The #15 Marquette Golden Eagles (15-3, 4-1) beat the Georgetown Hoyas (12-6, 2-3), with MU’s scoring-sensation Markus Howard riding the bench with “back spasms.”
While much of the preparation and media focus was on how the Hoyas might stop Howard, the question rapidly turned to whether the Hauser brothers were enough to overcome Georgetown at home. The game may have come down to a blocked shot, but Georgetown lost this game because of Marquette’s team play.
Without their superstar, Marquette was forced to play a very different brand of basketball.