Marquette Kentucky Live Coverage

Guide Note: In the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, the Marquette Golden Eagles will play the Kentucky Wildcats at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. This page will provide play-by-play live coverage of this game.

Fast Facts:

When: Thursday March 20, 2:30 PM ET
Where: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA
Television Coverage: CBS Sports
Game Announcers: Dick Enberg with Carter Blackburn and Jay Bilas
Marquette Head Coach: Tom Crean
Kentucky Head Coach: Billy Gillispie

Team	1st	2nd	SCORE
NCAA South Regional - FINAL SCORE
Marquette Golden Eagles	33	41	74
Kentucky Wildcats	29	37	66

Marquette Kentucky Live Play-by-Play Coverage

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End of Game

Marquette wins the game, defeating Kentucky 74-66

CBS Sports: Box Score of the game

Second Half

0:03: Matthews hits 2 more free throws

0:04: Crawford misses long-distance 3 and rebound to Matthews for Marquette - foul called

0:10: Matthews hits 2 more free throws - Marquette leads 72-66

0:10: Turnover by Kentucky and then they have to foul again

0:20: Free throws coming by Matthews - shooters touch on first one (it's good) and then nails second - Marquette leads 70-66

0:22: Bradley hits a big 3 for Kentucky and then Harris has to foul, his 5th - Kentucky trails 68-66

0:31: Matthews makes first one and the second as well- Marquette leads 68-63

0:31: Foul on Crawford - Matthews will shoot 2 shots as Kentucky has committed 10 team fouls this half

0:38: Crawford hits another 3 and cuts it to 3 - TIMEOUT Kentucky - their last - Crawford trying to do it all himself, and the Wildcats are hanging around, now just a 1 possession game. No more TO's for Kentucky

0:54: Burke fouled and goes to the line again for Marquette - he misses - rebound Kentucky

1:04: Crawford hits for Kentucky, they trail now 66-60

1:20: After a Bradley misses, a foul called on Kentucky - Jasper called for his 2nd foul - 1-and-1 chance for Burke for Marquette, he makes 1 of 2 - Marquette leads 66-58

1:35: Foul on Kentucky - at the line for Marquette is James in the bonus - he hits first and then makes second - Marquette leads 65-58 - TIMEOUT Marquette

1:48: Bradley hits a big 3 for Kentucky and they quickly call TIMEOUT - Kentucky trails 63-58

1:53: Crawford misses but KU retains possession on turnover

2:11: TIMEOUT Kentucky - they have 2 left, Marquette has all 4 left

2:14: McNeal hits jumper as shot clock expires - Marquette leads 63-55

2:51: Crawford scores and is fouled - bonus free throw is no good - Kentucky trails 61-55

3:11: James on the reverse lay-up - Marquette leads 61-53

3:34: Crawford misses and Marquette rebounds

3:37: Jump ball called as a scramble ensues on the floor, awarded to Kentucky with 1 second left on shot clock - TV TIMEOUT - GAME RESET: Possession arrow belongs to Marquette, Each team with 5 team fouls - Burke has 4 fouls for Marquette, 3 on James - Harris has 4 fouls for Kentucky, 3 on Bradley

4:21: James hits a big 3 for Marquette - Marquette leads 59-53

5:10: Stevenson slams it home for Kentucky - Kentucky trails 56-53

5:19: After a missed shot by Marquette, Kentucky launches long 3 but a foul committed by Hayward.

6:17: Shot clock violation against Kentucky - 10th turnover of the game for Wildcats

6:53: Over the back foul on Marquette gives ball back to KU - Where is Ashley Judd ?

7:25: Another 1 and done shot attempt for Wildcats - Marquette continues to win battle of the boards

7:43: TV TIMEOUT

8:07: Stevenson scores on lay-up for Wildcats - Kentucky trails 56-51

8:28: Matthews scores for Marquette

8:33: Tie-up called on a reach-in - ball stays with Marquette on Possession Arrow

9:05: Crawford from way downtown - BANG - Kentucky trails 54-49 - 28 points for Crawford, trying to put KU on his back

9:33: Crawford makes a tough shot and draws the foul - makes bonus foul - Kentucky trails 54-46

10:00: McNeal with yet another lay-up for Marquette underneath, first double digit lead in the game - Marquette leads 54-43

10:43: Another foul call on Bradley - his 4th, James hits both foul shots - Marquette leads 52-43

11:06: Hawyard with another put-back field goal inside - Marquette leads 50-43

11:18: Foul on Bradley, his 3rd foul

11:34: Bradley makes both shots, Kentucky trails 48-43

11:34: Bradley fouled by James, his 3rd - Bradley shooting 2 for KU

11:41: TV TIMEOUT - STATS RESET: Marquette 44% from the field and is now 6-11 on three-pointers. McNeal has 16 points and Hayward has 14. For Kentucky - they are just 14-30 from the field and have 9 turnovers - Crawford has 22 points, and Bradley has scored 12 - team just 4-12 from beyond the arc.

12:09: Porter scores again for Marquette - Kentucky trails 48-41

12:21: Crawford for 3 for Kentucky ends the drought - Kentucky trails 46-41

13:03: another miss by Kentucky but they hustle for the loose ball to keep possession

13:32: TIMEOUT Kentucky - Marquette starting to clamp down on Kentucky, and they are continuing to lead on the boards, leading to great opportunities at the other end in transition. Harris has 4 fouls for Kentucky and is on the bench; no other player has more than 2.

