Lazar Hayward

Scottie Reynolds hit a jumper in the lane with 18.1 seconds left for the lead, and No. 8 Villanova held on to beat Marquette 74-72 in its Big East opener Saturday. Reynolds scored 23 points, including 16 in the second half, and Maalik Wayns added 16 points off the bench for the Wildcats (12-1, 1-0 Big East). Jimmy Butler had 19 points and Lazar Hayward added 17 for the Golden Eagles (9-5, 0-2), who blew their second chance to knock off a ranked conference rival this week. Marquette also...Read Full Story

Wes Johnson scored 22 points, including a momentum-bursting alley-oop, and added 15 rebounds to lead fifth-ranked Syracuse to a 76-71 win over Marquette on Saturday. Kris Joseph added 14 points for the Orange (19-1, 6-1 Big East) in picking up the slack after the Golden Eagles completely shut down Andy Rautins, who was held scoreless. The Orange's hot start to this season marks the fifth time in program history — and fourth under coach Jim Boeheim — that Syracuse has won 19 of its first 20...Read Full Story

Gary McGhee had 10 points and six blocked shots to lead No. 19 Pittsburgh to a 58-51 victory over Marquette on Thursday night. Nasir Robinson, Brad Wanamaker and Jermaine Dixon added 10 points each for the Panthers (20-6, 9-4 Big East), who ran their winning streak to four games coming off a triple-overtime victory over No. 8 West Virginia. Jimmy Butler scored 14 points for the Golden Eagles (16-9, 7-6), who had won five straight games, launching a surprise bid to return to the NCAA...Read Full Story

Lazar Hayward had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Marquette avenged an earlier loss to DePaul with a 80-69 victory over the Blue Demons on Wednesday night to extend its winning streak to three. Darius Johnson-Odom added 21 points and Jimmy Butler 18 for the Golden Eagles (14-8, 5-5 Big East), who didn't trail Jan. 20 until Mike Stovall's jumper with seven-tenths of a second to play snapped DePaul's 24-game conference losing streak. In the rematch, Marquette never trailed, building a double...Read Full Story

Jimmy Butler made two free throws with 7.5 seconds left and Marquette finally won a close game, upsetting No. 12 Georgetown 62-59 on Wednesday night. Chris Wright missed a 3-pointer that would tied it with 1 second left for the Hoyas (11-2, 2-1 Big East). Marquette (10-5, 1-2) lost two games in the closing seconds to Top 10 teams in the past 10 days and was 0-4 in games decided by four points or less. The Golden Eagles dropped a 63-62 decision to No. 8 West Virginia, and was beaten 74-72 by...Read Full Story