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Baltz’s Book: Marquette cracks the top 10 once again, Joplin continues to dominate in small gyms and other thoughts

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Marquette men’s basketball is 6-0 for the first time in 13 years (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics).

No. 10 Marquette men’s basketball is a top 10 team once again after wins against then-No. 6 Purdue and Georgia this past week. Here are some thoughts from the week that helped the Golden Eagles to their first 6-0 start since 2011:

Small gym Joplin

David Joplin has seemed to enjoy playing in small gyms in his Marquette career.

It all started two years ago, when the then-sophomore exploded for 23 points in front of thousands of students during the Golden Eagles’ first student-only game at the Al McGuire Center.