13:32: After a blocked shot at the other end, Marquette gets another fast break bucket by McNeal - Marquette leads 45-38

14:12: James with a scoop lay-up in traffic - Marquette leads 43-38

14:39: Bradley kisses one off the glass - Kentucky trails 41-38

14:58: McNeal slams it home after they forced another Kentucky turnover - Marquette leads 41-36

15:38: TV TIMEOUT

15:58: McNeal scores on driving shot after Marquette grabbed another offensive rebound - Marquette leads 39-36

17:09: James hits free throw for Marquette and then misses 2nd - Marquette leads 37-36

17:58: Crawford scores for KY

18:11: Hayward for 3 for Marquette

18:55: Crawford scores on pout back shot - Kentucky leads 33-32

19:25: 3-ball by Kentucky - Kentucky trails 32-31

Halftime

Marquette leads Kentucky 33-29 at the half. The stats are as follows:

For Marquette: Jerel McNeal has 9 points to lead the Golden Eagles, along with 4 rebounds. Lazar Hayward has 6 points and 6 rebounds. Marquette is shooting 35% from the field (11-31) but has 18 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds, and is 9-12 from the free throw line.

For Kentucky: Joe Crawford leads all scores with 12 points, while Ramel Bradley has 9 points, and Derrick Jasper has 5 rebounds. Kentucky is shooting 39% from the floor (9-23), and is also 9-12 from the charity stripe.

Analysis:Both teams have had great opportunities to score from outside but have been unable to knock down wide-open looks. Kentucky has 5 turnovers in first half, and will need to be more efficient in the 2nd half. Marquette has done a great job controlling the pace of the game.

First Half

0:00: HALFTIME

0:01: 3-pointer as clock winds down by Mbakwe in the corner - Marquette leads 33-29

0:16: TIMEOUT MARQUETTE

0:18: Bradley scores on driving lay-up - Kentucky trails 3029

0:27: Marquette had 3 chances underneath but missed all including a slam attempt

1:15: Two made free throws by Barro - Marquette leads 30-27

1:50: 1 of 2 at the line by Crawford, and they get rebound of missed 2nd shot - Kentucky trails 28-27

2:32: Crawford 1 of 2 on free throws - Kentucky trails 28-26

2:48: McNeal scores on another jumper - Marquette leads 28-25

3:22: Porter at the line for Kentucky hits both - Kentucky trails 26-25

3:27: TV TIMEOUT - Marquette shooting 37% (9-24) from floor and is 7-10 at the line with 13 rebounds. Kentucky is 42% from the floor (8-19) and just 2-7 from beyond the arc. Crawford has 10 points and Bradley 7 with 3 assists for Kentucky, while Marquette's leading scorer so far is McNeal with 7 points, and Hayward has 6 points with 4 rebounds.

3:41: McNeal hits a big 3 - Marquette leads 26-23

3:45: Crawford slams it home off a great feed by Bradley - GAME TIED AT 23-23

4:30: Stevenson hits 2 free throws for the Wildcats - Kentucky trails 23-21

5:10: McNeal makes 2 free throws - Marquette leads 23-19 Marquette dominating on the glass, but needs to do a better job at the charity stripe

5:49: James makes 1 of 2 at line for Golden Flashes: Marquette leads 21-19

6:02: Stevenson scores for the Wildcats, Kentucky trails 19-17 - Great back screen for the lob pass slam dunk

6:37: Crawford was fouled and made 1 of 2 - Kentucky trails 19-15

7:02: Acker makes 1 of 2 free throws - Marquette leads 19-14

7:21: Cubillan makes 1 of 2 at the line - Marquette leads 18-14

7:48: Bradley makes both free throws, Kentucky trails 17-14

7:48: TV TIMEOUT

8:17: One of two made free throws for Marquette, Marquette leads 17-12

8:40: Crawford misses 3

9:54: Slam dunk on a rebounded shot, Kentucky trails 16-12

10:03: TIMEOUT KENTUCKY - Wildcats have not scored in last 5 minutes, so they take a timneout to slow things down.

10:05: Fitzgerald gets another offensive rebound and puts it back in, Marquette leads 16-10

10:44: Acker scores on put-back, Marquette leads 14-10

11:45: McNeal scores inside - Marquette leads 12-10

11:59: TV TIMEOUT - Kentucky streaked out early, but Marquette on a 6-0 run, as Lazar Hayward has 6 points early on for the Golden Eagles.

11:59: Hawyard on a tip in - GAME TIED AT 10-10

12:42: Lots of back and forth opportunities, but little scoring

14:55: TV TIMEOUT

15:14: Marquette trails 10-6

15:36: Crawford scores on lay-up, Kentucky leads 10-4

17:00: Kentucky leads 8-4, Bradley scores on layup

17:33: Crawford scores for Marquette, Marquette trails 6-4

17:45: Another 3 for Kentucky, Kentucky leads 6-2

19:09: Bradley scores a 3 for Kentucky Kentucky leads 3-2

19:44: Barro scores first FG of game, Marquette leads 2-0

Marquette wins opening tip

2008 South Region Bracket

All games airing on CBS

First Round March 20 & 21 Sites TBD			Second Round March 22 & 23 Sites TBD			Regional Semifinals March 28 Reliant Stadium, Houston TX			Finals March 30 Reliant Stadium, Houston TX

1	Memphis	87
16	UT Arlington	63
			1	Memphis	77

			8	Mississppi State	74
8	Mississppi State	76

9	Oregon	69
						1	Memphis	92

						5	Michigan State	74
5	Michigan State	72

12	Temple	61
			5	Michigan State	65

			4	Pittsburgh	54
4	Pittsburgh	82

13	Oral Roberts	63
									1	Memphis	85

									2	Texas	67
6	Marquette	74

11	Kentucky	66
			6	Marquette	81

			3	Stanford	82
3	Stanford	77

14	Cornell	53
						3	Stanford	62

						2	Texas	82
7	Miami FL	78

10	Saint Mary's	64
			7	Miami FL	72

			2	Texas	75
2	Texas	74

15	Austin Peay	54

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