Two big things lurked in the background of Marquette men’s basketball’s contest on Saturday. First, how would the Golden Eagles respond to getting boatraced in Hartford earlier in the week, and second, could the Golden Eagles avoid letting one loss turn into two against a Georgetown squad that has been playing much better over the last couple of weeks?
Marquette answered both questions pretty emphatically, and pretty quickly, too. Your final from Washington, D.C.: #10 Marquette 89, Georgetown 75, and it wasn’t even that close. With the win, Marquette moves to 20-6 overall and assumes sole control of first place in the Big East at 12-3 after Xavier lost at Butler on Friday night to drop to 11-3 in the league.