As Marquette pulled away from Providence in yesterday’s 76-58 victory, junior Sam Hauser let out a big smile after one of his four 3-pointers swished through the net. Seemingly seconds later, the Golden Eagles bench erupted after Markus Howard pulled up from 23 feet to bury a deep one.
Hauser, Howard and their teammates were having the fun that has so often eluded Friartown at home this season. Winning is fun, and at 23-4 overall and 12-2 in the Big East, Marquette is certainly enjoying its perch atop the Big East.
The 15-13 Friars have suffered through more growing pains than most expected in 2019.