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2005-06 Schedule & Results Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska

Date Opponent TV Time/Result Marquette Records: Marquette is coming off a three game NOVEMBER 4-1 overall sweep at the Great Alaska Shootout, where it Thu. 10 Michigan Tech (exh.) W, 71-66 Mon. 14 Wis.-Whitewater (exh.) W, 80-58 0-0 BIG EAST defeated Eastern Washington, Oral Roberts Nov. 18-19 • 44th Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic 1-1 at home and South Carolina, the defending NIT Fri. 18 Rice W, 82-65 0-0 on the road Champion, in four days to claim its second Sat. 19 Winthrop L, 64-71 Nov. 24-26 • Carrs Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Shootout championship. Wed. 23 vs Eastern Washington W, 83-73 Head Coach Records: With the Nebraska contest, Marquette is Fri. 25 vs Oral Roberts W, 73-70 125-66 (65.4) 7th season playing one of its two non-conference games Sat. 26 vs South Carolina W, 92-89 OT Wed. 30 at Nebraska FSN Midwest 7 p.m. 59-37 (61.5) in conference play at an actual road site (neutral sites not 82-20 (80.4) at the included). Marquette meets next DECEMBER 2-2 (50.0) at the U.S. Cellular Arena Saturday for the other contest. Sat. 3 South Dakota State 1 p.m. Wed. 7 Valparaiso 7 p.m. 26-37 (41.3) on the road Senior is one Sat. 10 at Wisconsin ESPN Local noon 15-8 (65.2) on neutral sites attempt away from becoming the school Sat. 17 San Francisco noon leader in free throw percentage. Mon. 19 Oakland 5:30 p.m. Thu. 22 Delaware State 7 p.m. Marquette and Nebraska Marquette is led by head coach Tom Crean, Wed. 28 Lewis 7 p.m. All-Time: Marquette leads, 4-3 who is in his seventh season and owns a 122- Tom Crean Era: Marquette leads, 1-0 66 career record. JANUARY Tue. 3 Connecticut * ESPN Local 7 p.m. Last Meeting: Dec. 12, 2004 Nebraska’s head coach is Barry Collier. He is Sat. 7 * ESPN Regional 11 a.m. Marquette, 61-72 in his sixth year at Nebraska with a 74-77 Wed. 11 at Seton Hall * ESPN Local 6:30 p.m. Bradley Center record. He owns a 270-209 career mark in 17 Sat. 14 at West Virginia * ESPN Local 1 p.m. Tue. 17 at DePaul * 7:30 p.m. seasons. Fri. 20 Notre Dame * ESPNU 8 p.m. Wed. 25 DePaul * 7 p.m. Sat. 28 at Pittsburgh * ESPN Regional 11 a.m.

FEBRUARY Marquette Lineup (2005-06) * denotes probable starter Wed. 1 St. John's * 7 p.m. Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. MPG PPG RPG APG Sat. 4 at Villanova * ESPN Regional 1 p.m. 1 Dominic James * G Fr. 5-11 175 32.2 14.4 3.2 7.2 Sun. 12 at Rutgers * 1 p.m. Named to Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament; Averaged 13.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in GAS Thu. 16 Georgetown * ESPN 8 p.m. 2 Matt Mortensen F Fr. 6-6 190 — — — — Sat. 18 Pittsburgh * ESPN Local 8 p.m. Has yet to play in 2005-06 Sat. 25 at Notre Dame * ESPNU 5 p.m. 5 Dan Fitzgerald F So. 6-9 200 22.2 5.4 3.0 2.4 Came off the bench for 11 points in win over Oral Roberts MARCH 10 Tommy Brice G So. 5-11 174 — — — — Wed. 1 at Louisville * 6 p.m. Has yet to play in 2005-06 Sat. 4 Providence * 1 p.m. 12 Dwight Burke F Fr. 6-8 240 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 March 8-11 • BIG EAST Tournament Made collegiate debut against Eastern Washington, scoring two points Wed. 8 BIG EAST First Round 20 Steve Novak * F Sr. 6-10 220 34.8 16.2 4.2 1.0 Thu. 9 BIG EAST Quarterfinals Named Great Alaska Shootout MOP; led all scorers with 17.0 points per game in tournament Fri. 10 BIG EAST Semifinals 22 Jerel McNeal * G Fr. 6-3 185 26.4 10.0 4.4 2.4 Sat. 11 BIG EAST Championship Named Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament; scored 15 against Eastern Washington March 14-April 3 • NCAA Tournament 23 * G Fr. 6-5 200 22.2 8.2 3.6 1.8 16-19 NCAA First & Second Rounds Hit 8-of-10 free throws against Eastern Washington for 10 points 23-26 NCAA Regionals 32 Joe Chapman G Sr. 6-4 210 18.6 4.0 2.4 0.8 Scored 17 off the bench against Eastern Washington to lead MU to win APRIL 33 Chris Grimm F/C Sr. 6-10 245 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 1-3 NCAA Final Four Played six minutes in two games in Great Alaska Shootout 40 Mike Kinsella C Jr. 7-0 245 — — — — • All times are listed as central and are subject to change. Has yet to play in 2005-06 • Home games are played at the Bradley Center and are 41 Ousmane Barro * F So. 6-10 235 13.6 5.4 3.0 0.6 listed in bold. Started all three games of Great Alaska Shootout • * Denotes BIG EAST game. 43 Ryan Amoroso F So. 6-8 242 17.8 11.0 4.6 0.2 Scored 30 points and had 12 rebounds in GAS Championship game, both career highs 51 Jamil Lott F Jr. 6-7 225 13.6 3.0 2.8 0.2 Scored two points off the bench in GAS semifinal win over Oral Roberts

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 1 2005-06 Marquette Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last College/High School 1 Dominic James G 5-11 175 Fr. Richmond, Ind./Richmond 2 Matt Mortensen F 6-6 190 Fr. Provo, Utah./Timpview 5 Dan Fitzgerald F 6-9 200 So. St. Paul, Minn./Tulane/St. Thomas 10 Tommy Brice G 5-11 174 So. Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park 12 Dwight Burke F 6-8 240 Fr. , N.Y./St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) 20 Steve Novak F 6-10 220 Sr. Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer 22 Jerel McNeal G 6-3 185 Fr. , Ill../Hillcrest 23 Wesley Matthews G 6-5 200 Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison Memorial 32 Joe Chapman G/F 6-4 210 Sr. Chicago Heights, Ill./Bloom Trail 33 Chris Grimm F/C 6-10 245 Sr. Brighton, Mich./Brighton 40 Mike Kinsella C 7-0 245 Jr. Rochester, Minn./Minneapolis Tech/John Marshall 41 Ousmane Barro F 6-10 235 So. Dakar, Senegal/Chicago Julian 43 Ryan Amoroso F 6-8 242 So. Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville 51 Jamil Lott F 6-7 225 Jr. St. Paul, Minn./North Dakota School of Science

Head Coach: Tom Crean Assistant Coaches: , Dan Panaggio,

Quick Facts Pronunciation Guide Location , Wis., 53233 Ryan Amoroso — am-uh-row-so Founded 1881 Enrollment 10,500 Ousmane Barro — ooze-mahn bare-oh Nickname Golden Eagles Mike Kinsella — ken-cell-ah Colors Blue (PMS 281) and Gold (PMS 123) Jamil Lott — ja-meal Arena Bradley Center (18,850) Affiliation NCAA Division I Jerel McNeal — ja-rell Conference BIG EAST Dan Panaggio — pah-nah-gee-oh President: Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J. Athletics Dir.: Bill Cords Jean Prioleau — jzean pree-low Ticket Office: 414-288-GOMU Jason Rabedeaux — rab-a-do University Website www.marquette.edu 2005-06 Marquette Alphabetical Roster First Year of Basketball 1916-17 All-Time Record 1,329-838 (61.3) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last College/HS 43 Ryan Amoroso F 6-8 242 So. Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville NCAA Tourney Appearances 23 41 Ousmane Barro F 6-10 235 So. Dakar, Senegal/Chicago Julian Last NCAA Appearance 2003 10 Tommy Brice G 5-11 174 So. Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park NIT Appearances/Last 15/2005 12 Dwight Burke F 6-8 240 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Benedict s Prep (N.J.) Last Postseason NIT, 2005 32 Joe Chapman G/F 6-4 210 Sr. Chicago Heights, Ill./Bloom Trail Result NIT First Round 5 Dan Fitzgerald F 6-9 200 So. St. Paul, Minn./Tulane/St. Thomas Loss to Western Mich., 40-54 33 Chris Grimm F/C 6-10 245 Sr. Brighton, Mich./Brighton 1 Dominic James G 5-11 175 Fr. Richmond, Ind./Richmond 40 Mike Kinsella C 7-0 245 Jr. Rochester, Minn./Minneapolis Tech/ Men’s Basketball Contact Mike Broeker John Marshall Office Phone 414-288-5287 51 Jamil Lott F 6-7 225 Jr. St. Paul, Minn./ Home Phone 414-906-1607 North Dakota School of Science E-Mail [email protected] 23 Wesley Matthews G 6-5 200 Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison Memorial Asst. Media Relations Dir. Blain Fowler 22 Jerel McNeal G 6-3 185 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Hillcrest Office Phone 414-288-6980 2 Matt Mortensen F 6-6 190 Fr. Provo, Utah./Timpview Cell Phone 414-737-1457 20 Steve Novak F 6-10 220 Sr. Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer E-Mail [email protected] Asst. Media Relations Dir. Mike Laprey Marquette Basketball Staff Office Phone 414-288-7419 E-Mail [email protected] Head Coach Tom Crean (Central Michigan, ’89) Media Relations Assistant: Amy Ufnowski Assistant Coaches Jason Rabedeaux (Calif.-Davis, ’88) Office Phone 414-288-7447 Dan Panaggio (SUNY-Brockport, ’77) E-Mail [email protected] Jean Prioleau (Fordham, ’92) Media Relations Fax 414-288-6519 Dir. of Basketball Operations Todd Townsend (Marquette, ’05) Bradley Center Press Row 414-227-0580 Coordinator of Video Operations Derek Deprey (Wis. Lutheran, ’02) Athletics Website www.gomarquette.com Head Trainer Jayd Grossman (Wis.-La Crosse, ‘92) Delivery Address Al McGuire Center 770 N. 12th Street Strength and Conditioning Coach Scott Holsopple (Penn State, ‘97) Milwaukee, WI, 53233-2203

2 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. News and Notes 2005-06 BIG EAST Standings BIG EAST Overall Shootout Success Great Alaska Shootout, out-rebounding all three of Connecticut 0-0 — 4-0 100.0 Marquette owns an 8-1 all-time mark in Great its Shootout opponents, including holding a sea- Cincinnati 0-0 — 3-0 100.0 Alaska Shootout history. With eight wins, son best +6 advantage over Eastern Washington. Notre Dame 0-0 — 3-0 100.0 Marquette has the fifth most wins in that tourna- Pittsburgh 0-0 — 3-0 100.0 ment’s history, behind Alaska Anchorage (27), Chapman Chimes in Off the Bench St. John's 0-0 — 3-0 100.0 Purdue (10), North Carolina (9), North Carolina In a 10 win over Eastern Washington in the Providence 0-0 — 2-0 100.0 USF 0-0 — 2-0 100.0 State (9). Marquette’s second Great Alaska first round of the Great Alaska Shootout, senior Villanova 0-0 — 2-0 100.0 Shootout title joined it with North Carolina, North guard Joe Chapman came up big in 32 minutes off Louisville 0-0 — 1-0 100.0 Carolina State and Kentucky as the only four the bench. He hit 6-of-10 field goals to pour in a Marquette 0-0 — 4-1 80.0 schools to win the tournament multiple times. season high 17 points. The 17 point outing was Rutgers 0-0 — 3-1 75.0 Chapman’s highest total since a scoring a career Syracuse 0-0 — 4-2 66.7 Trio Named All-Tournament high 21 against UAB on February 2, 2005. Georgetown 0-0 — 2-1 66.7 Senior forward Steve Novak, freshman guard Seton Hall 0-0 — 2-1 66.7 Dominic James and freshman Jerel McNeal were Fitzgerald Breaks Through DePaul 0-0 — 1-1 50.0 named to the Great Alaska Shootout All- Sophomore forward Dan Fitzgerald had his first West Virginia 0-0 — 2-3 40.0 Tournament team. Novak was named the tourney’s double-figure scoring day for Marquette, tossing in Most Outstanding Player, averaging 17.0 points 11 points off the bench in the win over Oral Upcoming BIG EAST Schedule per game in the tournament, including a season Roberts. Fitzgerald led a strong MU reserve contin- Wednesday, Nov. 30 high 28 against South Carolina in the champi- gent that outscored the ORU bench, 24-3. Manhattan at Syracuse onship win. James scored 13.7 points per game West Virginia at St. Bonaventure Temple at Rutgers and had nine assists against South Carolina. Amoroso’s Career Day Villanova at Rider McNeal scored 10.0 points per game. Novak and Sophomore forward Ryan Amoroso scored a career Marquette at Nebraska James earned their second all-tournament nod of high 30 points and tied a career best with 12 Providence at Wichita State the week as both were named to the Pepsi Blue & rebounds in the Great Alaska Shootout Creighton at DePaul Chicago, Ill. Gold Classic All-Tournament team as well. Championship win over South Carolina. Amoroso bettered his career point total by 12 and scored in Thursday, Dec. 1 McNeal Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week double figures in points for the seventh time in his Seton Hall at Richmond The Marquette men’s basketball program has career. The 12 boards tied the mark set last season Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at USF earned its second consecutive BIG EAST Rookie of at Memphis and are the only two times in his the Week as freshman guard Jerel McNeal was career where he’s topped the 10 board mark. The Friday, Dec. 2 named the recipient in week 2. double double was the second in his career and Texas Southern at Connecticut the first for Marquette this season. Saturday, Dec. 3 McNeal helped lead the Golden Eagles to their sec- Michigan at Notre Dame ond Great Alaska Shootout Championship by aver- Stopping the Break Providence at Rhode Island aging 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.3 Among Marquette’s keys to success in the Great Prairie View A&M at Louisville steals, and shooting 66.7-percent (10-for-15) Alaska Shootout was limiting its opponents on the South Dakota State at Marquette from the field in the team’s three victories. fast break. Marquette outscored its three oppo- Bucknell at Depaul McNeal, who was named to the Shootout’s All- nents 28-2 on the break, allowing only South Georgetown at Oregon Tournament Team, also was a perfect 9-of-9 from Carolina to score a bucket on the break during the Memphis at Cincinnati the free throw line. tournament. Washington & Jefferson Oklahoma at Villanova Amoroso Named College Insider Star of the Week Newcomers Contribute en Masse TCU at Syracuse Charleston Southern at St. John's Ryan Amoroso scored a career-high 30 points, Four newcomers to Division I basketball have con- St. Mary's (Calif.) at Rutgers Moraga, Ca. including the last five of the game, to help tributed greatly to Marquette early in the season. TBA at USF Marquette to its second Carrs/Safeway Great Through five games, the four new players have Alaska Shootout title with a 92-89 overtime victo- accounted for 35.6 of Marquette’s 78.8 points per ry over South Carolina at . game, 45.2 percent of the team’s offense.

