On Saturday afternoon at the McGuire Center, Marquette tried really hard to celebrate Christmas At The Al by gifting a win to Belmont.
The Golden Eagles shot just 31.9% from the field, 22.2% from long distance, and 42.9% from the free throw line across the span of 40 minutes, including an absolutely wretched 14.3% from the field in the second quarter. And yet, at the end, Lauren Van Kleunen banked in one of the uglier shots that you’ll ever see (very appropriate for this game) with 22 seconds left to go, and Marquette finished up their rally from down 12 at one point to win, 53-51.