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MILWAUKEE – None of the three seniors on the Marquette men's team – David Cubillan, Maurice Acker and Lazar Hayward - liked the conclusion of their storybook careers. They ended the regular season at home with a 63-60 overtime loss to Notre Dame Saturday.
It was a bittersweet moment for the Golden Eagles, even though they were on the cusp of beating the Fighting Irish, who needed a win to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive.
With 1 minute 2 seconds left in regulation, Marquette (20-10, 11-7, Big East) held a 51-45 lead after Hayward missed the last of his two free-throws. Had he made the second free-throw, the Golden Eagles would've made it a three possession game.
Eleven seconds later, Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis nailed a three-pointer and the Irish (21-10, 10-8) called a timeout with 51 seconds left. Down 51-48, Notre Dame got a second chance to tie the game after an offensive rebound from Ben Hansbrough from a missed three-pointer. He found Carleton Scott with a second left and Scott made a three-pointer that sent the game into overtime tied at 51.
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MILWAUKEE – By this weekend, some of the Marquette men's players and head coach Buzz Williams would have experienced a variety of life experiences as a team, from dancing to crying to showing compassion for others and showing up their opponents.
When the Golden Eagles put a beatdown on visiting Louisville Wednesday at home, it all but solidified their ticket to the Big Dance, regardless how they fare in the Big East Postseason Tournament next weekend.
It was one thing for a longtime established and successful coach like Rick Pitino to take probably one of the worst whippings from an undersized Marquette team with no starters over 6-foot-6. It was another for senior Jerry Smith to have a mediocre game for the Cardinals in his return back to Milwaukee for the last time in the regular season.
Things got so bad for Pitino that he chose not to come to the media room after the game to address his disappointment in his team, who like Marquette, are fighting to make the NCAA Tournament field.
With 33 seconds remaining in regulation in Wednesday's game, sophomore Darius Johnson-Odom threw down a one-handed, tip-in dunk from a missed three-point shot by senior Lazar Hayward for a 69-46 Marquette lead. They won the game, 69-48.
Read more: Golden Eagles Last Home Games Caps Emotional Week
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MILWAUKEE – Even though it took an extra period to decide the game, the Marquette women refuse to lose to a losing team in Cincinnati to avoid a losing regular season. They beat the Bearcats 69-63 in overtime Monday at the Al McGuire Center.
On Senior Night, one of the seniors, Lauren Thomas-Johnson refused to let the Golden Eagles go out with a loss at home. Ten of Thomas-Johnson's team high 17 points came in the extra session. Her drive to the middle with 3 minutes 9 seconds in overtime gave Marquette a 59-57 lead, which they didn't relinquish. Thomas-Johnson made two layups and was 4-4 from the line as they outscored Cincinnati 12-6 in overtime. The game was tied in regulation at 57-all.
"If you look at Lauren, the way she played down the stretch," Marquette coach Terri Mitchell said. "If you look at 'Nellie' (senior Janelle Harris) and the rebounds that she got . . . But Lauren just ended it as a senior. She had ended her game by a steal, by driving, by hitting big free-throws. That's what seniors do."
Read more: Marquette Women Earns 10th Seed in Big East with Win
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 Lazar Hayward came through in the clutch (AP Photo)
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Lazar Hayward picked the perfect time to start playing like himself again. He salvaged both his game and the Golden Eagles’ chances for a victory with one deep three pointer from the left wing. That shot tied the game at 67 apiece with only 27.5 seconds left in the second half and made up for his 1-10 performance from the field up until that point.
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