In addition, the 6-foot-8 sophomore collected a Welcome to the Big Time career-best 12 rebounds. Amoroso entered Four MU players were making their NCAA Division Saturday's game with just 13 points and nine I debuts in the season opener against Rice and all rebounds through the Golden Eagles' first two four found the starting lineup. The quartet of Shootout victories. Dominic James, Wesley Matthews, Jerel McNeal and Jamil Lott accounted for 137 of the 200 min- Golden Eagles Get to the Glass utes and 46 of the team’s 82 points. Marquette held a +13 advantage in the

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 3 2005-06 Men’s Basketball James Starts Strong However, the prize here goes to head coach Frank National Polls Freshman point guard Dominic James lived up to Murray who in December of 1921 had his team USA Today/ESPN Top 25 preseason expectations in the Pepsi Blue & Gold play six games in six days. Marquette won the first Rank School (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Classic. The 5-10 guard was named to the All- five led by Dick Quinn and Dukes Deford, but 1. Duke (27) 5-0 769 1 Tournament team after posting games of 16 dropped the sixth on New Year’s Eve to South 2. Texas (3) 5-0 737 2 points, nine assists against Rice and 15 points, Bend, 25-17. Murray also had his team play five 3. Connecticut (1) 4-0 721 3 4. Villanova 2-0 655 4 seven assists against Winthrop. straight during the 1920- 21 season. 5. Oklahoma 3-0 639 5 6. Louisville 1-0 594 6 Additionally, he was named All-Tournament at the Novak Moves Up Career Scoring List 7. Gonzaga 3-1 572 9 Great Alaska Shootout, where he averaged 13.7 Through five games, senior Steve Novak sits at 8. Boston College 5-0 557 10 9. Memphis 3-1 495 11 points and 6.7 assists per game. 1,107 career points, the 29th highest total in 10. Kentucky 4-1 478 7 school history. He needs 101 more points to pass 11. Florida 5-0 420 15 Novak Carries Load Rob Logterman for 28th place on the school’s all- 12. Illinois 5-0 380 14 13. Arizona 2-2 346 8 Through five games, senior forward Steve Novak is time scoring list. 14. Michigan State 3-2 323 12 one of two players to score 10 or more points in 15. Iowa 4-1 320 17 each contest, joining guard Dominic James. Novak Season Openers 16. Indiana 3-0 255 21 leads the team, scoring 16.2 points per game. Marquette has had plenty of success opening up 17. UCLA 4-1 214 16 18. Alabama 2-1 201 18 the season. After the season opening win against 19. Washington 6-0 177 NR Defense Up to the Task Rice, the Golden Eagles are 74-15 all time in the 20. Maryland 4-1 174 20 Through two games, Marquette’s defense proved to first game of the year. Marquette has five straight 21. North Carolina State 5-0 159 NR 22. George Washington 2-0 134 22 be a strong suit for the Golden Eagles. Marquette season opening wins. The Golden Eagles had an 23. Wake Forest 5-1 123 24 held its first two opponents to a combined 37.3 impressive streak of 29 years in which it started 1- 24. Syracuse 4-2 94 19 percent shooting, holding Winthrop to a season 0, dating from the 1960-61 to the 1988-89 sea- 25. LSU 3-0 79 NR low 35.1 percent shooting day. sons. In Tom Crean’s tenure, Marquette has started Also receiving votes: West Virginia 72, Wisconsin 72, Nevada 71, Stanford 36, Ohio State 24, North Carolina 23, Bucknell 22, the season 1-0 six of the seven years he’s been Oklahoma State 19, Oregon 15, Vanderbilt 13, Michigan 13, James Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week head coach. Cincinnati 13, Northern Iowa 12, Marquette 7, Iowa State 7, Just one week into its new conference arrange- Xavier 7, Kansas 6, Ohio 5, UAB 5, Creighton 4, Hawaii 3, Utah ment, a member of the Marquette men's basketball Opening Up With the Blue & Gold 3, Colorado State 2, George Mason 1, Iona 1, Old Dominion 1, New Mexico 1, Texas Tech 1. team received the team's first accolade from the The 2005-06 season marks the first time Marquette as of November 28, 2005 . Guard Dominic James was starts the regular season with its own tournament named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week by the league since the 1992-93 year. In fact, those two seasons Associated Press Top 25 Rank School (First Place Votes) Record Points Last office on November 21. are the only two years in which Marquette’s first 1. Duke (61) 5-0 1,785 1 game has come in the Blue & Gold Classic. 2. Texas (6) 5-0 1,696 2 James, a freshman from Richmond, Ind., began his 3. Connecticut (4) 4-0 1,682 3 collegiate career with a 16 point, nine , six Non-Conference Dominance 4. Villanova (1) 2-0 1,493 4 5. Oklahoma 3-0 1,465 5 rebound effort against Rice in the first round of Marquette is now 45-9 against non-conference 6. Gonzaga 3-1 1,371 8 the Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic. He followed that up opponents since 2001. The Golden Eagles have 7. Louisville 1-0 1,331 6 with 15 points and seven rebounds against won 35 of their last 36 regular season non-confer- 8. Boston College 5-0 1,296 10 Winthrop in the championship game of the classic. ence games at home. 9. Memphis 3-1 1,202 11 10. Kentucky 4-1 1,079 7 For the week, James averaged a team-leading 15.5 11. Florida 5-0 1,023 14 points and 8.0 assists to go along with 4.0 46 Straight From The Line 12. Illinois 5-0 866 15 rebounds. He earned a spot on the All-Tournament Going back to last season, senior forward Steve 13. Michigan State 3-2 860 12 team as a result. Novak has converted 46 straight free throws. 14. Iowa 4-1 852 18 Novak, who was 12-for-12 against Houston (March 15. Arizona 2-2 808 9 2, 2005) and was 10-for-10 during the Great 16. UCLA 4-1 534 16 Tournament Time Alaska Shootout, has not missed a free throw since 17. Indiana 3-0 533 20 While it’s not March yet, Marquette starts its sea- 18. Washington 6-0 455 25 the second half of MU’s game at DePaul on January 19. George Washington 2-0 422 21 son off with a pair of tournaments, the Pepsi Blue 20, 2005. A career 92.0-percent free throw shoot- 20. Nevada 3-0 412 22 & Gold Classic and the Great Alaska Shootout. As a er, Novak needs one more attempt to qualify for 21. Alabama 2-1 404 19 result, Marquette played five times in eight days. the top spot on Marquette’s all-time leaders chart 22. Wake Forest 5-1 339 24 23. Maryland 4-1 282 23 by nearly seven percentage points. 24. North Carolina State 5-0 236 NR Overall, Marquette has played three games in three 25. LSU 3-0 196 NR or four days 11 times, although it has played more Three-For-153 Also receiving votes: West Virginia 138, Wisconsin 76, Bucknell than three games in three days. The Golden Eagles have connected on at least one 73, Ohio State 55, Stanford 42, Northern Iowa 36, Vanderbilt 25, three-point in 153 straight games. Under Iowa State 19, Hawaii 16, North Carolina 16, Ohio 13, Oklahoma State 13, Michigan 12, Kansas 9, Creighton 8, Xavier 8, Iona 6, During the run to the 1997 C-USA Tournament Tom Crean, MU has made at least one three-point Old Dominion 6, Oregon 4, Arkansas 4, Wichita State 4, Championship, Marquette won four games in four field goal in 190 of 191 games. MU’s only game Winthrop 4, Texas Tech 4, Texas A&M 3, Georgetown 3, Miami 2, without a 3-pointer during that time was against days to secure the title. Harvard 1, Drexel 1, Cincinnati 1, UAB 1. Wisconsin on Dec. 23, 2000. as of November 28, 2005

4 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. "O" 60, "O" 60 Point Guard U Conference Play Marquette's key to victory over the past four sea- Freshman point guard Dominic James, who figures The BIG EAST is the fourth conference for sons has been keeping its opponents offense to to be handed the keys to the Golden Eagles’ Marquette since 1989. The Golden Eagles were under 60 points. Marquette has won 41-of-56 and offense from day one, will look to continue a long members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference are 53-9 overall under Tom Crean when surrender- and successful line of point guards at Marquette. from 1989 to 1991, Great Midwest Conference The previous four points guards — Tony Miller from 1991 to 1995, and Conference USA from ing 60 points or less. (‘92-’95; 8.3 ppg, 7.8 apg), Aaron Hutchins (‘95- 1995 to 2005. Marquette has earned 77 all-confer- ’98; 11.8 ppg, 4.5 apg), Cordell Henry (‘99-’02; ence recognitions and is 134-92 during its 16 Two Returning Starters 11.2 ppg, 3.4 apg) and (‘01-’05; 14.1 years of conference affiliation. The Golden Eagles return just two starters from ppg, 5.1 apg) — combined to average 11.4 points last season’s NIT team. Seniors Joe Chapman and and 5.2 rebounds over their careers. Will History Repeat Itself? Steve Novak started 22 and 29 games, respective- Although the preseason coaches poll had the ly, in 2004-05. Three other players on this year’s Deep Threat Golden Eagles 12th in the BIG EAST, if history is roster earned starting nods last season — senior Simply put, Steve Novak is one of college basket- any indicator maybe third would have been more Chris Grimm (9 games), and sophomores Ousmane ball’s best long rang shooters. Marquette’s 6-10 appropriate. MU finished third in each of its three Barro (4 games) and Ryan Amoroso (3 games). For senior forward’s 250 career three-point field goals previous inaugural conference seasons their careers, Novak and Chapman have started 58 are 34 shy of the program’s all-time record of 284, (Midwestern Collegiate — 9-5; Great Midwest — and 37 games, respectively. set recent graduate Travis Diener. A career 45.7- 5-5; Conference USA — 8-4). percent shooter from behind the arc, Novak con- Bradley Center Advantage nected on 79 three-point field goals in each of the Non-Conference Dominance Marquette has won 59 of its last 70 games, and is previous two seasons. With a young and relatively inexperienced team, it 81-19 (81.0) overall during Tom Crean’s seven sea- will be important for Marquette to take care of sons, at the Bradley Center. MU first began play- Closing-Out Conference USA business in November and December. Since 2001, ing at the Bradley Center in 1988-89, and since Marquette closed out its 10-year affiliation with the Golden Eagles Marquette are 50-12 (80.6) in then, MU is 209-69 (75.2) in the building. Conference USA by winning 91 games over the last regular and post season games against non-con- four seasons. The Golden Eagles’ 91-27 (77.1) ference opponents. MU plays 13 non-conference New Faces mark was the fourth best in the conference since games in 2005-06, with eight of those games Marquette welcomes seven new players to its ros- 2001, trailing only Louisville, Cincinnati and coming at the Bradley Center. ter in 2005-06. Tulane transfer Dan Fitzgerald (St. Memphis. Paul, Minn.), who sat all of last season, is joined Post Season Play by junior college transfer Jamil Lott (St. Paul, Novak and Chapman Answer the Bell Marquette’s post season appearance in 2005 was Minn./North Dakota State School of Science), and Seniors Joe Chapman and Steve Novak enter the the program’s 38th all-time, ninth-most in freshman Dwight Burke (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Dominic 2005-06 campaign having played in all 100 games Division I. It was the school’s 15th appearance in James (Richmond, Ind.), Wesley Matthews during their three year careers. The two need to the post season NIT. MU’s all-time record in post (Madison, Wis.), Jerel McNeal (Country Club Hills, appear in 31 games this season to tie Scott Merritt season NIT games stands at 21-14 (60.0). Tom Ill.) and Matt Mortensen (Provo, Utah). All seven (126) for first place all-time at Marquette in Crean led the Golden Eagles to the post season for are expected to contribute for the Golden Eagles games played. the fourth consecutive year, and fifth time in his this season. six years as head coach. MU has participated in a Youth Will Be Served Other than the three seniors, only junior Mike MU Starting Line-Ups, Points and % of Offense Kinsella and sophomores Ryan Amoroso and Opponent MU Starting Line-Up Line-Up Record Points % of Offense W/L Ousmane Barro have played at least division I col- Rice James, McNeal, Matthews, Novak, Lott 1-0 59 71.9 W Winthrop James, McNeal, Matthews, Novak, Lott 1-1 53 82.8 L lege basketball game. To put it in perspective, vs Eastern Wash. James, McNeal, Matthews, Novak, Barro 1-0 52 62.7 W MU’s three seniors combined have played in 265 vs Oral Roberts James, McNeal, Matthews, Novak, Barro 2-0 58 79.4 W games while the other 10 have played in 102. vs South Carolina James, McNeal, Matthews, Novak, Barro 3-0 60 65.2 W at Nebraska South Dakota State They’ll Be Missed Valparaiso Marquette three graduation seniors from last sea- at Wisconsin son will be missed on and off the court. Leaders in San Francisco Oakland every sense of the word, graduates Travis Diener Delaware State (19.7 ppg, 7.0 apg), Marcus Jackson (8.5 rpg, 40 Lewis blocks) and Todd Townsend (5.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg) left Connecticut Cincinnati an indelible mark on the program. As four-year at Seton Hall players, Diener and Townsend led the program to West Virginia 91 victories and four postseason appearances, at DePaul including the 2003 Final Four. Individually, Diener Notre Dame DePaul was a two-time first team All Conference USA at Pittsburgh selection, honorable mention Associated Press All- St. John's American, and finished his career second on the at Villanova at Rutgers school’s all-time assist chart and third in scoring. Georgetown He was selected by the in the 2005 Pittsburgh NBA Draft (Round 2, 38th pick overall). at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 5 national post season tournament in 10 of the last Chapman (40) join the 1994-1995 trio of Anthony 12 years. Pieper (73), Tony Miller (63), and Roney Eford (49) as the only sets of players to accomplish that feat. Home Court Advantage With a 15-4 record at home a year ago, Marquette Three Point Party in 2004-05 won at least 15 games at home for the fourth Marquette connected on at least 200 three-point straight season. The Golden Eagles are 62-11 field goals for the third consecutive season; 241 of (84.9) at home since 2001. Marquette drew the team’s 694 field goals came from behind the 251,274 fans for its 21 home games (Avg.: three-point arc. The Golden Eagles’ 241 three- 11,965), the fifth straight season the program has point field goals were the second most in program averaged more than 11,000 fans per game. The history (94-95: 246) and the most for a Marquette program has drawn nearly 1.3 million spectators team during Tom Crean’s six years. during Tom Crean’s six seasons as head coach, making the Bradley Center one of the nation’s Leading the way for Marquette from long-range toughest venues for opposing teams. Since 2002, was Steve Novak. The 6-10 forward connected on MU has averaged 14,097 fans, third best among a team-high 89 three-point field goals and at BIG EAST schools. 47.1-percent was ranked fifth in Division I in three-point field goal percentage prior to the start Attendance since 1999 of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. His 89 threes Year Games Total Average were the second most all-time at Marquette, tying 1999-2000 14 159,528 9,971 his total from his sophomore season in 2003. 2000-01 15 170,397 11,360 2001-02 15 191,650 12,777 Postseason Regulars 2002-03 16 248,851 15,553 Marquette is one of eight teams in the BIG EAST 2003-04 18 275,241 15,291 Conference to qualify for the postseason in each 2004-05 21 251,274 11,965 of the last four seasons. The others are: Cincinnati, 2005-06 2 22,337 11,168 Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Total 101 1,319,278 13,062 Syracuse and Villanova.

