Marquette basketball sweet 16 game

Two nights earlier, Blue scored seven of Marquette's final nine points, including the game-winning layup to complete the rally against Davidson in the first round. Marquette has had a very dramatic ride to the Sweet Despite being down by nine to Davidson and by 10 against Butler, the Golden Eagles have persevered and have found ways to win, something they've managed to do all season.

But as sweet as making the Sweet 16 is, making the Elite Eight would be much sweeter. This time around, Marquette won't just be happy to be here. It is time to take the next step and it certainly will not be easy. Marquette will face Miami in Washington, D. A victory would be a program-changer. Who to watch: Marquette has been a sum-of-its-parts team all season, but if there is one person who needs to be especially on against North Carolina it is Jimmy Butler.

Butler will be charged with guarding Harrison Barnes. There was a time when Barnes was The Guy to watch in college basketball and then a time when no one was watching. The first freshman selected to the preseason All-America team, he suffered his freshman growing pains in front of the nation.

The rookie can pinpoint the exact moment he felt like things were moving in the right direction for him. It was on Jan. Barnes sunk the game-winning 3-pointer with six seconds to go against Miami, securing a comeback win for the Heels, and establishing something in himself that, up until that moment, had been missing.

Of note: Marquette experienced both its nadir and its awakening at the Prudential Center here in Newark. The Golden Eagles lost here to Seton Hall in their regular-season finale, a game that at the time put Marquette's at-large bid somewhat in jeopardy. Buzz Williams spent 45 minutes in the postgame locker room, not offering fire and brimstone, he said, but talking about who they needed to become.

Marquette became that team -- winning two in the Big East tournament to get off the bubble and into the tournament. We need to score early and we need to score late. And we need to make sure that what we do offensively prevents them from scoring as quick as they typically like.

I am still going to try and get the ball inside. I still want to take what I want. The eight-time national champions would respond in the second half however, playing like the No. In the 71st minute, Indiana finally broke through as sophomore and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Victor Bezerra played a nice through ball to sophomore counterpart Herbert Endeley who shot one past Marquette goalkeeper Chandler Hallwood. Despite conceding two quick goals, Marquette would not give up, which represented its season as a whole.

This story was written by Sam Arco. He can be reached at sam. Men's Soccer. Marquette upsets No. Marquette gets shutout by St. Marquette falls at Butler in double overtime. First-year defender is the calm presence the team needed.