Marquette University Athletics
Men's Basketball Heads For Saint Louis
2/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Marquette Golden Eagles (13-8, 4-6 C-USA) vs. Saint Louis Billikens (12-9, 5-5 C-USA)
Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 8:00 p.m. CST
Savvis Center - Saint Louis, Missouri
Radio: WISN 1130 AM; Steve "Homer" True and George Thompson
Marquette Records:
Overall: 13-8, 4-6 C-USA
Home:10-3 /Away: 2-5 /Neutral:1-0
Tom Crean By The Numbers:
96-49 (.662), 5th season overall
48-26 (.649) in C-USA
61-12 (.836) at the Bradley Center
2-2 (.500) at US Cellular Arena
21-29 (.420) on the road
12-6 (.667) on neutral courts
8-1 (.888) vs. Saint Louis
19-13 (.594) in February
Series vs. Saint Louis:
Marquette leads 30-21
Previous Meeting:
January 10, 2004 - Milwaukee
Marquette 61, Saint Louis 59
Series vs. Saint Louis
Marquette has won seven consecutive and eight-of-nine against Saint Louis dating back to 1999. Overall, the Golden Eagles own a 30-21 advantage in the series. (19-3 at home; 10-15 on the road; 1-3 at neutral sites)
Tom Crean is 8-1 against the Billikens, including 3-1 in Saint Louis.
In this season?s previous meeting, Travis Diener banked in an eight-footer with two seconds remaining giving the Golden Eagles a 61-59 victory.
Crean Game-by-Game vs. Saint Louis
1999-2000 H W, 56-38
1999-2000 A L, 52-67
2000-01 A W, 73-64
2000-01 H W, 75-69
2001-02 H W, 61-53
2001-02 A W, 55-38
2002-03 W W, 60-54
2002-03 H W, 68-64
2003-04 H W, 61-59
Marquette-Saint Louis By The Numbers
Marquette Saint Louis
71.0 Points 63.0
68.0 Points Allowed 57.0
42.9 FG % 43.8
43.0 FG% Defense 40.8
40.2 3-Pt. FG % 34.5
36.0 3-Pt. FG% Defense 32.5
75.2 FT % 70.4
65.2 Rebound Average 69.1
+3.2 Rebound Margin -0.2
13.0 Assists 14.0
14.8 Turnovers 13.1
-0.1 Turnover Margin +1.9
Diener, 17.4 Leading Scorer Bryant, 17.2
Diener, 6.1 Assists Leader Fisher, 4.3
Merritt, 6.5 Rebound Leader Frericks, 6.3