1,000 Point Club Steve Novak’s 3-pointer at the 3:41 mark of the first half against Saint Louis (March 5, 2005) made him the 37th player in the program’s history to score 1,000 points for his career. Novak is the sixth player during Tom Crean’s tenure to score 1,000 points, joining Travis Diener, Cordell Henry, Scott Merritt, and Brian Wardle.

40 Threes For only the second time in program history, Marquette had three players make 40 or more three-point field goals during a single season. Steve Novak (89), Travis Diener (68) and Joe

Marquette Signs Hayward and Cubillan to National Letters of Intent MILWAUKEE — Head coach Tom Crean announced the signing of Lazar his improvement in all areas of his game, as are we,” said Crean. “He is a spe- Hayward (Buffalo, N.Y.) and David Cubillan (DA-Veed Coob-E-Yan) (Mara cial young man from a great family. He has the potential to separate himself Caibo, Venezuela) to national letters of intent today. Hayward and Cubillan because of his incredible passion to improve and tremendous work ethic.” will enroll at the university beginning in the fall of 2006. “Both young men come from high intensity college-style programs and Cubillan, a 6-0, 170-pound guard, plays at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, New that can only help them adjust to BIG EAST basketball at Marquette,” said Jersey. A former teammate of Marquette’s Dwight Burke, Cubillan averaged Crean. 10.0 points and 4.5 assists last season. Hayward, a 6-6, 205-pound wing, plays at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, “The characteristics that describe David are toughness, great character and Massachusetts. He is rated among the top 25 wings by Scout.com and the unselfish,” said Crean. “Those are the qualities we look for in young men and number 69 overall prospect of 2006 by Hoopmaster.com’s Van Coleman. the cornerstones of the Marquette program.” Hayward averaged 27.0 points and was named to the All-Prep School Originally from Mara Caibo, Venezuela, Cubillan had an outstanding sum- Invitational Team in 2005. mer in which he led St. Benedict’s to a championship in the 72-team AND 1 “Lazar Hayward is two-way player who excels at shooting the ball, playing High School Basketball Championship/Metro East qualifier. in transition and uses his wingspan to create havoc defensively,” said Crean. “David’s rate of improvement during his short time in the United States is The native of Buffalo, N.Y., is off to a tremendous start in 2006 averaging attributed to a strong work ethic and excellent coaching from Dan Hurley,” 25.0 points and 10.0 rebounds through four games. said Crean. “He has the ability to pressure the ball, run an offense and make “Those who have watched Lazar over the last few years are very excited by shots. His toughness and desire to win are what is so appealing about him.”

6 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. Tom Crean’s Career Record Head Coach Tom Crean Career: 125-66 (65.4) Marquette: 125-66 (65.4) Now in his seventh season as the head men’s basketball the NBA Draft. Marquette Tom Crean’s record vs. all opponents coach at , Tom Crean has positioned basketball has been repre- 2005-06 Opponents In Bold the program among the elite in . sented on national player In his six seasons, Marquette has averaged 20 wins a of the year balloting in Air Force 1-0 Minnesota 0-2 year, won a conference championship and made five each of the last four sea- Appalachian State 2-0 Missouri 1-0 postseason appearances, including the 2003 Final Four, sons. Arkansas-Little Rock 1-0 Morris Brown 1-0 the program’s third appearance all-time and first since Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-0 Nebraska 1-0 1977. Fan Support & Exposure Arizona 0-2 North Carolina 0-1 Since 2001, Crean has directed the Golden Eagles to Crean’s passion and com- Baylor 0-1 Notre Dame 1-1 91 victories, fifth most among BIG EAST schools, and mitment on the court has Boise State 1-0 Northern Michigan 1-0 four consecutive postseason appearances. He is a two- paid dividends off of it. The Cal State-Northridge 1-0 Oakland 1-0 time recipient of the Ray Meyer Conference USA, NABC program has set total Canisius 1-0 Oral Roberts 1-0 District XI and USBWA District V Coach of the Year attendance records in each of the last three seasons, and Centenary 1-0 Pittsburgh 1-0 awards, and in 2003 won the Coach Clair Bee Award as since his arrival in 1999 has drawn over 1.3 million fans. Charlotte 4-6 Providence — well as being named a finalist for the Naismith National Students on the Milwaukee campus have flocked to Chicago State 2-0 Rice 1-0 Coach of the Year Award. the Bradley Center in record numbers, making it one of Cincinnati 5-6 Rutgers — Crean’s 65.2 winning percentage and 122 victories college basketball’s best environments. Overall, atten- Connecticut — Sacred Heart 1-0 place him third and fourth, respectively, all-time at MU. dance has increased 70-percent and the top seven Coppin State 3-0 St. John’s 1-0 crowds of all-time have occurred during Crean’s tenure. Dayton 1-3 Saint Louis 9-3 National Recognition Marquette’s elevated status nationally has made it a DePaul 9-3 Sam Houston State 2-0 Crean’s revival of Marquette’s storied basketball program favorite of television. Crean’s squad has had 51 games Delaware State 1-0 San Francisco — has not gone unnoticed by the national pollsters as the televised nationally on network or cable over the last East Carolina 4-2 Savannah State 1-0 Golden Eagles have spent 44 weeks in the rankings since three seasons. Eastern Illinois 1-0 Seton Hall — November 2001. Prior to first appearing during Crean’s Crean was named the 15th head coach in Marquette Eastern Washington 1-0 South Alabama 0-1 tenure in the AP Top 25 on November 27, 2001, basketball history on March 30, 1999. Before arriving in Elon 1-0 South Carolina 1-0 Marquette had been ranked for just 24 weeks the previ- Milwaukee, Crean served on the Michigan State basket- Florida A&M 1-0 South Dakota State 1-0 ous 15 seasons. ball staff for four seasons, holding the position of asso- Fordham 1-0 Southern Miss 3-2 Marquette’s consecutive year-end rankings in 2002 ciate head coach for the last two. During that time, the Georgetown — Tennessee 1-0 and 2003 were the first time for the program in a quar- Spartans compiled an 88-41 record and made four con- Gonzaga 1-0 TCU 2-4 ter century, and on March 4, 2003, the school earned its secutive postseason appearances, including a trip to the Grambling 2-0 Texas-San Antonio 1-0 highest ranking since 1978 by reaching No. 8 in AP poll. 1999 Final Four. Michigan State’s recruiting coordinator; Hampton 1-0 Texas Southern 1-0 Crean was instrumental in bringing two-time Big Ten Holy Cross 1-0 Toledo 1-0 Player Development Player of the Year Mateen Cleaves and 2000 John R. Houston 4-2 Tulane 6-1 Personally driven by an intense commitment to improve, Wooden Award finalist Morris Peterson to East Lansing. Illinois State 1-0 Tulsa 0-1 Crean has structured a program at Marquette that focus- Prior to his tenure at Michigan State, Crean spent the Indiana 1-0 UAB 3-4 es heavily on individual instruction and has allowed his 1994-95 season as an assistant coach at Pittsburgh and Iowa State 0-1 USF 5-0 players to stay ahead of the competition. served as the associate head coach at Western Kentucky IPFW 1-0 Valparaiso 1-0 Through six seasons, Golden Eagles players have from 1990 to 1994. Crean got his start in coaching on Kansas 0-1 Villanova 1-0 earned 14 All-Conference selections and the program’s the Division I level in 1989-90, serving on Jud Kent State 1-0 West Virginia — first conference player of the year award, when Dwyane Heathcote’s staff at Michigan State. Kentucky 1-0 Western Carolina 2-0 Wade won Conference USA’s top honor in 2003. Wade A native of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Crean earned Lewis — Western Michigan 1-1 also went on to become the first Marquette player since his bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation with a Louisville 7-6 Winthrop 0-1 1978 to be named an Associated Press First Team All- minor in psychology from Central Michigan in 1989. Loyola (Ill.) 1-0 Wisconsin 2-4 American and finalist for the John R. Wooden Award. While pursuing his degree, Crean coach basketball at Massachusetts 1-0 Wofford 1-0 In 2005, Travis Diener joined Wade as players under Alma College and Mount Pleasant High School. Memphis 1-4 Xavier 1-2 Crean’s mentoring who earned All-American and All- Tom and his wife, Joani, are the parents of Megan, 9, Conference honors, as well as going on to be selected in Riley, 5, and recent addition, daughter Ainsley.

Tom Crean’s Year by Year Coaching Résumé School Year Record Conf. Notes As a Head Coach Marquette 2005-06 4-1 0-0 First year in BIG EAST; Great Alaska Shootout Title Marquette 2004-05 19-12 7-9 NIT First Round Marquette 2003-04 19-12 8-8 NIT Quarterfinals Marquette 2004-05 27-6 14-2 C-USA Regular Season Champion, NCAA Tournament, Final Four Marquette 2001-02 26-7 13-3 2nd place, C-USA American Division, NCAA Tournament Marquette 2000-01 15-14 9-7 3rd place, C-USA American Division Marquette 1999-2000 15-14 8-8 4th place, C-USA American Division, NIT

