Sports | NCAA basketball No. 21 Marquette Back on Track 67-37 defeat of Florida Gulf Coast is best defense in 4 years By Katherine Thompson Posted Mar 5, 2008 3:46 AM CST Copied Marquette's Trevor Mbakwe, right, defends against Florida Gulf Coast's Yavney Neptune, who tries for a layup in the second half of a basketball game Tuesday, March 4, 2008, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck) (Associated Press) Marquette responded to its tough overtime loss to Georgetown last week by dismantling the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 67-37, AP reports. The 21st-ranked team hasn't held an opponent to so few points since 2004; no Eagles player scored more than six. Lazar Hayward had 18 points and 11 boards for the Golden Eagles, in striking contrast to his recent play. Hayward had gone 0-for-8 against Georgetown, but shot 50% last night, including three 3-pointers. Wesley Matthews and Dominic James added 12 and 11 points for Marquette in a game that saw 15 players take the court. Gulf Coast shot 28% from the field, clearly stymied by Georgetown's big men. Read These Next Melinda French Gates reacts to her ex showing up in new Epstein files. Sarah Ferguson said she cut off Epstein. Not quite, emails show. Trump signs bill to end the latest government shutdown. The voice behind 'Joy to the World' has died at 83. Report an error