GameCap - February 16 vs. Georgetown

Marquette found out just how sweet it is to be playing at home in the last five minutes of a game. This game started to shape up much like two recent road games against ranked teams, in which the Golden Eagles controlled the tempo for much of the game only to lose the lead late at Pitt and 'Nova. This game worked out similarly, only this time the home crowd was able to will MU to a victory.

The Golden Eagles were lead as always by senior Steve Novak, who lead all scorers with 19 points. Dominic James had a solid game as well, scoring 16 and dishing out 5 assists. His reverse dunk capped a 14-1 Marquette run late in the first half. Chris Grimm got 15 minutes off the bench, and although he didn't score, he limited the effectiveness of 7 foot 2 Georgetown center Roy Hibbert when matched up one on one. Hibbert picked up 17 points to lead the Hoyas, but most of that came while matched up against Ousmane Barro and Novak.

Marquette managed to stay out of foul trouble, commiting only 9 in the entire game. The Golden Eagles committed their first shooting foul of the second half with less than ten minutes to play. Fouls have been a problem for the young team thus far, and the ability to avoid them made a key difference in this one.

Marquette (17-8, 7-5 Big East), will face 9th ranked Pittsburgh on Saturday at the Bradley Center. It will be the second meeting between the two teams this season, with Pitt picking up the win in the first matchup, 77-71. Marquette will be looking for revenge on their home court.