As an Assistant Michigan State 1998-99 33-5 - Big Ten Regular Season and Conference Champion, NCAA Tournament, Final Four Michigan State 1997-98 22-8 - Big Ten Regular Season Champion, Sweet 16 Michigan State 1997-98 17-12 - NIT Michigan State 1995-96 16-16 - NIT Pittsburgh 1994-95 10-18 - — Western Kentucky 1993-94 20-11 - NCAA Tournament Western Kentucky 1994-95 26-6 - Sun Belt Tournament Champion, Sweet 16 Western Kentucky 1991-92 21-1 - NIT Western Kentucky 1990-91 14-14 - — Michigan State 1989-90 28-6 - Big Ten Champion, NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 7 Crean Year-By-Year at Marquette Tom Crean vs. Ranked Opponents 2004-05 Despite losing all-American point guard Travis Diener for eight games, including the Marquette is 13-16 (44.8) against ranked opponents, including 4-9 season’s final five, Crean guided Marquette to 19 victories and its fourth consecutive (30.8) against the Top 10, under Tom Crean. All-time, Marquette is post season appearance. 82-122 (40.2) against ranked opponents, including a 32-85 (27.4) The Golden Eagles season started with promise. The team won 13 of its first 14 games, the best start for the program in 26 years, and defeated Elite Eight participant against the Top 10. Marquette is 1-4 against the top-25 in 2004-05. and rival Wisconsin by nine at the Bradley Center. Marquette’s appearance in the post season was the fifth during Crean’s six seasons, and the school’s 38th overall. Early success was highlighted by a season opening cham- Crean Game-by-Game vs. Ranked Opponents pionship in the BCA Classic and the team’s sixth consecutive Pepsi Blue & Gold (Games vs. Top 10 In Bold) Championship. 1999-2000 2003-04 Jan. 8, 2000 — at #3 Cincinnati 67, Marquette 48 Despite losing Dwyane Wade and Robert Jackson, who accounted for 47.0 percent of Jan. 12, 2000 — Marquette 69, at #21 DePaul 48 Marquette’s scoring and 38.0 percent of its rebounding in 2002-03, Crean guided the Jan. 15, 2000 — Marquette 66, #25 Louisville 64 (OT) Golden Eagles to a 19-12 overall record and the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament in 2003-04. The Golden Eagles postseason appearance was their 37th all- Jan. 23, 2000 — #1 Cincinnati 72, Marquette 60 time. The 2003-04 season saw Crean lead Marquette to its 26th-consecutive non-confer- 2000-01 ence home win, a fifth-straight Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic Championship, the program’s Dec. 23, 2000 — #16 Wisconsin 52, Marquette 47 1,300th victory all-time (a 65-52 victory at Houston on January 7) and, as a result of Jan. 13, 2001 — at #9 North Carolina 84, Marquette 54 a 77-70 victory over Louisville on January 31, only its second victory ever on the road over a Top 5-ranked opponent. After opening the season ranked 23rd in the Associated 2001-02 Press and ESPN/USA Today polls, the Golden Eagles spent nine and ten weeks, respec- Nov. 23, 2001 — Marquette 50, #20 Indiana 49 (Great Alaska Shootout) tively, ranked in both polls. Dec. 29, 2001 — at #25 Wake Forest 64, #19 Marquette 59 2002-03 Feb. 2, 2002 — Marquette 74, #4 Cincinnati 60 Purely magical is the best way to describe the 2002-03 campaign, as Crean led Feb. 22, 2002 — at #4 Cincinnati 63, #9 Marquette 62 Marquette to a place it had not been in over 25 years – the Final Four. Marquette’s third March 9, 2002 — #5 Cincinnati 77, #13 Marquette 63 (C-USA Tournament) appearance all-time in college basketball’s ultimate destination came as a result of 27 wins (second-most in school history), including a program-best 14 victories in confer- 2002-03 ence, and its first Conference USA Regular Season Championship. Feb. 9, 2003 — #15 Marquette 68, #14 Wake Forest 61 The Golden Eagles finished the regular season ranked No. 9 by the Associated Press, Feb. 15, 2003 — #2 Louisville 73, #11 Marquette 70 its highest year-end AP ranking since 1978, and No. 6 in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Feb. 27, 2003 — #10 Marquette 78, at #11 Louisville 73 poll. MU was one of only 10 teams to be ranked in all 19 of the AP's Top 25 polls and March 22, 2003 — #9 Marquette 101, #24 Missouri 92 (OT, NCAA Tournament) its .818 winning percentage was the program’s best since 1977-78. March 27, 2003 — #9 Marquette 77, #4 Pittsburgh 74 (NCAA Tournament) 2001-02 March 29, 2003 — #9 Marquette 83, #1 Kentucky 69 (NCAA Tournament) In 2001-02, Crean coached Marquette to a 26-7 record and its 22nd NCAA Tournament April 5, 2003 — #6 Kansas 94, #9 Marquette 61 (NCAA Final Four) appearance but first since 1997. The 26 victories were the third-most all-time and rep- resented the program’s first 20-win season since 1997. 2003-04 The Golden Eagles started the season by winning 10-consecutive games and claim- Dec. 1, 2003 — #24 Marquette 71, #23 Notre Dame 58 ing the 2001 Great Alaska Shootout championship. As a result of its best start in four Dec. 13, 2003 — at #9 Arizona 85, #22 Marquette 75 years, Marquette appeared in the AP Top 25 at No. 23 on November 27, 2001, its first Dec. 20, 2003 — at #22 Wisconsin 62, #23 Marquette 58 AP ranking since January 19, 1998. Jan. 14, 2004 — #10 Cincinnati 85, at #21 Marquette 73 In conference play, Crean’s squad won a program-record 12-straight on the way to a school-record 13 conference wins and a number two seed in the C-USA Tournament, Jan. 31, 2004 — Marquette 77, at #4 Louisville 70 the program’s highest to-date. A 19-point victory over DePaul on March 1, wrapped up March 6, 2004 — at Marquette 81, #25 Louisville 80 the Golden Eagles first undefeated home season – 16-0 – since 1995-96. On February 19, MU achieved the school’s highest national ranking since February 2004-05 1979, when it reached No. 9 in the AP Top 25. The Golden Eagles spent a total of 12 Dec. 11, 2004 — at Marquette 63, #24 Wisconsin 54 weeks ranked nationally and concluded the year ranked No. 12 by the AP and No. 18 Dec. 18, 2004 — #15 Arizona 48, at Marquette 43 by ESPN/USA Today. Jan. 26, 2005 — at #12 Louisville 99, Marquette 52 Feb. 17, 2005 — #12 Louisville 64, at Marquette 61 2000-01 Feb. 24, 2005 — at #24 Cincinnati 80, Marquette 68 Most preseason polls and publications had Marquette picked no higher than fifth in Conference USA’s American Division for the 2000-01 season. As was the case for the previous season, Tom Crean and his club exceeded expectations and recorded their sec- ond consecutive 15-14 season. In contention until the regular season’s final day for a top seed at the conference tournament, MU defeated DePaul, Saint Louis and Cincinnati twice, on its way to a 9- 7 finish in C-USA, its best since 1997. Marquette’s two victories over Cincinnati repre- sented the first time a league member had registered a regular-season sweep of the Bearcats.

1999-2000 In his first season as head coach, Tom Crean took a team projected by many in the pre- season as sixth in Conference USA’s American Division to its first postseason appear- ance in two years. Facing a schedule that featured 13 games with teams who participated in the 1998 NCAA Tournament, the 33-year old first-time head coach led his squad to 15 victories overall - including two over Top 25 teams DePaul (No. 21) and Louisville (No. 25) – and an 8-8 conference mark.

8 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. 2005-06 Overall Statistics

Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 4-1 1-1 — 3-0 BIG EAST ————

Field Goals 3-Point FG Free Throws Rebounds Player GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF DQ A TO B S Pts. Avg. 20 Steve Novak 5 5 174 34.8 25 53 47.2 17 38 44.7 14 14 100.0 2 19 21 4.2 7 0 5 6 0 2 81 16.2 1 Dominic James 5 5 161 32.2 21 61 34.4 8 30 26.7 22 34 64.7 4 12 16 3.2 13 1 36 18 2 6 72 14.4 43 Ryan Amoroso 5 0 89 17.8 20 37 54.1 3 6 50.0 12 14 85.7 8 15 23 4.6 5 0 1 3 1 1 55 11.0 22 Jerel McNeal 5 5 132 26.4 17 26 65.4 3 4 75.0 13 14 92.9 4 18 22 4.4 10 0 12 20 4 11 50 10.0 23 Wesley Matthews 5 5 111 22.2 13 32 40.6 2 5 40.0 13 15 86.7 7 11 18 3.6 13 0 9 10 0 5 41 8.2 5 Dan Fitzgerald 5 0 111 22.2 9 17 52.9 3 9 33.3 6 8 75.0 6 9 15 3.0 11 1 12 9 0 5 27 5.4 41 Ousmane Barro 5 3 68 13.6 9 14 64.3 0 0 — 9 12 75.0 8 7 15 3.0 17 1 3 6 2 1 27 5.4 32 Joe Chapman 5 0 93 18.6 7 18 38.9 6 14 42.9 0 1 0.0 4 8 12 2.4 6 0 4 2 1 1 20 4.0 51 Jamil Lott 5 2 68 13.6 6 13 46.2 0 0 — 3 4 75.0 5 9 14 2.8 11 0 1 6 2 0 15 3.0 12 Dwight Burke 2 0 10 5.0 1 3 33.3 0 0 — 2 3 66.7 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 1 4 2.0 33 Chris Grimm 3 0 8 2.7 1 1 100.0 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 0 1 0.3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.7 Team 9 4 13 2.6 0 0 Total 5 129 275 46.9 42 106 39.6 94 119 79.0 59 113 172 34.4 98 3 83 83 13 33 394 78.8 Opponents 5 131 303 43.2 38 103 36.9 68 104 65.4 67 99 166 33.2 100 - 81 71 14 33 368 73.6

TEAM STATISTICS MARQ OPP Date Opponent W L Score High Scorer High Rebounder Att. SCORING 394 368 Nov. 18 Rice W 82-65 James 16 Fitzgerald 8 11,218 Points per game 78.8 73.6 Nov. 19 Winthrop L 64-71 Novak 17 Lott 5 11,119 Scoring margin +5.2 - Nov. 23 vs Eastern Washington W 83-73 Chapman 17 McNeal 6 6,087 FIELD GOALS-ATT 129-275 131-303 Nov. 25 vs Oral Roberts W 73-70 James 15 Novak 9 7,185 Field goal pct 46.9 43.2 Nov. 26 vs outh Carolina W OT 92-89 Amoroso 30 Amoroso 12 7,496 3 POINT FG-ATT 42-106 38-103 Nov. 30 at Nebraska 7 p.m. 3-point FG pct 39.6 36.9 Dec. 3 South Dakota State 1 p.m. 3-pt FG made per game 8.4 7.6 Dec. 7 Valparaiso 7 p.m. FREE THROWS-ATT 94-119 68-104 Dec. 10 at Wisconsin Noon Free throw pct 79.0 65.4 Dec. 17 San Francisco Noon REBOUNDS 172 166 Dec. 19 Oakland 5:30 p.m. Rebounds per game 34.4 33.2 Dec. 22 Delaware State 7 p.m. Rebounding margin +1.2 - Dec. 28 Lewis 7 p.m. ASSISTS 83 81 Jan. 3 Connecticut * 7 p.m. Assists per game 16.6 16.2 Jan. 7 Cincinnati * 11 a.m. TURNOVERS 83 71 Jan. 11 at Seton Hall * 6:30 p.m. Turnovers per game 16.6 14.2 Jan. 14 at West Virginia * 1 p.m. margin -2.4 - Jan. 17 at DePaul * 7:30 p.m. Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.1 Jan. 20 Notre Dame * 8 p.m. STEALS 33 33 Jan. 25 DePaul * 7 p.m. Steals per game 6.6 6.6 Jan. 28 at Pittsburgh * 11 a.m. BLOCKS 13 14 Feb. 1 St. John's * 7 p.m. Blocks per game 2.6 2.8 Feb. 4 at Villanova * 1 p.m. WINNING STREAK 3-Feb. 12 at Rutgers * 1 p.m. Home win streak 0 - Feb. 16 Georgetown * 8 p.m. ATTENDANCE 22,337 20,768 Feb. 18 Pittsburgh * 8 p.m. Home games-Avg/Game 2-11,168 0-0 Feb. 25 at Notre Dame * 5 p.m. Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-6,923 March 1 at Louisville * 6 p.m. March 4 Providence * 1 p.m. SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Marquette 177 205 12 394 Opponents 173 186 9 368

Margin Of Victory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25+ Marquette - -2------1------1------Opponents ------1------

Attendance Summary Record vs. Other Conferences Site Total (GP) Avg. High Big 12 — Mid Continent 1-0 Home 22,337 2 11,168 11,218 vs. Rice (Nov. 18) Big South 0-1 Mideastern Athletic — Away — Big Sky 1-0 SEC 1-0 Neutral 20,768 3 6,923 7,469 vs. South Carolina (Nov. 26) Big Ten — West Coast — Totals 43,105 5 8,621 11,218 vs. Rice (Nov. 18) Conference USA 1-0

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 9 Marquette Players in Double Figures Marquette’s Record When

Points Rebounds 2005-06 Under Crean Rice James 16, McNeal 14, Novak 13, __ Leading at half ...... 2-0 91-15 Amoroso 10 Trailing at half ...... 1-1 29-50 Winthrop Novak 17, James 15, Matthews 11 — Tied at half ...... 1-0 4-1 vs Eastern Wash. Chapman 17, McNeal 15, James 14, — Scoring 70 or more points ...... 4-0 81-16 Matthews 12, Novak 11 Allowing 80 or more points ...... 1-0 5-20 vs Oral Roberts James 15, Barro 12, Novak 12, Fitzgerald 11 — Holding opponents to 60 points or less ...... — 55-10 vs South Carolina Amoroso 30, Novak 28, James 12 Amoroso 12 Holding opponents to 65 points or less ...... 1-0 58-12 at Nebraska Shooting 50 percent or better ...... 1-0 43-5 South Dakota State Opponents shoot 50 percent or better ...... 1-0 9-18 Valparaiso Opponent shoots under 40 percent ...... 1-0 55-14 Wisconsin MU’s FG percent is higher than opp...... 3-1 96-18 San Francisco MU’s FG percent is lower than opp...... 1-0 29-48 Oakland MU’s 3FG percent is higher than 40 percent ...... 1-1 68-20 Delaware State Opponent’s 3FG percent is higher than 40 percent ...... 1-0 29-21 Lewis MU shoots more FT than opponent ...... 2-0 84-12 Connecticut MU shoots fewer FT than opponent ...... 1-1 33-53 Cincinnati MU shoots same FT as opponent ...... 1-0 8-1 at Seton Hall Out-rebounded opponent ...... 4-0 103-24 West Virginia Out-rebounded by opponent ...... 0-1 19-37 at DePaul Rebounds tied ...... — 4-5 Notre Dame Same or fewer turnovers as opp...... 1-0 70-17 DePaul More turnovers than opponent ...... 3-1 55-51 at Pittsburgh Overtime games ...... 1-0 5-4 St. John's In games decided by 5 pts. or less ...... 2-0 32-25 at Villanova In games decided by 6-10 ...... 1-1 32-16 at Rutgers In games decided by 11-15 ...... — 28-14 Georgetown In games decided by 16 pts. or more ...... 1-0 33-12 Pittsburgh at Notre Dame vs Ranked Teams (AP or Coaches) ...... — at Louisville vs 1-25 in RPI (www.collegerpi.com, at time of game) ...... — Providence vs 26-50 in RPI ...... 1-1 vs 51-100 in RPI ...... 1-0 vs 101-150 in RPI ...... — vs 151-200 in RPI ...... — vs 201-324 in RPI ...... 2-0

When winning the opening tip ...... 1-0 When scoring first ...... 1-0 Marquette Bench Scoring

