Lazar Hayward News

It is going to be hard for Marquette fans to claim Lazar Hayward is one of the most underappreciated players in the nation too much longer, if at all.

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.

Through two games at this weekend's Old Spice Tournament at the Wide World of Sports, the Florida State basketball team has shown flashes of brilliance on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor.

Marquette turned team speed into an early-season upset. Lazar Hayward scored 22 points and Jimmy Butler had 17 to lead Marquette past No.

The winningest matchup of Division I coaches was definitely one-sided. Seventh-ranked Duke and Mike Krzyzewski won another NIT Season Tip-Off last night with a 68-59 victory over No.

Despite 22 points and eight rebounds from junior guard Manny Harris , the No. 15-ranked University of Michigan men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season on Friday afternoon , falling to Marquette, 79-65, in the first semifinal of the Old Spice Classic at the Milk House on Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.

It wasn't until well after his victory Thursday that reality hit Marquette coach Buzz Williams.

Lazar Hayward scored 27 points and Jimmy Butler added 15 to help Marquette beat Xavier 71-61 on Thursday at the Old Spice Classic.

After Xavier thumped Sacred Heart by 40 points Nov. 21 to end a three-game, season-opening homestand, coach Chris Mack told players in the locker room that spring training was over.

Lazar Hayward had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead Marquette to a 93-68 victory on Tuesday night over South Dakota for its 24th straight non-conference home win.

Marquette received some bad news on the eve of their game against South Dakota when they learned that sophomore center Chris Otule will likely miss the remainder of the season with a broken foot he suffered in practice Monday.A In three games where Otule had been used sparingly against smaller competition, he was averaging 3.7 points and 2.2 ...

Slowly but surely, these youngish Marquette Golden Eagles are coming together. The latest evidence came Saturday night at the Bradley Center, as a balanced offensive attack combined with some smothering defense resulted in an 87-41 drubbing of the Grambling Tigers.

Lazar Hayward scored a collegiate-high 28 points to lead Marquette to an 86-60 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Tuesday night.

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.

Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in his first start at Marquette, leading the Golden Eagles to an 85-62 victory over Centenary on Friday night.

Marquette coach Buzz Williams made a promise to his young team this season. After they completed his intense offseason conditioning program, he'd run the distance from Milwaukee to Indianapolis, the site of the Final Four, over 40 days.

In his second career start, senior guard David Cubillan filled the boxscore with 12 points, nine assists and four steals.

Lazar Hayward, who averaged 16.3 points and 8.6 rebounds as a junior, will be Marquettea s unquestioned leader this year.

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.

A year ago, it was unclear exactly where David Cubillan stood with coach Buzz Williams and the Marquette Golden Eagles.