Game Preview - March 9 vs. Georgetown - BIG EAST Tournament Second Round
On Thursday, the 4th seeded Marquette Warriors will take on the Georgetown Hoyas in the second round of the BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden. It will be the second meeting of the season, after the Warriors won 57-51 at the Bradley Center on Febraury 16. The Hoyas advanced to the second round of the tournament by defeating Notre Dame yesterday, 67-63. Marquette made it by virtue of a first round bye.
The Hoyas got off to a slow start against the Irish, falling behind 11-0 to start the game. But they came back and held off Notre Dame in the final seconds. Marquette is hoping that they can get out to an early lead as well, with the intent that their shooters will continue to make their shots. Senoir and All-Big East First Team unanimous selection Steve Novak will be looking for a big night in his first Big East Tournament game. In his first Big East Conference game, he dropped 41 points on the UCONN Huskies, so we know that Steve likes to make big first impressions.
Big East Rookie of the Year Dominic James will also be looking to impress. The freshman point guard has been an on-court leader all year, despite being in his first year in the program. Even when he doesn't have a big scoring night, he still makes crucial contributions. On Saturday against Providence, he managed only 9 points, but added 9 assists and 5 rebounds. Fellow freshmen Jerel McNeal and Wes Matthews have also stepped up their games as of late. Matthews' 18 points would have led the Warriors on Saturday if Novak had not hit several shots down the stretch.
It will be a big day for the Warrior program. A win would secure a trip to the semi-finals and help to further improve Marquette's NCAA Tournament seed. A loss certainly won't knock them out, but it's always a good idea to win at least one game in the conference tournament.
The Hoyas got off to a slow start against the Irish, falling behind 11-0 to start the game. But they came back and held off Notre Dame in the final seconds. Marquette is hoping that they can get out to an early lead as well, with the intent that their shooters will continue to make their shots. Senoir and All-Big East First Team unanimous selection Steve Novak will be looking for a big night in his first Big East Tournament game. In his first Big East Conference game, he dropped 41 points on the UCONN Huskies, so we know that Steve likes to make big first impressions.
Big East Rookie of the Year Dominic James will also be looking to impress. The freshman point guard has been an on-court leader all year, despite being in his first year in the program. Even when he doesn't have a big scoring night, he still makes crucial contributions. On Saturday against Providence, he managed only 9 points, but added 9 assists and 5 rebounds. Fellow freshmen Jerel McNeal and Wes Matthews have also stepped up their games as of late. Matthews' 18 points would have led the Warriors on Saturday if Novak had not hit several shots down the stretch.
It will be a big day for the Warrior program. A win would secure a trip to the semi-finals and help to further improve Marquette's NCAA Tournament seed. A loss certainly won't knock them out, but it's always a good idea to win at least one game in the conference tournament.
posted by Rob Stack @ 10:18 AM
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