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Baltz’s Book: Bench inconsistencies show up at the wrong time, an unusually bad second-half spells disaster for the Golden Eagles

Junior guard Chase Ross scored a team-high 19 points and pulled down five rebounds in No. 9 Marquette’s 71-63 loss to Dayton on Saturday, Dec. 14 (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics).

After a one-week hiatus due to finals week, I’m back with another notebook. No. 9 Marquette men’s basketball dropped its second game of the year this week after suffering a second half collapse in a 71-63 loss at Dayton.

Here are some thoughts from the 0-1 week:

Bench inconsistencies show up yet again

The Golden Eagles’ bench has been a talking point in this notebook multiple times this season.