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Article: PITTSBURGH 90, MARQUETTE 75 Feeling down and out Second-half run buries Golden Eagles
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 5, 2009
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Pittsburgh -- "The Gauntlet" took an ugly turn Wednesday night
for the Marquette Golden Eagles.
What had been an entertaining game with the No. 3 Pittsburgh
Panthers over the opening 24 minutes got completely out of hand over
the final 16, with the net result being a 90-75 defeat for the
Golden Eagles at the Petersen Events Center.
It was the third consecutive loss for the Golden Eagles against
their third straight opponent ranked in the top six in the nation.
MU held a 57-48 lead with 15 minutes 58 seconds remaining only to
see Pittsburgh close on a brutally efficient 42-18 run and send the
Golden Eagles home with their first three-game losing streak in more