Starters Bench Bench Scoring Rice 59 23 Amoroso 10, Fitzgerald 9, Barro 4 Winthrop 53 11 Barro 7, Amoroso 2, Fitzgerald 2 vs Eastern Washington 52 31 Chapman 17, Amoroso 7, Fitzgerald 3, Burke 2, Grimm 2 Team Superlatives by Half vs Oral Roberts 49 24 Fitzgerald 11, Amoroso 6, Chapman 3, Burke 2, Lott 2 vs South Carolina 60 32 Amoroso 30, Fitzgerald 2 First Half Second Half at Nebraska Points 42 S. Carolina (11/26) 49 E. Wash. (11/23) South Dakota State Fewest Pts. Allowed 32 Three times 33 Rice (11/18) Valparaiso FG Percentage 52.6 Winthrop (11/19) 60.0 Rice (11/18) Wisconsin Lowest FG Pct. Allowed 38.2 Rice (11/18) 30.8 Winthrop (11/19) San Francisco 3-Point Percentage 62.5 Winthrop (11/19) 50.0 S. Carolina (11/26) Oakland FT Made 8 Rice (11/18) 19 E. Wash. (11/23) Delaware State Rebounds 23 Rice (11/18) 21 E. Wash. (11/23) Lewis Assists 10 Rice (11/18) 14 Rice (11/18) Connecticut Blocks 4 Winthrop (11/19) 2 Twice Cincinnati Steals 8 E. Wash. (11/23) 6 Oral Roberts (11/25) at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame Individual Superlatives by Half DePaul at Pittsburgh First Half St. John's Points 13 Twice at Villanova 3-Point Made 3 Steve Novak Twice at Rutgers FT Made 4 Twice Georgetown Rebounds 7 Steve Novak vs Oral Roberts (11/25) Pittsburgh Assists 4 Dominic James vs Rice (11/18) at Notre Dame at Louisville Second Half Providence Points 12 Jerel McNeal vs Eastern Wash. (11/23) 3-Point Made 3 Joe Chapman vs Eastern Wash. (11/23) FT Made 5 Wesley Matthews vs Eastern Wash. (11/23) Rebounds 3 Jamil Lott vs Winthrop (11/19) Assists 5 Dominic James Twice

10 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. High Marks The Last Time Double-figure scoring games 2005-06 Career Team Marquette Opponent Dominic James 5 5 100+ Points 101-92 OT vs Missouri (3/22/03) 71-108 at Kansas (12/1/90) Steve Novak 5 58 90+ Points 92-89 OT vs South Carolina (11/26/05) 52-99 at Louisville (1/26/05) Wesley Matthews 2 8 Under 50 Points 40-54 vs Western Michigan (3/14/05) 43-48 vs Arizona (12/18/04) FG Pct. 60+ 65.0 vs Grambling (12/28/02) None recorded Ryan Amoroso 2 8 Five or fewer turnovers 5 vs Cincinnati (3/10/96) None recorded Jerel McNeal 2 2 Five Players, 10+ pts. 83-73 vs Eastern Wash. (11/23/05) 72-85 at DePaul (1/20/05) Ousmane Barro 1 1 Joe Chapman 1 15 Team Marquette Win Marquette Loss — italics denotes most recent Dan Fitzgerald 1 5 Ranked Opponent (AP) 63-54 at Wisconsin (12/11/04) 61-64 vs Louisville (2/17/05) Overtime Game 92-89 OT vs South Carolina (11/26/05) 57-60 vs TCU (3/9/05) 20-point games 2005-06 Career Double Overtime 80-79 vs Louisville (2/28/96) 74-77 vs Louisville (2/24/01) 3OT Steve Novak 2 13 Triple Overtime Never 74-77 vs Louisville (2/24/01) 3OT Home Opener 82-65 vs. Rice (11/18/05) 54-67 vs South Alabama (11/14/00) Ryan Amoroso 1 1 Road Openers 98-87 at Oakland (11/27/04) 75-85 at Arizona (12/13/03) Joe Chapman —1

Double-figure rebound games 2005-06 Career Individual Marquette Opponent 30+ Points 30, Ryan Amoroso 30, Larry O’Bannon Ryan Amoroso 1 2 92-89 OT vs South Carolina (11/26/05) 52-99 at Louisville (1/26/05)

Double-figure assist games 2005-06 Career 20+ Points 30, Ryan Amoroso; 28, Steve Novak 28, Caleb Green; 21, Ken Tut None 92-89 OT vs South Carolina (11/26/05) 73-70 vs Oral Roberts (11/25/05)

Double-doubles 2005-06 Career 10+ Rebounds 12, Ryan Amoroso 12, Caleb Green Ryan Amoroso 1 2 92-89 OT vs South Carolina (11/26/05) 73-70 vs Oral Roberts (11/25/05)

15+ Rebounds 16, Marcus Jackson 15, Curtis Withers Individual Season Records 57-60, vs TCU (3/9/05) 66-76 vs Charlotte (1/22/05) Starts 10+ points 10+ rebs. Ryan Amoroso — 2-0 1-0 15+ Free Throws 16, Brian Wardle Ousmane Barro 3-0 1-0 — 69-59 at Charlotte (2/13/99) Tommy Brice — — — Dwight Burke — — — 10+ Assists 11, Travis Diener 10, Brian Swift Joe Chapman — 1-0 — 61-64 vs Louisville (2/17/05) 66-64 vs USF (1/15/05) Dan Fitzgerald — 1-0 — Chris Grimm — — — Double Double 30 pts, 12 reb, Ryan Amoroso 28 pts, 12 reb, Caleb Green Dominic James 4-1 4-1 — 92-89 OT vs South Carolina (11/26/05) 73-70 vs Oral Roberts (11/25/05) Mike Kinsella —— — Jamil Lott 1-1 — — Triple Double 29 pts, 11reb, 11 ast, Dwyane Wade Wesley Matthews 4-1 1-1 — 83-69 vs Kentucky (3/29/03) Jerel McNeal 4-1 2-0 — Matt Mortensen — — — Steve Novak 4-1 4-1 — This season . . . Individual Career Records Largest halftime lead ...... 7 Rice (Nov. 18) Starts 10+ points 10+ rebs. Largest halftime deficit ...... 4 Winthrop (Nov. 19) Ryan Amoroso 2-1 5-3 1-1 Largest lead in a game ...... 18 Rice (Nov. 18) Ousmane Barro 4-3 — — Largest deficit in a game ...... 13 Winthrop (Nov. 19) Tommy Brice — — — Largest winning margin ...... 17 Rice (Nov. 18) Dwight Burke——— Joe Chapman 24-13 9-6 — Largest losing margin ...... 7 Winthrop (Nov. 19) Dan Fitzgerald — — — Largest deficit in a victory ...... 4 Rice (Nov. 18) Chris Grimm 6-3 — — Largest lead in a loss ...... 4 Winthrop (Nov. 19) Dominic James 4-1 4-1 — Mike Kinsella — — — Most consecutive points scored ...... 12 Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) Jamil Lott 1-1 — — Most consecutive points allowed ...... 8 Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) Wesley Matthews 4-1 1-1 — Largest home crowd ...... 11,218 Rice (Nov. 18) Jerel McNeal 4-1 2-0 — Largest road crowd ...... — Matt Mortensen — — — Steve Novak 41-21 23-9 — Largest neutral crowd ...... 7,469 South Carolina (Nov. 26) 30-point games ...... Amoroso 1 Specialty Statistics 20-point games ...... Amoroso 1, Novak 1 Marquette Opponents 10-rebound games ...... Amoroso 1 Points in the Paint 154 134 Double-doubles ...... Amoroso 1 Points off Turnovers 83 75 Games as leading scorer ...... James 2, Amoroso 1, Chapman 1, Novak 1 Second Chance Points 60 59 Fast Break Points 48 13 Games as leading rebounder ...... Amoroso 1, Fitzgerald 1, Lott 1, McNeal 1, Novak 1 Bench Points 121 65 Games as assists leader ...... James 4, McNeal 1 Specialty Stats Superlatives Foul outs ...... Barro 1, Fitzgerald 1 Marquette Opponents Points in the Paint 38 (11/25) 38 (11/26) Points off Turnovers 21 (11/19) 23 (11/18) Second Chance Points 20 (11/26) 21 (11/19) Fast Break Points 14 (11/25) 9 (11/18) Bench Points 32 (11/26) 22 (11/23)

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 11 Marquette 82, Rice 65 Winthrop 71, Marquette 64 Marquette 83, Eastern Washington 734 Game 1 • Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic • November 18, 2005 Game 2 • Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic • November 19, 2005 Game 3 • Great Alaska Shootout • November 23, 2005 Bradley Center • Milwaukee Bradley Center • Milwaukee Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska

MILWAUKEE (AP) — It was a good opening night for Marquette's MILWAUKEE — Steve Novak had 17 points and Dominic James Senior Joe Chapman came off the bench to score a team-high 17 freshmen class. added 15 as Marquette dropped a 71-64 decision to Winthrop in points and lead Marquette to an 83-73 victory over Eastern Starting three freshmen, Marquette overcame a slow start for the 44th Annual Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic at the Bradley Center. Washington in the opening round of the Carrs Safeway Great an 82-65 victory over Rice Friday night in the first round of the Novak finished the game shooting 5-for-8 from the floor — Alaska Shootout. Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic. all from the perimeter. It was the senior's 35th game with four "I struggled at the beginning of the year to get my motiva- All three highly touted freshmen played a role in the victory. or more three-pointers in his career. He currently has 241 career tion going and get ready," Chapman said. "But I just came out Dominic James scored a team-high 16 points, handed out nine treys. and played hard. I had two very good practices leading up to the assists and grabbed 6 rebounds. Fellow freshmen Jerel McNeal In addition to James' 15 points, he also dished out a game- game, I was playing with confidence and came out and played added 14 points and Wes Mathews chipped in 7 points. high seven assists in 37 minutes of play. Freshman Wesley well. The guys gave me confidence before the game and told me Senior Steve Novak hit 3-of-7 three-pointers to add 13 Matthews added 11 points and Ousmane Barro added seven just to go out there and shoot the ball." points, while sophomore Tulane transfer Dan Fitzgerald had 9 points in 21 minutes of reserve play. Marquette advances to Friday’s championship semifinal round points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Overall, Marquette shot 48.8 percent from the floor (21-43), where they’ll face Oral Roberts at 8:30 p.m. CT. "We got a lot of good basketball from a lot of people," said including 42.9 percent from beyond the arc (9-21). They were "We will absolutely have our hands full Friday night with Oral Marquette coach Tom Crean. "I'm impressed with the instinct and 13-for-16 from the charity stripe. MU committed 15 turnovers — Roberts," Crean said. "That looks like an NCAA tournament team the natural ability that these freshmen have." just five in the second half — while dishing out 13 assists. to me. They’re really well-coached, extremely good on the offen- Novak said the freshmen were a bit nervous before their first Winthrop shot just 35.1 percent from the floor, but made it count sive boards, had seven layups or dunks in the first half (against college game. from behind the arc, connecting on 11-of-27 attempts (40.7 per- USC) and missed six more. They’re going to be absolutely fear- "It was hard to talk to them because one would get up and cent). It was the most three's made by an MU opponent since less on the boards." walk around and then another would get up," he said. "It's good Houston made 11 on March 2, 2005. Five players scored in double figures for the Golden Eagles, for them to get out there for the first time." "As good a job as we did defensively tonight — holding them with freshman Jerel McNeal, Dominic James and Wesley J.R. Harrison led Rice (0-1) with 18 points, while Jamal to just 35 percent shooting — is a tribute to their play as a Matthews scoring 15, 14 and 12, respectively, and senior Steve Moore added 14. team," said head coach Tom Crean. "They didn't panic as the shot Novak adding 11 points. Rice coach Willis Wilson said he was impressed with clock winded down, made the extra passes, and executed. They're The Golden Eagles won the rebounding game 36-30, convert- Marquette's three freshman starters. a veteran club that makes things happen." ed 26-of-32 from the free throw line and shot 46.3-percent from "I think they are a very talented group," Wilson said. "As they Winthrop also outrebounded Marquette, 39-21, including a the field (25-54). Four Marquette players pulled down five or assert themselves more and learn the game, they are going to be 22-5 edge offensively. That translated to 21 second-chance more rebounds, led by McNeal’s six. terrific players." points.

Marquette 82, Rice 65 Winthrop 71, Marquette 64 Marquette 83, Eastern Washington 73

Rice FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Winthrop FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Eastern Wash. FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Moore f 5-12 0-1 4-7 3-2-5 4 14 3 1 0 0 30 Shuler f 3-10 1-2 8-9 3-2-5 2 15 6 2 0 4 32 Beitinger f 5-12 2-3 5-12 2-4-6 2 17 2 2 0 0 34 Harrison f 8-14 1-3 1-2 1-4-5 1 18 1 2 1 1 38 Bradshaw f 5-11 1-4 8-8 4-4-8 3 19 0 3 1 4 30 Williams f 4-5 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 0 8 1 1 0 1 33 Britton f 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 3 2 0 0 0 0 17 Williams c 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-2-2 0 9 1 2 0 1 26 Butorac f 2-7 0-0 1-3 4-3-7 3 5 2 4 1 0 32 Williams g 3-13 1-6 0-0 0-4-4 2 7 5 3 0 1 32 Gaynor g 3-6 3-5 3-4 1-2-3 2 12 4 3 0 2 36 Stuckey g 5-12 1-4 5-7 0-3-3 5 16 2 5 0 0 25 Almond g 5-14 1-4 0-0 1-0-1 3 11 4 3 0 1 29 Martin g 2-15 1-9 1-2 4-2-6 1 6 1 1 0 0 29 Smith g 2-5 1-2 0-3 0-1-1 5 5 4 1 0 1 28 Hagen 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 Jenkins 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-2-2 0 6 0 0 0 0 11 Penoncello 1-2 1-2 2-2 0-0-0 2 5 1 0 0 0 12 Foster 1-5 1-4 0-0 1-0-1 13100013 Daniels 0-4 0-0 0-2 1-0-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 Bekkering 2-3 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 4 6 0 1 0 0 8 Pflieger 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-2-2 2 6 0 0 0 0 10 Adams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 Humphrey 3-4 2-3 3-5 0-1-1 5 11 2 2 0 0 23 Perka 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 2 4 1 1 0 2 21 Houston 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 2 4 0 2 0 1 11 Zumwalt 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 3-3-6 1 Draughn 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 Risper 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 Totals 27-69 6-22 5-9 13-15 20 65 15 12 1 5 200 Team 6-1-7 Team 4-1-5 39.1 27.3 55.6 28 Totals 20-57 11-27 20-25 22-17 14 71 15 14 1 12 200 Totals 24-52 7-16 18-34 11-19 26 73 15 17 1 2 200 35.1 40.7 80.0 39 46.2 43.8 52.9 30 Marquette FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Novak f 4-9 3-7 2-2 0-2-2 1 13 2 0 0 0 35 Marquette FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Marquette FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Lott f 3-3 0-0 3-4 2-2-4 2 9 0 0 0 0 26 Novak f 5-8 5-8 2-2 0-1-1 1 17 1 2 0 0 36 Novak f 3-11 1-7 4-4 1-4-5 3 11 0 2 0 0 31 James g 4-12 3-7 5-7 1-5-6 3 16 9 2 1 1 30 Lott f 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 3 4 0 2 2 0 19 Barro f 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 McNeal g 5-7 1-2 3-3 0-6-6 3 14 1 8 2 2 31 James g 5-13 2-7 3-4 1-1-2 2 15 7 4 0 2 37 James g 5-11 0-3 4-6 0-3-3 5 14 3 6 1 2 32 Matthews g 3-4 0-0 1-1 0-1-1 3 7 1 4 0 1 15 McNeal g 2-4 1-1 1-2 0-4-4 3 6 2 2 1 2 23 McNeal g 5-6 0-0 5-5 3-3-6 3 15 4 2 0 3 27 Fitzgerald 3-6 2-3 1-2 3-5-8 1 9 8 2 0 1 24 Matthews g 4-7 1-3 2-2 1-2-3 3 11 2 3 0 1 29 Matthews g 2-5 0-0 8-10 1-4-5 4 12 0 1 0 2 17 Chapman 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 3 0 1 0 18 Fitzgerald 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 2 0 1 0 1 20 Fitzgerald 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 5 3 1 1 0 1 13 Grimm 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Chapman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Burke 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 Barro 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 402106 Barro 1-2 0-0 5-6 1-2-3 3 7111121 Chapman 6-10 5-8 0-1 1-4-5 2 17 0 0 0 0 32 Amoroso 4-7 0-1 2-2 0-4-4 0 10 0 2 0 0 13 Amoroso 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 Grimm 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 Team 1-3-4 Team 1-1-2 Amoroso 2-6 0-0 3-4 2-1-3 1 7 1 1 1 0 21 Totals 28-51 9-20 17-21 9-30 15 82 24 20 5 5 200 Totals 21-43 9-21 13-16 5-16 18 64 13 15 4 7 200 Lott 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 4 0 1 3 0 0 12 54.9 45.0 81.0 39 48.8 42.9 81.3% 28 Team 2-0-2 Totals 25-54 7-20 26-32 14-22 34 83 10 20 2 8 200 Officials: Jim Haney, Ray Perone, Michael Stephens Officials: Jim Haney, Pat Driscoll, Michael Stephens 46.3 35.0 81.3 36 Technical fouls: Rice-None. Marquette-None. Technical fouls: Winthrop-None. Marquette-None. Attendance: 11,218 Attendance: 11,119 Officials: Terry Christman, Robert Holloway, Bruce Corson Technical fouls: Eastern Washington-None. Marquette-None. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Attendance: 6,087 Rice 32 33 65 Winthrop 34 37 71 Marquette 39 43 82 Marquette 30 34 64 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Eastern Washington 32 41 73 Marquette 34 49 83

