While the score is not indictive of the play seen in Morgantown today, it still was far from pretty. The Marquette Golden Eagles (11-2) (1-1) fell to the Mountainers on the road today snapping the seven game winning streak and the undefeated mark in conference play. Marquette fell into early foul trouble with Lazar picking up his second five minutes into play and setting the tone for what was to be a very very long day. Although Marquette made a few counter runs against the hot-cold Mountaineers, West Virginia shot a sizzling 48% from both the floor and the three point line and over 70% for the second half.
While many different problems led to the lopsided victory, I believe the main issue arose with Lazar on the bench for most of the games. Most of WVU runs came with Lazar on the bench for extended periods of time only for Lazar to reenter and attempt to bring the Eagles back into the game. While the big three recieves most of the credit for Marquette's success Hayward's presence down low both in scoring and rebounding is a much more valuable asset to the team, maybe the biggest of all.
While no one at the beggining at the season pegged this as a "sure win" it still would have been nice to start conference play at 2-0, but you can't win them all. Next game is Tuesday in the BC against Seton Hall.
Here is the game recap from ESPN
Ring Out Ahoya!
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