{"id":20348,"date":"2017-01-25T07:08:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T07:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=20348"},"modified":"2017-01-25T07:08:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T07:08:26","slug":"marquette-gets-second-straight-top-10-win-upset-no-2-villanova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/marquette-gets-second-straight-top-10-win-upset-no-2-villanova.html","title":{"rendered":"Marquette gets second straight top-10 win with upset of No. 2 Villanova"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marquette gets second straight top-10 win with upset of No. 2 Villanova<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Three dribbles. One deep breath.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marquette\u2019s Katin Reinhardt went through his typical routine before each of his two crucial free throws with 11.6 seconds left of a tie game against No. 2 Villanova.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reinhardt hit both. The Wildcats missed two chances to tie on a layup and a putback at the buzzer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fun was just beginning for Marquette.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Golden Eagles (14-6, 5-3 Big East) roared back from a 17-point deficit for a season-defining, 74-72 victory over the Wildcats (19-2, 7-2).<\/span><\/p>\n

It was the second time Marquette beat an AP No. 1-ranked team. The Golden Eagles beat Kentucky in the 2003 NCAA tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their fans partied at the Bradley Center in a court-storming frenzy, celebrating as if coach Al McGuire was still pacing the Marquette sideline.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t even know what to say,\u201d Reinhardt said. \u201cYou dream of these types of moments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The senior guard transferred to Marquette following stints with NCAA tournament squads at UNLV and Southern California. He\u2019s been through these kinds of edge-of-your-seat moments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reinhardt finished with 19 points, going 4 of 7 from three-point territory and 5 of 6 from the foul line. But he was upset about that one missed free throw when he stepped to the line with 11 seconds left.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time I go to the free-throw line, I have the same routine. One, two, three \u2014 three dribbles I have. Breathe in, breathe out and let it fly,\u201d he recounted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marquette beat its second straight top-10 opponent after having defeated then-No. 7 Creighton 102-94 last week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Villanova had two chances to tie on the final possession. Jalen Brunson missed a layup and Darryl Reynolds couldn\u2019t convert on an offensive rebound.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to put a whole 40 minutes together. Sometimes you get on the road and a team gets hot,\u201d coach Jay Wright said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t finish the 40 minutes, they\u2019ll get you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Reinhardt\u2019s three from the right wing tied the game at 72 with 1:04 left.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mikal Bridges had a season-high 20 points for Villanova.<\/span><\/p>\n

Big picture<\/span><\/p>\n

Villanova: Wright might at least like the tape from the first half after his team built a 15-point lead in spite of getting just 4 minutes from leading scorer Josh Hart because of foul trouble. Kris Jenkins had just two points in the first half. But in-your-face defense helped fuel the 18-2 run \u2014 which included a 14-0 spurt \u2014 to build the big lead that held up until late in the second half.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marquette: For a while early in the first half, Marquette looked like it would hang with Villanova all night with Luke Fischer maneuvering deftly through the lane and Jajuan Johnson hit jumpers. When Andrew Rowsey pulled up for a three on the break to get within 19-18, the fans at the Bradley Center let out a deafening roar. The loudest celebration was saved for the end.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marquette’s move<\/span><\/p>\n

It was the defending national champion Wildcats who withered in the end. Marquette finished the game on a 19-4 run. Villanova ended the night on a 2-of-13 stretch from the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe won the game primarily because of our defense,\u201d coach Steve Wojciechowski said. He secured the biggest win of his three-year tenure at Marquette.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hart\u2019s acrobatic tip-in of a missed three from Brunson tied the game again with 35 seconds left, setting up Reinhardt\u2019s game-winning free throws.<\/span><\/p>\n

Early spurt<\/span><\/p>\n

For a while Tuesday night, Villanova looked like it was going to pull away in another runaway. The Wildcats built a 15-point halftime lead in spite of subpar nights from Hart and Jenkins, their two leading scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jenkins had just two points and missed all seven of his shots from the field, including six from three. Hart had 14 of his 16 points in the second half.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to just keep battling, no matter how much we get up, we\u2019ve got to just keep going. We\u2019ve got to have that heart,\u201d Hart said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Up next<\/span><\/p>\n

Villanova: Takes a brief break from Big East play by hosting No. 13 Virginia at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaab\/bigeast\/2017\/01\/24\/marquette-golden-eagles-upset-villanova-wildcats\/97019998\/<\/span><\/div>\n

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