Hauser Clutch Shot, Howard’s 53 Points, Spell OT Win For Marquette

Markus Howard set a new Marquette scoring record by pouring in 53 points in the Golden Eagles’ 106-104 overtime win at Creighton Wednesday.  Fourteen of those points came in overtime and he wouldn’t have had the chance to score them if Sam Hauser hadn’t hit a clutch three-pointer with less than a second left in regulation.  Both teams hit more than 50-percent of their three-pointers in the high-scoring game.  Creighton started out red-hot, looked like it was headed for an easy win, and had a 10-point lead in the second half.  Marquette’s came roaring back to win.  That gives the Golden Eagles a 13-3 record heading into Saturday’s home game against Seton Hall.