Ever regret having to watch something on DVR? I could be a show that’s gotten tiresome in the past few episodes, or maybe, it’s a reality show that you are embarrassed you watch (Florbama Shore, what’s up). For me on Monday, it was the Marquette-DePaul game. After reading Marquette Twitter, the game seemed like a complete mess, and after watching, I can confirm the game did not have much to be excited about for the Golden Eagles. But a win is a win and now the team gets nine days off before a brutal stretch to finish the year.

Harry Froling breaks out
One thing that might be worth taking away from this game is the play of Harry Froling. He was excellent off the bench last night with six points and nine rebounds. Froling controlled the paint when he played last night and did a great job of snatching down boards for Marquette. The one advantage that this team has compared to last year is they have three solid big men in Matt Heldt, Theo John and Froling who can all give Steve Wojciechowski valuable minutes.

Rowsey and Howard struggle again
Could it be that Andrew Rowsey and Markus Howard need this time off more than anyone? For the second straight game, the duo struggled to get going from the field. Howard finished with seven points taking only seven shots and making one three. Rowsey tried to convince the ball to go in shooting an outrageous 2-for-12 with eight missed threes. Rowsey frustrated any Marquette fan yesterday with his shot selection, but the nine assists is a good touch.

Max Strus held in check
DePaul’s first big name recruit in quite some time, Max Straus, did not have a welcoming party at the Bradley Center. Tough Golden Eagles defense prevented him from not having a field goal in the first half, and he only scored three total from the field. Straus did not have much working for him as Marquette shut him down which apparently shut the whole offense down as DePaul couldn’t hit one shot.

Next up
Marquette gets nine days off before heading to Cincinnati to play ranked Xavier. Marquette-Xavier played a classic at the Bradley Center in December, and the Golden Eagles scored one of their signature wins last season at the Cintas Center. It’s not an easy place to play, but Marquette knows they can win there which is a huge boost of confidence.

Charlie.