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- | ====== February 9, 2011 - Marquette vs. South Florida ====== | ||
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- | ===== Sun Dome Always A Hot Spot For Golden Eagles ===== | ||
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- | Did anyone really expect anything else? | ||
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- | Despite going 0 for 7 from the free throw line in the final 1 minute 3 seconds, MU kept itself in the lead by getting the defensive stops it needed and eventually hung on to outlast [[South Florida]], 59-58, Wednesday night in a game neither team seemed to want to win. | ||
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- | The game came down to the Golden Eagles missing a pair of free throws they wanted to make and the Bulls making a free throw they wanted to miss, all in the final 1.8 seconds. | ||
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- | Occurring in the same building that [[Jerel McNeal]]' | ||
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- | "I don't know if I have the words to justify the ebb and flow of that game," said coach [[Buzz Williams]]. "For it to have played out the way that it did relative to the result, I don't know that there' | ||
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- | The final few minutes were wild. | ||
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- | After trailing by as many as 16 points early in the second half, MU (15-9, 6-5 [[Big East]]) clawed its way back into the game with an effective press and stifling half-court defense and then finally got in front of [[South Florida]] (8-17, 2-10) on a three-pointer from [[Jae Crowder]] with 4:23 left that made it 54-53. | ||
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- | The Bulls jumped back in front, 55-54, shortly thereafter, but a drive by Butler and Crowder' | ||
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- | "I knew the situation," | ||
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- | It was at that point, though, that the difficulties at the line began for MU. | ||
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- | First, [[Chris Otule]] missed the front end of a bonus situation. [[South Florida]]' | ||
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- | He missed both free throws and South Florida rebounded and got the ball upcourt. Butler then stripped Poland in the lane, forcing the Bulls to foul [[Darius Johnson-Odom]]. The junior guard missed both free throws, and the ball went back to [[South Florida]]. | ||
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- | After a reset on a near steal by Butler, the Bulls got the ball to Anthony Crater, who was stationed in the right corner. He buried a three, apparently tying the game, but prior to that coach Stan Heath had called a timeout. | ||
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- | Coming out of the timeout, the best the Bulls could manage was a long, challenged three from the top of the key from big man Augustus Gilchrist, who missed it short. Johnson-Odom rebounded and was fouled with 1.8 seconds remaining. | ||
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- | Needing to hit just one to put Marquette up by four points, the 74.8% free-throw shooter again missed both - badly - and [[South Florida]]' | ||
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- | Crowder then fouled Fitzpatrick with 1.1 seconds left. Fitzpatrick, | ||
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- | "I was trying to get it to bounce off perfect," | ||
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- | ===== Box Score ===== | ||
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- | ===== Play-by-Play ===== | ||
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