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Publication: The Marquette Tribune, Marquette University, Milwaukee WI.
Garrett, Jr.'s and-one puts MU's postseason hopes on life support
Henry Ellenson held to 11 points and six rebounds
Dan Reiner, daniel.reiner@mu.edu & Bull; January 20, 2016 & Bull; Leave a Comment
Duane Wilson had a game-high 19 points in the loss (Photo by Brian Georgeson/brian.georgeson@mu.edu)
Well, that stung.
In a back-and-forth match between two teams fighting to stay relevant in the BIG EAST standings, DePaul (7-12, 1-6 BIG EAST) upended Marquette (12-7, 2-5 BIG EAST) and likely ended the Golden Eagles' NCAA tournament chances. Billy Garrett, Jr. converted an and-one layup with 1.1 seconds left in regulation to give the Blue Demons a 57-56 victory at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Wednesday night.
"It hurt," Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski said. "I thought we played harder tonight than we did in the Xavier game, we just weren't rewarded for it."
Squaring off against a team that entered 0-6 in BIG EAST play, Marquette held a one-point lead with 8.4 seconds remaining after redshirt sophomore Duane Wilson tipped in his own miss. DePaul head coach Dave Leitao called timeout and Wojciechowski subbed in 6-foot-4 freshman Sacar Anim in place of 6-foot-10 Henry Ellenson. Garrett, Jr. was...