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- | ====== February 18, 2010 - Pittsburgh vs. Marquette====== | ||
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- | ===== Tripped Up By Poor Play ===== | ||
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- | That was the sum total of the Marquette Golden Eagles' | ||
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- | Questionable shot selection, untimely turnovers, poor interior defense and mental breakdowns - all of it combined to bring MU's five-game winning streak to a screeching halt as the Golden Eagles (16-9, 7-6 Big East) suffered their worst loss in league play to date and tempered NCAA tournament talk for the time being. | ||
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- | "I would say we took ourselves out," said [[Lazar Hayward]], who moved into fifth place on MU's all-time scoring list with an 11-point night. "We weren' | ||
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- | "It would have been a good one to get. We know exactly why we lost. We're going to go back to work. We know we weren' | ||
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- | [[Jimmy Butler]] had 14 points and seven rebounds and [[Darius Johnson-Odom]] 13 points for MU, which was just one for 10 from three-point range in the second half while allowing Pittsburgh to shoot 60.0% (12 for 20) over that same span. | ||
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- | Four players - Jermaine Dixon, Gary McGhee, Nasir Robinson and Brad Wanamaker - scored 10 points apiece to lead Pittsburgh (20-6, 9-4), which shot 54.8% for the game and a sizzling 68.0% from inside the three-point arc to win its fourth straight. | ||
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- | MU used a 9-2 run to open the second half, with six of the points coming on either dunks or layups as the Golden Eagles regained some of the aggressiveness that led to them falling behind by six points at halftime. | ||
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- | Johnson-Odom got things started with a steal and monstrous dunk on the other end, then added a three from the right wing. A pair of layups by Butler made it 34-33 and got the crowd of 16,486 back into the proceedings. | ||
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- | Pittsburgh wouldn' | ||
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- | Unable to string together anything resembling another run, the Golden Eagles clamped down defensively to at least give themselves a chance. | ||
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- | Pittsburgh turned the ball over on four consecutive possessions, | ||
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- | That, however, would represent the extent of MU's comeback. | ||
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- | After a Panthers miss on the other end, the Golden Eagles gave it away on an inbounds play, failing to cash in on an offensive rebound. Then, after Pittsburgh committed a turnover right in front of its own bench, nearly prompting coach Jamie Dixon to keel over in disbelief, [[Maurice Acker]] missed a rushed three-pointer that the Panthers rebounded. | ||
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- | Gilbert Brown was fouled but missed the front end of the bonus, leaving the door ajar, but again the best MU could manage was a long three by [[David Cubillan]] that missed its mark and landed out of bounds. Then the Golden Eagles committed a cardinal sin, allowing Dixon to get behind them on the inbounds and score on a breakaway.It was an uncharacteristic series of breakdowns and bad decisions in crunch time. Now, having missed a golden opportunity to bolster their résumé, the Golden Eagles will have to make their bones on the road as they head out for a crucial three-game road swing beginning Sunday in Cincinnati. | ||
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