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Markus Howard has scored double-digit points in 11 consecutive BIG EAST contests.
Few players in the BIG EAST have the chance to score 30-plus points on a regular basis.
Marquette has two of them: sophomore Markus Howard and senior Andrew Rowsey.
“When you’re playing any good offensive team, what you really fear is a guy that can single-handedly take over the game,” Villanova head coach Jay Wright said about the two guards. “There are a lot of guys that can put up good numbers and are efficient, but they might not have the mentality to just take over the game.