Shortly before Saturday’s game against Kansas State, Marquette’s official Twitter account released a bit of troubling information. Markus Howard and Steve Wojciechowski were under the weather, and Joey Hauser was dealing with a bad ankle.
#mubb Joey Hauser (ankle) and Markus Howard (illness) have both missed practice last two days, but are expected to start vs. K-State. Coach Wojo also under the weather.
— MarquetteMBB (@MarquetteMBB) December 1, 2018
Combine that news with the general sense of dread and pessimism (follow Sam Newberry) that Marquette fans seem to typically exude, and it seemed like it could very well be a long day for the Golden Eagles.