injuries.
Pittsburgh is now 17-1 and extended its home winning streak to 13 games. Marquette is now 15-6 and remains the only new member of the Big East with a winning conference record at 5-3. Marquette next faces St. John's at the Bradley Center on Wednesday, I should have a game preview up by that morning, if not before.
That's all for now, if you guys leave enough comments or send me enough emails at robert.stack@mu.edu I will start a weekly mailbag segment where I'll post answers to your questions and comments.
posted by Rob Stack @ 2:13 PM
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