The Road to 358

On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, I saw my 118th Division One College Basketball team. On this occasion, I saw the NC Central Eagles take on the Marquette Golden Eagles.  NC Central is the 2nd team that I have seen out of the Mid-Eastern Conference. NC Central has a 5-4 record on the year. They most recently played St. Andrews and they won 127-40. The leading scorer for NC Central is Justin Wright averaging he is averaging 16.6 PPG. Marquette has a 6-3 record on the year. They most recently played Wisconsin and they lost 80-77 in overtime. The leading scorers for the Golden Eagles is Kam Jones and Olivier-Maxence Prosper and both are averaging 14.1 PPG.  The first half of this one was all Marquette. Marquette jumped on NC Central early with a 9-0 lead. The Golden Eagle shot 76% from the field in the first half. The offense was running on all cylinders in this half. NC Central really struggled with the pressure of Marquette. Being NC Central has been tested this year with playing V...

On Tuesday November 29th, 2022, I saw my 117th Division One College Basketball teams. On this occasion, I saw the Baylor Bears take on the Marquette Golden Eagles.  Baylor is the 6th team that I have seen out of the Big 12. The Bears are currently ranked #6 in the AP Poll. Baylor has a 5-1 record on the year, their only loss of the year coming to Virginia. They most recently played McNeese and they won 89-60. The leading scorer for Baylor is LJ Cryer and he is averaging 17.7 PPG. Marquette has a 5-2 record on the year. They most recently played Chicago State and they won 82-68. The leading scorer for the Golden Eagles is Kam Jones and he is averaging 13.3 PPG.  Marquette has been nothing shy of inconsistent this year. Home showing against Chicago State and Radford had no reason for the Golden Eagles faithful to be excited for this game. But something with different about this one. Marquette played with a fire that you had no seen previously under Shaka Smart. You knew the pote...