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- | ====== October 15, 2010 - Marquette Madness====== | ||
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- | **Dunk Champion: | ||
- | **Three-Point Shootout Champion: | ||
- | **Guests: | ||
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- | A capacity crowd was once again on hand for Friday' | ||
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- | In addition to the fanfare and numerous activities that were scheduled, those in attendance were treated to performances by the Marquette Pep Band, cheerleaders and dance team. Marquette Madness was also streamed live online by Marquette' | ||
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- | Following the introduction of the women' | ||
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- | In between action, the Marquette dance team performed to a Michael Jackson medley prior to Buzz Williams' | ||
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- | [[Darius Johnson-Odom]] paired up with Courtney Weibel to win the doubles portion of the three-point contest, knocking off [[Dwight Buycks]] and Tatiyiana McMorris following a heated tie-breaker between the two teams. | ||
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- | Johnson-Odom and Weibel then went head-to-head. Weibel brought the standing-room only crowd to its feet with 27 three-point baskets in the final round, prompting a joyous celebration by her teammates, namely Angel Robinson who picked Weibel up off the ground and hugged her following the competition. Weibel hit 16 consecutive three-pointers at one point during her run in the title round. | ||
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- | Six players on the men's side then competed in the State Farm Slam Dunk Contest -- [[Jamail Jones]], [[Joseph Fulce]], [[Reggie Smith]], [[Jamil Wilson]], [[Vander Blue]] and Johnson-Odom. For the first time ever, fans in attendance and the online viewing audience at home were asked to text in their vote for the first round of competition. | ||
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- | Smith led the way with 44 percent of the fan vote and was joined in the second round by Blue and Fulce, the two-time defending champion. Smith failed to advance after missing all three of his attempts in the first set of the second round and Fulce eventually went on to top Blue to earn slam-dunk champion honors for a third straight season. | ||
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- | Former players made up this year's panel of judges for the dunk contest, including George Thompson, [[Jim McIlvaine]], | ||
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- | The evening was capped off by the men's intrasquad scrimmage. Johnson-Odom and Dwight Buycks combined for 23 points to lead the White team, including a game-high 14 points by Johnson-Odom. But it wasn't enough as the Blue team went on to a 42-35 victory led by [[Junior Cadougan]], who finished with a team-high nine points, three assists and three steals. | ||
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- | Fans were then invited down to the floor to interact with the teams, snapping pictures with and getting autographs of their favorite MU players. | ||