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MILWAUKEE - Marquette will need more days like Joseph Fulce had Saturday. Fulce had collegiate highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Jimmy Butler scored 21 points as short-handed Marquette rolled to a 78-51 victory over North Florida.

Two years ago, Marquette ended Wisconsin's 28 game home winning streak at the Kohl Center with an 81-76 victory.

Following a tough loss to Northwestern, NC State returns to the hardwood tomorrow looking to knock off Marquette .

Soloman Alabi should have had a field day against an undersized Iona roster. Instead the seven footer struggled mightily to the tune of only six points on 1-of-7 shooting and four free throws.

It wasn't the finish Xavier wanted, not by a mile. Then again, the Musketeers that lost to Marquette 71-61 in the Old Spice Classic first round Thursday afternoon weren't the same Muskies that steamrolled their first three opponents.

Lazar Hayward scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds, leading Marquette to a 79-65 victory over 15th-ranked Michigan in the semifinals of the Old Spice Classic.

Lazar Hayward scored a game-high 27 points, and MU converted 20 turnovers into 25 points as the Golden Eagles defeated Xavier, 71-61, in the first round of the Old Spice Classic on Thursday afternoon at Disney's Milk House.

Dwight Buycks nearly recorded a triple-double against Grambling State posting 10 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Jimmy Butler had 15 points and Marquette scored 19 straight points in the first half in an 87-41 victory over Grambling State on Saturday night.

Neither Lazar Hayward nor his coach knew he was having his best game on offense.

Although it wasna t as convincing as coach Buzz Williams would have liked, the Marquette mena s basketball won its season-opener 85-62 over the Centenary Gents.

Dwight Buycks and Chris Otule will have some help next season. Published Nov. 12, 2009 at 1:13 p.m. Tags: marquette , buzz williams , vander blue After losing four seniors, including three top-ten scorers in school history, it was imperative that Marquette head coach Buzz Williams and his staff continue their successful early recruiting run.

Nearly 14,000 were in attendance at the Bradley Center as MU unofficially kicked off its 2009-10 season against MSOE Saturday afternoon in the Golden Eagles' lone exhibition game.

The Marquette mena s basketball team handled the MSOE Raiders as a superior team should, running away with the 106-47 victory in the teama s first and only exhibition game Saturday at the Bradley Center.