12 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. Marquette 73, Oral Roberts 70 Marquette 92, South Carolina 89 • OT Game 4 • Great Alaska Shootout • November 25, 2005 Game 5 • Great Alaska Shootout • November 26, 2005 Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Point guard Dominic James led four ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Forward Ryan Amoroso scored 30 points, Marquette players in double figures with 15 points as the Golden including the last five of the game, to help Marquette to its sec- Eagles held off Oral Roberts for a 73-70 victory in the first semi- ond Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout title with a 92-89 over- final of the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout at Sullivan time victory over South Carolina at Sullivan Arena. Arena. Tournament Most Outstanding Player Steve Novak poured in "I feel like we have to be a team in order to get where we 28 points for the Golden Eagles, who added the 2005 title just want to be," James said. "It can't be one guy. We've just got to four years after winning their first one. keep playing together and emphasizing that and if we do that, South Carolina got 23 points from guard Tre’ Kelley and 20 we can get to the places we need to be." points, six rebounds and five assists from backcourt mate Tarence James also dished eight assists for MU, while ORU came up Kinsey, and 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three short despite the monster effort of forward Caleb Green, who had blocks from forward . All three Gamecocks made 28 points and 12 rebounds. the All-Tournament Team in the 28th annual tournament. “We just want to put people in position," Crean said of MU's MU freshman point guard Dominic James (12 points, 9 problems with the press break. "Short passes, long passes. Really, assists) and freshman guard Jerel McNeal (7 points, 4 rebounds, I think where our turnovers came we could have broken the pres- 2 steals) were also voted all-tourney. sure without the pass." Amoroso and Novak both put up career-high point totals, The Golden Eagles used a late 11-0 run to take a 66-55 lead while Amoroso tied his career-best with 12 rebounds. Amoroso after neither team could build more than a 6-point advantage for entered Saturday’s game with just 13 points and nine rebounds the first 35 minutes. ORU made a late charge behind a pair of through the Golden Eagles’ first two Shootout victories. three-pointers by guard Ken Tutt (21 points, 5-17 FG), but The first Shootout championship game to go to overtime fea- Jonathan Bluitt’s desperation trey didn’t come close in the final tured nine ties and 20 lead changes. seconds. Marquette becomes just the fourth team to win multiple Forwards Steve Novak and Ousmane Barro scored 12 points Shootout titles, joining North Carolina, North Carolina State and apiece for MU, while Dan Fitzgerald scored 11 points off the Kentucky in that elite company. bench. Novak led MU with nine rebounds. Novak was 6 of 10 from three-point range, tying the Shootout championship-game record for treys made, and the Golden Eagles tied the team championship-game record with 13 three-point makes.

Marquette 73, Oral Roberts 70 Marquette 92, South Carolina 89 • OT

Oral Roberts FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Marquette FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Owens f 1-4 0-1 2-2 4-3-7 2 4 3 2 2 0 23 Novak f 8-14 6-10 6-6 0-4-4 1 28 1 0 0 1 40 Green f 11-19 0-0 6-9 3-9-12 2 28 1 3 1 3 38 Barro f 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 4 4 2 1 0 0 19 Michalec c 4-6 0-0 1-2 0-2-2 4 9 0 0 1 0 13 James g 3-12 2-7 4-6 1-1-2 0 12 9 3 0 0 32 Tutt g 5-17 3-9 8-9 0-1-1 3 21 2 7 0 2 36 McNeal g 2-4 1-1 2-2 1-3-4 0 7 0 2 0 2 25 Bluitt g 2-5 0-3 1-2 1-4-5 4 5 6 2 0 3 39 Matthews g 3-9 1-2 2-2 3-3-6 0 9 5 1 0 1 30 Riouse 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Fitzgerald 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-1-3 1 2 2 4 0 0 29 Vealy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Chapman 0-3 0-3 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 1 1 0 0 16 Meloy 0-2 0-1 3-4 0-4-4 2 3 0 0 0 0 11 Amoroso 11-17 3-4 5-6 4-8-12 2 30 0 0 0 1 30 Ogunoye 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 1 0 3 1 1 2 28 Lott 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Team 1-0-1 Team 2-0-2 Totals 23-57 3-17 21-28 10-27 20 70 15 16 5 10 200 Totals 30-66 13-28 19-22 16-21 11 92 20 12 0 5 225 40.4 17.6 75.0 37 45.5 46.4 86.4 37

Marquette FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Novak f 5-11 2-6 0-0 1-8-9 1 12 1 2 0 1 32 South Carolina FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Barro f 4-6 0-0 4-6 3-2-5 5 12 0 0 0 0 16 Wallace f 4-8 2-3 0-2 3-1-4 2 10 2 2 1 2 36 James g 4-13 1-6 6-11 1-2-3 3 15 8 3 0 1 30 Balkman f 7-10 0-0 2-3 3-5-8 4 16 6 1 3 0 30 McNeal g 3-5 0-0 2-2 0-2-2 1 8 5 6 1 2 26 Kelley g 9-16 5-8 0-0 0-1-1 2 23 1 3 0 0 40 Matthews g 1-7 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 3 2 1 1 0 0 20 Trice g 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-3-4 3 3 5 2 0 1 33 Fitzgerald 3-4 0-1 5-6 1-3-4 2 11 1 1 0 2 25 Kinsey g 8-15 2-4 2-3 1-5-6 4 20 5 3 1 1 44 Burke 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 1 2 0 1 1 1 5 McDowell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 Chapman 1-4 1-3 0-0 1-3-4 0 3 0 1 0 1 21 Sheldon 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 5 0 0 0 0 9 Grimm 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0000 2 Tisby 4-8 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 3 8 011019 Amoroso 2-5 0-1 2-2 2-1-3 2 6 0 0 0 0 16 Day 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Lott 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 2 0 1 0 0 7 Konate 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 Team 3-0-3 Team 1-0-1 Totals 25-61 4-17 19-28 15-24 20 73 16 16 2 8 200 Totals 37-68 11-21 4-8 11-21 20 89 21 12 6 4 225 41.0 23.5 67.9 39 54.4 52.4 50.0 32

Officials: Terry Christman, Kelly Self, Bruce Corson Officials: Kelly Self, Gabby Lujan, Tim Gabutero Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Marquette-Matthews. Technical fouls: Marquette-None. South Carolina-None. Attendance: 7,185 Attendance: 7,496

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Oral Roberts 32 38 70 Marquette 42 38 12 92 Marquette 32 41 73 South Carolina 43 37 9 89

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 13 Season Highs Scouting Nebraska Nebraska has started off the 2005-06 season undefeated, going 4-0. Marquette — Team Game Highs The Cornhuskers started off the year taking three straight games to Points 92 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) claim the John Thompson Family Foundation Classic, defeating FG Made 30 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Longwood, Yale and Louisiana Tech in the process. FG Att. 66 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) FG Pct. 54.9 vs Rice (Nov. 18) Following that tournament win, Nebraska downed Southeast Missouri 3FG Made 13 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) 2005-06 Nebraska Schedule 3FG Att. 28 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) State, 69-54. Senior forward Wes Wilkinson scored a career-high 25 Nov. 18 Longwood W, 80-65 points on 10-of-15 shooting to lead the Huskers to its fourth straight Nov. 19 Yale W, 73-64 3FG Pct. 46.4 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Nov. 20 Louisiana Tech W, 59-56 FT Made 26 vs Eastern Wash. (Nov. 23) win. Nov. 27 Southeast Missouri St. W, 69-54 Nov. 30 Marquette FT Att. 32 vs Eastern Wash. (Nov. 23) Dec. 3 UAB FT Pct. 86.4 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Wilkinson averages 14.7 points per game to lead the Huskers in scor- Dec. 8 South Dakota State Dec. 11 at Creighton Rebounds 39 Twice ing. He’s hitting a solid 56.7 percent shooting on the year, hitting 17- Dec. 17 Chicago State Assists 24 vs Rice (Nov. 18) Dec. 19 North Carolina A&T of-30 shots from the floor. Dec. 21 Alabama A&M Steals 8 Twice Dec. 31 vs Florida State Blocked Shots 5 vs Rice (Nov. 18) Jan. 3 Northern Colorado Senior guard Jason Dourisseau is second on the team in scoring and is Jan. 7 Oklahoma * Turnovers 20 Twice also hitting at an above 50 percent clip. He scores 12.5 per game and Jan. 11 at Kansas State * Fouls 34 vs Eastern Wash. (Nov. 23) Jan. 17 Iowa State * hits at a 55.6 percent pace. Jan. 21 at Kansas * Jan. 25 at Colorado * Opponent — Team Game Highs Jan. 28 Missouri * Jan. 31 at Oklahoma State * Points 89 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Nebraska is a solid team from the floor, hitting 42.6 percent and has Feb. 4 Baylor * FG Made 37 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) done its job on defense limiting its foes to 36.3 percent shooting. Feb. 8 Kansas * Feb. 11 at Texas * FG Att. 69 vs Rice (Nov. 18) Nebraska is also scoring 10 points per game more than its opponents. Feb. 15 at Iowa State * FG Pct. 54.4 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Feb. 18 Texas Tech * 3FG Made 11 Twice Feb. 22 Colorado * Nebraska is in the midst of a seven game season opening home stand. Feb. 25 at Texas A&M 3FG Att. 27 vs Winthrop (Nov. 19) The Huskers play just two non-conference games away from the Mar. 1 Kansas State* 3FG Pct. 52.4 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Mar. 5 at Missouri * Devaney Center, one at Creighton on December 11 and one in Miami FT Made 21 vs Oral Roberts (Nov. 25) 4-0 Overall FT Att. 34 vs Eastern Wash. (Nov. 23) against Florida State on December 31. FT Pct. 80.0 vs Winthrop (Nov. 19) Rebounds 39 vs Winthrop (Nov. 19) Probable Starting Lineups Assists 21 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Steals 12 vs Winthrop (Nov. 19) Marquette Ht Yr PPG RPG Nebraska Ht Yr PPG RPG Blocked Shots 6 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) 1 Dominic James G 5-10 Fr. 14.4 3.2 1 Jason Dourisseau G 6-6 Sr. 12.5 7.8 Turnovers 17 vs Eastern Wash. (Nov. 23) 20 Steve Novak F 6-10 Sr. 16.2 4.2 2 Joe McCray G 6-5 So. 9.8 3.3 Fouls 26 vs Eastern Wash. (Nov. 23) 22 Jerel McNeal G 6-3 Fr. 10.0 4.4 10 Marcus Walker G 6-2 Fr. 4.8 2.0 23 Wesley Matthews G 6-5 Fr. 10.0 4.4 11 Wes Wilkinson F 6-10 Sr. 14.7 5.3 Marquette — Individual Game Highs 41 Ousmane Barro F 6-10 So. 5.4 3.0 21 Aleks Maric C 6-11 So. 11.3 8.5 Points 30 Ryan Amoroso vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) FG Made 11 Ryan Amoroso Stats Comparison FG Pct. 3 Pt. Pct. FT Pct. Reb/Gm. Ast. TO B S Pts./Gm. vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Nebraska 42.6 33.3 65.7 40.0 54 61 9 23 70.2 FG Att. 17 Ryan Amoroso Marquette 46.9 39.6 79.0 34.4 92 92 13 33 78.8 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) FG Pct. (min 5 made) 83.3 Jerel McNeal Last Meeting: Marquette 81, Nebraska 62 (Dec. 21, 2004) Series History Head Coach vs Eastern Wash. (Nov. 23) Marquette leads, 4-3. Barry Collier 3FG Made 6 Steve Novak Nebraska FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN 43-45 at NU, third season Wilksinson f 5-7 2-3 0-0 0-2-2 2 12 3 1 2 0 30 Dec. 20, 1933 H W 25-22 213-160 career, 13th season vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Turek f 3-6 0-0 2-4 0-1-1 3 8 2 1 1 0 29 Dec. 14, 1940 A L 20-35 McCray g 6-15 4-11 1-2 1-4-5 4 17 1 2 0 2 33 Dec. 31, 1945 H W 48-36 3FG Att. 10 Steve Novak Neal g 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 6 2 0 0 18 Dec. 20, 1957 H W 79-64 Media Relations vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Muhleisen g 3-10 1-3 2-2 0-4-4 3 9 3 1 1 0 36 Dec. 8, 1958 A L 60-62 Jerry Trickie Richardson 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 1 2 3 1 0 2 21 Mar. 11, 1987 A L 76-78 [email protected] 3FG Pct. (min 2 made) 75.0 Ryan Amoroso Schliep 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 2 0 1 0 0 10 Maric 4-6 0-0 4-5 3-3-6 1 12 0 1 0 0 22 Dec. 21, 2004 H W 81-62 Office: (402) 472-7779 vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Wilbrand 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 FAX: (402) 472-2005 FT Made 8 Wesley Matthews Team 1-1-2 1 Totals 23-50 7-21 9-14 6-17 20 62 18 10 4 4 200 2005-06 Leaders vs Eastern Wash. (Nov. 23) 46.0 33.3 64.3 23 Scoring Avg. FT Att. 11 Dominic James Marquette FG 3P FT O-D-REB PF TP A TO B S MIN Wes Wilkinson 14.7 vs Oral Roberts (Nov. 25) Novak f 2-5 1-4 7-9 2-3-5 1 12 1 1 0 0 28 Rebounding Jackson f 0-3 0-0 1-4 6-5-11 4 1 3 0 3 1 33 Most FT Made 6-6 Steve Novak Grimm c 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-2-5 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 Aleks Maric 8.5 Without a Miss vs South Carolina (Nov. 26) Mason g 2-8 1-2 0-0 1-4-5 4 5 4 2 1 1 24 Assists Diener g 8-15 7-11 9-10 0-3-3 1 32 7 1 0 1 33 Jamel White 3.0 Rebounds 12 Ryan Amoroso Townsend 1-3 0-2 2-2 2-1-3 1 4 0 1 0 0 10 Hanley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Field Goal Shooting (3 made/game) vs South Carolina (11/26/05) Grube 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wes Wilkinson 56.7 Chapman 5-9 2-4 2-4 1-1-2 1 14 0 1 0 2 23 Three Point Shooting (1 made/game) Steals 3 Jerel McNeal Barro 2-3 0-0 0-0 3-3-6 2 4 1 2 0 2 14 Wes Wilkinson 50.0 vs Eastern Wash. (Nov. 23) Amoroso 2-6 1-2 2-2 1-0-1 1 7 0 1 0 0 7 Berkowitz 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Free Throw Shooting (2 made/game) Blocked Shots 2 Twice Team 3-0-3 Marcus Perry 87.5 Totals 23-58 12-26 23-31 22-22 15 81 17 9 4 7 200 39.7 46.2 74.2 44 Turnovers 8 Jerel McNeal RPI Rank: 66 Officials: Steve Welmer, Kerry Sitton, Danny Hooker; Attendance: 12,211 Strength of Schedule Rank: 182 vs Rice (Nov. 18) Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Nebraska 33 29 62 Marquette 41 40 81

