Lazar Hayward

Jon Leuer scored 24 points to lead No. 20 Wisconsin to a 72-63 victory over in-state rival Marquette on Saturday night. It was career victory No. 200 at Wisconsin for Bo Ryan and the second straight big scoring performance by Leuer for the Badgers (7-2), who jumped into the Top 25 after beating Duke last week — only to lose at Wisconsin-Green Bay on Wednesday despite getting a career-high 26 points from Leuer. Lazar Hayward scored 21 points for Marquette (7-3), which has lost three of its last four games after getting off to a better-than-expected start to what is supposed to be a ... Read Full Story

Solomon Alabi hit a baseline jumper with 11.9 seconds left, and Florida State rallied to beat Marquette 57-56 to win the Old Spice Classic on Sunday night. Chris Singleton had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Florida State (6-1), which trailed by 12 points at halftime. Derwin Kitchen added 14 points. Marquette had a late chance to win, but turned the ball over on an errant pass with 2.9 seconds remaining. The Golden Eagles (6-1) were led by 19 points from Lazar Hayward. Hayward's jumper gave Marquette a 56-55 lead with 32 seconds left. He had seven points, including a 3, during a 9-2 ... Read Full Story

Lazar Hayward scored 22 points and Jimmy Butler had 17 to lead Marquette past No. 15 Michigan 79-65 at the Old Spice Classic on Friday. Darius Johnson-Odom added 14 points for Marquette (6-0), which will play in the tournament championship game Sunday. Michigan (3-1) got 22 points from Manny Harris. Harris had seven points as Michigan opened the second half with a 12-4 spurt to cut its deficit to 48-47. But Hayward scored six points and Butler added four in a 10-0 run by Marquette that made it 58-47 with 12 minutes to play. Hayward, who celebrated his 23rd birthday Thursday by scoring 27 ... Read Full Story

N.C. STATE 69 , New Orleans (Privateers, 8,628 students, New Orleans, LA) 52 Midway through the second half of Sunday afternoon's game between NC State and New Orleans, Wolfpack coach Sidney Lowe called a time out to give his team an earful. He had done the same thing in the first half, spurring his team to take a 34-24 lead into intermission. But the Privateers took advantage of the Wolfpack's forced shots and lax defense and cut State's lead to just seven points. Lowe specifically addressed his starting point guard, junior Javi Gonzalez, telling him to be more aggressive with the ball. To read ... Read Full Story

Wesley Matthews scored 20 points and No. 21 Marquette snapped a four-game losing streak by holding St. John's to a Big East tournament-record 10 points in the first half on the way to a 74-45 victory Wednesday. Lazar Hayward added 17 points for the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles (24-8), who advanced to Thursday's quarterfinals against fourth-seeded and 10th-ranked Villanova. It was the first Marquette win since the loss of starting point guard Dominic James to a broken left foot. The Golden Eagles needed him in the four losses — all to ranked teams — but they didn't need him in the rout of St. John's, ... Read Full Story