14 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb.

43 • Ryan Amoroso Career Highs Season Highs Points 30, S. Carolina (11/26/05) 30, S. Carolina (11/26) Sophomore Rebounds 12, Twice 12, S. Carolina (11/26) Forward Field Goals 11, S. Carolina (11/26/05) 11, S. Carolina (11/26) 6-8 FG Attempts 17, S. Carolina (11/26/05) 17, S. Carolina (11/26) 242 Three FG 3, S. Carolina (11/26/05) 3, S. Carolina (11/26) Burnsville, Minn. Three FG Att. 4, S. Carolina (11/26/05) 4, S. Carolina (11/26) Free Throws 5, Three Times 5, S. Carolina (11/26) Burnsville Free Throw Att. 8, East Carolina (2/12/05) 6, S. Carolina (11/26) Assists 2, East Carolina (2/12/05) 1, Eastern Wash. (11/23) Steals 1, 10 Times 1, Twice Blocks 2, Charlotte (1/22/05) 1, Eastern Wash. (11/23) Minutes 30, S. Carolina (11/26/05) 30, S. Carolina (11/26)

Scored 10 points in season debut in 13 minutes against Rice (Nov. 18) ... was Amoroso Game-by-Game 4-for-7 off the bench to lead MU’s reserves in scoring ... Registered a team- Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. leading and career high 30 points against South Carolina in the Great Alaska Rice 13 4-7 0-1 2-2 0-4-4 0 0 2 0 0 10 Shootout Championship game (Nov. 26) ... Recorded career highs in five other Winthrop 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 categories; field goals (11), field goal attempts (17), three pointers (3), three vs Eastern Wash. 21 2-6 0-0 3-4 2-1-3 1 1 1 1 1 7 point attempts (4) and minutes (30) against South Carolina ... Matched a vs Oral Roberts 16 2-5 0-1 2-2 2-1-3 2 0 0 0 0 6 career high 12 rebounds and five free throws against South Carolina ... vs South Carolina 30 11-17 3-4 5-6 4-8-12 2 0 0 0 1 30 at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Amoroso’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2004-05 31 3 471 15.2 63-128 49.2 11-30 36.7 49-63 77.8 44 69 113 3.6 51 10 34 6 8 186 186 6.0 2005-06 5 0 89 17.8 20-37 54.1 3-6 50.0 12-14 85.7 8 15 23 4.6 5 0 1 3 1 1 55 11.0 TOTAL 35 3 544 15.5 82-162 50.6 14-35 40.0 59-75 78.7 52 83 135 3.9 56 1 11 37 7 9 237 6.8

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 15

41 • Ousmane Barro Career Highs Season Highs Points 12, Oral Roberts (11/25) 12, Oral Roberts (11/25) Sophomore Rebounds 6, Nebraska (12/21/04) 5, Oral Roberts (11/25) Forward Field Goals 9, Charlotte (1/22/05) 4, Oral Roberts (11/25) 6-10 FG Attempts 7, Charlotte (1/22/05) 6, Oral Roberts (11/25) 235 Three FG —— Dakar, Senegal Three FG Att. —— Free Throws 5, Winthrop (11/19/05) 5, Winthrop (11/19) Julian (Chicago, Ill.) Free Throw Att. 6, Twice 6, Twice Assists 1, Nine Times 1, Winthrop (11/19) Steals 1, Nine Times 1, Winthrop (11/19) Blocks 3, IPFW (1/2/05) 1, Twice Minutes 28, Louisville (1/26/05) 21, Winthrop (11/19)

Came off the bench for 21 minutes against Winthrop (Nov. 19) ... hit five free Barro Game-by-Game throws in six attempts (both career highs) for seven points ... Made his way Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FG-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. into the starting lineup during the Great Alaska Shootout ... Recorded a career Rice 6 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 2 1 0 4 high 12 points and grabbed five rebounds against Oral Roberts (Nov. 25). Winthrop 21 1-2 0-0 5-6 1-2-3 3 1 1 1 1 7 vs Eastern Wash. 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 vs Oral Roberts 16 4-6 0-0 4-6 3-2-5 5 0 0 0 0 12 vs South Carolina 19 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 4 2 1 0 0 4 at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Barro’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2004-05 27 4 271 10.0 19-39 48.7 0-0 — 16-25 64.0 24 37 61 2.3 51 8 29 9 3 54 54 2.0 2005-06 5 3 68 13.6 9-14 64.3 0-0 0.0 9-12 75.0 8 7 15 3.0 17 1 3 6 2 1 27 5.4 TOTAL 32 7 339 10.6 28-53 52.8 0-0 0.0 25-37 .676 32 44 76 2.4 68 3 11 35 11 4 81 2.5

16 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb.

10 • Tommy Brice Career & Season Highs Points — Sophomore Rebounds — Guard Field Goals — 5-11 FG Attempts — 174 Three FG — Bloomingdale, Ill. Three FG Att. — Free Throws — Lake Park Free Throw Att. — Assists — Steals — Blocks — Minutes —

Has not appeared in a game in 2005-06. Brice Game-by-Game

Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FG-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. Rice Did not play Winthrop Did not play vs Eastern Wash. Did not play vs Oral Roberts Did not play vs South Carolina Did not play at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Brice’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 TOTAL

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 17

12 • Dwight Burke Career & Season Highs Points 2, Twice Freshman Rebounds 1, Twice Forward Field Goals 1, Oral Roberts (11/25) 6-8 FG Attempts 3, Oral Roberts (11/25) 240 Three FG — Brooklyn, N.Y. Three FG Att. — Free Throws 2, Oral Roberts (11/25) Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) Free Throw Att. 2, Oral Roberts (11/25) Assists — Steals 1, Oral Roberts (11/25) Blocks 1, Oral Roberts (11/25) Minutes 5, Twice

In his Marquette debut he came off the bench making both of his free throw Burke Game-by-Game attempts and grabbed one rebound against Eastern Washington (11/23). Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. Rice Did not play Winthrop Did not play vs Eastern Wash. 5 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 vs Oral Roberts 5 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 1 0 1 1 1 2 vs South Carolina at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Burke’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 2 0 10 5.0 1-3 .333 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 1 4 2.0 TOTAL 2 0 10 5.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 1 4 2.0

18 • Game 61 • MarquetteRice at Marquette at Nebraska • Friday, • Nov. Nov. 30 18 • Lincoln,• 8 p.m. Neb.

32 • Joe Chapman Career Highs Season Highs Points 21, UAB (2/2/05) 17, Eastern Washingotn (11/23) Senior Rebounds 7, Cincinnati (2/24/05) 5, Eastern Washingotn (11/23) Guard/Forward Field Goals 6, Twice 6, Eastern Washingotn (11/23) 6-4 FG Attempts 18, Cincinnati (2/24/05) 10, Eastern Washington. (11/23) 210 Three FG 5, Twice 5, Eastern Washingotn (11/23) Chicago Heights, Ill. Three FG Att. 9, Twice 8, Eastern Washingotn (11/23) Free Throws 7, Savannah St. (11/21/03) — Bloom Trail Free Throw Att. 8, Savannah St. (11/21/03) 1, Eastern Washingotn (11/23) Assists 5, Houston (3/2/05) 3, Rice (11/18) Steals 3, Louisville (3/6/04) 1, Oral Roberts (11/25) Blocks 2, Oakland (11/27/04) 1, Rice (11/18) Minutes 41, Saint Louis (1/29/05) 32, Eastern Washingotn (11/23)

Grabbed two rebounds and dished three assists against Rice (Nov. 18) ... Led Chapman Game-by-Game the Golden Eagles with 17 points against Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) ... Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. Rice 18 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 3 0 1 0 0 Winthrop 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs Eastern Wash 32 6-10 5-8 0-1 1-4-5 2 0 0 0 0 17 vs Oral Roberts 21 1-4 1-3 0-0 1-3-4 0 0 1 0 1 3 vs South Carolina 16 0-3 0-3 0-0 1-0-1 2 1 1 0 0 0 at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Chapman’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2002-03 33 0 318 9.6 31-71 43.7 14-31 45.2 1-3 33.3 16 27 43 1.3 31 1 20 21 0 10 77 2.3 2003-04 31 15 456 14.7 50-118 42.4 18-59 30.5 28-39 71.8 16 36 52 1.7 54 0 20 31 2 18 146 4.7 2004-05 31 22 777 25.1 89-230 38.7 40-123 32.5 32-45 59.3 21 42 63 2.0 68 2 36 57 2 14 250 8.1 2005-06 5 0 93 18.6 7-18 38.9 6-14 42.9 0-1 0.0 4 8 12 2.4 6 0 4 2 1 1 20 4.0 TOTAL 98 37 1599 16.3 176-425 41.4 78-221 35.3 60-96 62.5 56 112 168 1.7 156 3 78 109 5 43 490 5.0

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 19

5 • Dan Fitzgerald Career Highs Season Highs Points 16, Marquette (2/21/04) 11, Oral Roberts (11/25) Sophomore Rebounds 5, Twice 8, Rice (11/18) Forward Field Goals 6, Marquette (2/21/04) 3, Twice 6-9 FG Attempts 14, Marquette (2/21/04) 6, Rice (11/18) 200 Three FG 4, Marquette (2/21/04) 2, Rice (11/18) St. Paul, Minn. Three FG Att. 10, Marquette (2/21/04) 3, Rice (11/18) Free Throws 5, Oral Roberts (11/25/05) 5, Oral Roberts (11/25) St. Thomas/Tulane Free Throw Att. 6, Oral Roberts (11/25/05) 6, Oral Roberts (11/25) Assists 8, Rice (11/18/05) 8, Rice (11/18) Steals 2, Twice 2, Oral Roberts (11/25) Blocks 1, Four Times — Minutes 32, Saint Louis (2/28/04) 29, South Carolina (11/26)

In Marquette debut, nearly recorded a triple double, scoring nine points, Fitzgerald Game-by-Game grabbing eight rebounds and recording eight assists in win over Rice (Nov. Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. 18) ... Went to the free throw line a career high six times, converting five of Rice 24 3-6 2-3 1-2 3-5-8 1 8 2 0 1 9 his attempts against Oral Roberts (11/25) ... Played a season high 29 min- Winthrop 20 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 1 2 utes against South Carolina (Nov. 26) ... vs Eastern Wash. 13 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 5 1 1 0 1 3 vs Oral Roberts 25 3-4 0-1 5-6 1-3-4 2 1 1 0 2 11 vs South Carolina 29 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-1-3 1 2 4 0 0 2 at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Fitzgerald’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2003-04 (at TUL) 28 3 413 14.8 37-104 35.6 23-79 29.1 20-32 62.5 17 34 51 1.8 44 1 27 22 4 15 117 4.2 2004-05 Did not play per NCAA Transfer rules 2005-06 5 0 111 22.2 9-17 52.9 3-9 33.3 6-8 75.0 6 9 15 3.0 11 1 12 9 0 5 27 5.4 TOTAL 33 3 524 15.9 46-121 38.0 26-88 29.5 26-40 .65.0 23 43 66 2.0 55 2 39 31 4 20 144 4.4 * Statistics from prior team/school

20 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb.

33 • Chris Grimm Career Highs Season Highs Points 8, Toledo (3/15/04) 2, Eastern Washingotn (11/23) Senior Rebounds 8, Tulane (2/21/04) 1, Eastern Washingotn (11/23) Forward/Center Field Goals 3, Toledo (3/15/04) 1, Eastern Washingotn (11/23) 6-10 FG Attempts 5, Toledo (3/15/04) 1, Eastern Washingotn (11/23) 240 Three FG —— Brighton, Mich. Three FG Att. —— Free Throws 3, Appalachian St. (12/7/02) — Brighton Free Throw Att. 4, Appalachian St. (12/7/02) — Assists 2, Arizona (12/18/04) — Steals 2, Kent State (11/20/04) — Blocks 2, Illinois State (11/15/04) — Minutes 26, Wisconsin (12/11/04) 4, Eastern Washingotn (11/23)

Saw limited action in Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic, suffering from the effects of Grimm Game-by-Game a viral stomach flu ... Recorded his first field goal of the season against Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) Rice 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winthrop Did not play vs Eastern Wash. 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 1 0 0 2 vs Oral Roberts 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs South Carolina at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Grimm’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2003-04 27 0 139 5.1 9-15 60.0 0-0 0.0 7-12 58.3 10 6 16 0.6 23 0 2 4 1 0 25 0.9 2003-04 24 0 217 9.0 8-18 44.4 0-0 0.0 9-15 60.0 22 13 35 1.5 25 0 1 11 2 2 25 1.0 2004-05 24 9 321 13.4 10-25 40.0 0-0 0.0 3-12 25.0 19 22 41 1.7 39 1 8 20 6 4 23 1.0 2005-06 3 0 8 2.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1 0 1 0.3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.7 TOTAL 76 9 678 8.9 27-58 46.6 0-0 0.0 19-39 48.7 51 41 92 1.2 89 1 11 35 9 6 73 1.0

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 21

1 • Dominic James Career & Season Highs Points 16, Rice (11/18) Freshman Rebounds 6, Rice (11/18) Guard Field Goals 5, Twice 5-10 FG Attempts 13, Twice 165 Three FG 3, Rice (11/18) Richmond, Ind. Three FG Att. 7, Three Times Free Throws 6, Oral Roberts (11/25) Richmond Free Throw Att. 11, Oral Roberts (11/25) Assists 9, Twice Steals 2, Twice Blocks 1, Twice Minutes 37, Winthrop (11/19)

Scored a team high 16 in career debut in MU’s win over Rice (Nov. 18) ... James Game-by-Game Logged nine assists in win over Owls ... Played 37 minutes, scoring 15 against Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. Winthrop (Nov. 19) to earn All-Tournament at the Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic Rice 30 4-12 3-7 5-7 1-5-6 3 9 2 1 1 16 ... Was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on November 21 following the Winthrop 37 5-13 2-7 3-4 1-1-2 2 7 4 0 2 15 first week of the season ... was selected to the Great Alaska Shootout All- vs Eastern Wash. 32 5-11 0-3 4-6 0-3-3 5 3 6 1 2 14 Tournament Team after scoring 41 points in three games ... Matched a career vs Oral Roberts 30 4-13 1-6 6-11 1-2-3 3 8 3 0 1 15 high nine assists against South Carolina (Nov. 26) ... went to the line 11 vs South Carolina 32 3-12 2-7 4-6 1-1-2 0 9 3 0 0 12 at Nebraska times against Oral Roberts (Nov. 25) converting six of his attempts ... South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

James’ Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 5 5 161 32.2 21-61 34.4 8-30 26.7 22-34 64.7 4 12 16 3.2 13 1 36 18 2 6 72 14.4 TOTAL 5 5 161 32.2 21-61 34.4 8-30 26.7 22-34 64.7 4 12 16 3.2 13 1 36 18 2 6 72 14.4

22 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb.

40 • Mike Kinsella Career Highs Season Highs Points 6, Twice — Junior Rebounds 3, Three Times — Center Field Goals 3, Illinois State (11/15/04) — 7-0 FG Attempts 5, Twice — 245 Three FG —— Rochester, Minn. Three FG Att. —— Free Throws 2, Twice — Minneapolis Tech Free Throw Att. 2, Twice — Assists 1, Twice — Steals 1, W. Carolina (11/13/04) — Blocks 1, Three Times — Minutes 12, East Carolina (2/12/05) —

Has not appeared in a game in 2005-06. Kinsella Game-by-Game

Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. Rice Did not play Winthrop Did not play vs Eastern Wash. Did not play vs Oral Roberts Did not play vs South Carolina Did not play at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Kinsella’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2004-05 16 0 92 5.8 11-29 37.9 0-0 0.0 4-5 80.0 7 13 20 1.3 27 1 2 7 3 1 26 1.6 2005-06 TOTAL 16 0 92 5.8 11-29 37.9 0-0 0.0 4-5 80.0 7 13 20 1.3 27 1 2 7 3 1 26 1.6

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 23

51 • Jamil Lott Career & Season Highs Points 9, Rice (11/18) Junior Rebounds 5, Winthrop (11/19) Forward Field Goals 3, Rice (11/18) 6-7 FG Attempts 4, Winthrop (11/19) 225 Three FG — St. Paul, Minn. Three FG Att. — Free Throws 3, Rice (11/18) Como Park/North Dakota School of Science Free Throw Att. 4, Rice (11/18) Assists — Steals — Blocks 2, Winthrop (11/19) Minutes 30, Rice (11/18)

Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor, scoring nine points in win over Rice Lott Game-by-Game (Nov. 18) ... Grabbed five rebounds against Winthrop (Nov. 19) Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. Rice 30 3-3 0-0 3-4 2-2-4 2 0 0 0 0 9 Winthrop 19 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 3 0 2 2 0 4 vs Eastern Wash. 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 4 1 3 0 0 0 vs Oral Roberts 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 vs South Carolina 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Lott’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 5 2 68 13.6 6-13 46.2 0-0 .000 3-4 .75.0 5 9 14 2.8 11 0 1 6 2 0 15 3.0 TOTAL 5 2 68 13.6 6-13 46.2 0-0 .000 3-4 75.0 5 9 14 2.8 11 0 1 6 2 0 15 3.0

24 • Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb.

23 • Wesley Matthews Career & Season Highs Points 12, Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) Freshman Rebounds 5, Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) Guard Field Goals 4, Winthrop (Nov. 19) 6-5 FG Attempts 9, South Carolina (Nov. 26) 200 Three FG 1, Winthrop (Nov. 19) Madison, Wis. Three FG Att. 3, Winthrop (Nov. 19) Free Throws 8, Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) Memorial Free Throw Att. 10, Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) Assists 5, South Carolina (Nov. 26) Steals 2, Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) Blocks — Minutes 30, South Carolina (Nov. 26)

Scored seven points in 15 minutes in collegiate debut against Rice (Nov. 18) Matthews Game-by-Game ... Added 11 in Pepsi Blue & Gold Championship on 4-of-7 shooting against Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. Winthrop (Nov. 19) ... notched his second concsecutive double digit point Rice 15 3-4 0-0 1-1 0-1-1 3 1 4 0 1 7 performance contributing 12 points in 17 minutes against Eastern Winthrop 29 4-7 1-3 2-2 1-2-3 3 2 3 0 1 11 Washington (Nov. 23), including eight points from the free throw line. vs Eastern Wash. 17 2-5 0-0 8-10 1-4-5 4 0 1 0 2 12 vs Oral Roberts 20 1-7 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 3 1 1 0 0 2 vs South Carolina 30 3-9 1-2 2-2 3-3-6 0 5 1 0 1 9 at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Matthews’ Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 5 5 111 22.2 13-32 40.6 2-5 40.0 13-15 .86.7 7 11 18 3.6 13 0 9 10 0 5 41 8.2 TOTAL 5 5 111 22.2 13-32 40.6 2-5 40.0 13-15 86.7 7 11 18 3.6 13 0 9 10 0 5 41 8.2

Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 25

22 • Jerel McNeal Career & Season Highs Points 15, Eastern Washington (11/23) Freshman Rebounds 6, Twice Guard Field Goals 5, Twice 6-3 FG Attempts 7, Rice (11/18) 185 Three FG 1, Three Times Chicago, Ill. Three FG Att. 2, Rice (11/18) Free Throws 5, Eastern Washington (11/23) Hillcrest Free Throw Att. 5, Eastern Washington (11/23) Assists 5, Oral Roberts (11/25) Steals 3, Eastern Washington (11/23) Blocks 2, Rice (11/18) Minutes 31, Rice (11/18)

Scored 14 points in collegiate debut, shooting 5-of-7 from the floor against McNeal Game-by-Game Rice (Nov. 18) ... Grabbed 10 rebounds in first two games to lead team in Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. that category ... Was a Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament selection after Rice 31 5-7 1-2 3-3 0-6-6 3 1 8 2 2 14 tallying 30 points, including a career high 15 points against Eastern Winthrop 23 2-4 1-1 1-2 0-4-4 3 2 2 1 2 6 Washington (Nov. 23), and 12 rebounds in three games ... Converted all nine vs Eastern Wash. 27 5-6 0-0 5-5 3-3-6 3 4 2 0 3 15 of his free throw attempts in three games ... Earned the Golden Eagles’ sec- vs Oral Roberts 26 3-5 0-0 2-2 0-2-2 1 5 6 1 2 8 ond BIG EAST Rookie of the Week Selection on Nov. 27. vs South Carolina 25 2-4 1-1 2-2 1-3-4 0 0 2 0 2 7 at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

McNeal’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 5 5 132 26.4 17-26 65.4 3-4 75.0 13-14 92.9 4 18 22 4.4 10 0 12 20 4 11 50 10.0 TOTAL 5 5 132 26.4 17-26 .65.4 3-4 75.0 13-14 92.9 4 18 22 4.4 10 0 12 20 4 11 50 10.0

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2 • Matt Mortensen Career & Season Highs Points — Freshman Rebounds — Guard Field Goals — 6-6 FG Attempts — 190 Three FG — Provo, Utah Three FG Att. — Free Throws — Timpview Free Throw Att. — Assists — Steals — Blocks — Minutes —

Has not appeared in a game in 2005-06. Mortensen Game-by-Game

Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. Rice Did not play Winthrop Did not play vs Eastern Wash. Did not play vs Oral Roberts Did not play vs South Carolina Did not play at Nebraska South Dakota State Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Mortensen’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 TOTAL

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20 • Steve Novak Career Highs Season Highs Points 30, Louisville (1/31/04) 28, South Carolina (11/26) Senior Rebounds 9, Oral Roberts (11/25/05) 9, Oral Roberts (11/25) Forward Field Goals 9, Twice 8, South Carolina (11/26) 6-10 FG Attempts 19, Cincinnati (2/24/05) 14, South Carolina (11/26) 220 Three FG 8, Louisville (1/31/04) 6, South Carolina (11/26) Brown Deer, Wis. Three FG Att. 13, Louisville (1/31/04) 10, South Carolina (11/26) Free Throws 12, Houston (3/2/05) 6, South Carolina (11/26) Brown Deer Free Throw Att. 12, Houston (3/2/05) 6, South Carolina (11/26) Assists 4, Northern Mich. (11/24/03) 2, Rice (11/18) Steals 3, Three times 1, Twice Blocks 2, Boise State (3/23/04) — Minutes 45, Saint Louis (1/29/05) 40, South Carolina (11/26)

One of two players to score double figures in first two games ... Led team Novak Game-by-Game with 17 against Winthrop (Nov. 19) ... Perfect from free throw line in 2005- Opponent Min. FG-A 3P-A FT-A O-D-R F A TO B S Pts. 06, going 14-for-14, extending consecutive free throw streak to 46, dating Rice 35 4-9 3-7 2-2 0-2-2 1 2 0 0 0 13 back to last season ... Needs one free throw attempt to qualify for school’s Winthrop 36 5-8 5-8 2-2 0-1-1 1 1 2 0 0 17 all-time leaders list in the top spot ... Named Great Alaska Shootout vs Eastern Wash. 31 3-11 1-7 4-4 1-4-5 3 0 2 0 0 11 Tournament MVP after recording 51 total points, including nine three point- vs Oral Roberts 32 5-11 2-6 0-0 1-8-9 1 1 2 0 1 12 ers, and 18 rebounds ... tallied a career high nine rebounds against Oral vs South Carolina 40 8-14 6-10 6-6 0-4-4 1 1 0 0 1 28 at Nebraska Roberts (Nov. 25) ... was 6 of 10 from three-point range, tying the Shootout South Dakota State championship-game record for treys made against South Carolina (Nov. 26). Valparaiso at Wisconsin San Francisco Oakland Delaware State Lewis Connecticut Cincinnati at Seton Hall West Virginia at DePaul Notre Dame DePaul at Pittsburgh St. John's at Villanova at Rutgers Georgetown Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Louisville Providence

Novak’s Career Stats

Year GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2002-03 33 0 512 15.5 67-113 50.4 55-109 50.5 31-33 93.9 18 53 71 2.2 54 0 17 18 0 7 220 6.7 2003-04 31 29 916 29.5 118-290 40.7 89-207 43.0 62-68 91.2 34 109 143 4.6 60 2 39 44 3 23 387 12.5 2004-05 31 29 926 29.9 127-278 45.7 89-193 46.1 76-84 90.5 35 92 127 4.1 75 1 28 41 2 16 419 13.5 2005-06 5 5 174 34.8 25-53 47.2 17-38 44.7 14-14 100.0 2 19 21 4.2 7 0 5 6 0 2 81 16.2 TOTAL 98 63 2450 25.0 330-730 45.2 244-528 46.2 182-198 91.9 88 269 357 3.6 188 3 88 107 5 45 1086 11.1

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