Joe Boozell | NCAA.com | January 4, 2018 WATCH: Marquette's Howard scores 52 points vs. Providence Marquette guard Markus Howard scored 52 points in the Golden Eagles' win over Providence. Share Markus Howard, you are ridiculous. The sophomore sharpshooter dropped 52(!) points in Marquette’s overtime win against Providence on Wednesday night. Howard, who shot 55 percent from 3 as a freshman, hit 11 of 19 shots from behind the arc. His full stat line: 52 points, 17-for-29 from the field, 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. A taste of what Howard was doing all night: Markus Howard is finding space and success for @MarquetteMBB. pic.twitter.com/jHugSGIRUg — CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) January 4, 2018 .@MarquetteMBB's Markus Howard CANNOT miss! 45 POINTS! pic.twitter.com/wAEuXZLiYi — CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) January 4, 2018 50 points for Markus Howard. INCREDIBLE! pic.twitter.com/ujgRkokDDa — CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) January 4, 2018 Howard tied MarShon Brooks’ Big East single-game scoring record and broke the conference record for made 3s. What a shooter. What a scorer. What a player. Last night one man put up 52 points...That man was @MarquetteMBB Markus Howard and he tied a Big East shooting record!(Via @BIGEASTMBB) pic.twitter.com/PjBjgz1oil— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) January 4, 2018 We'll be talking in March about these men's basketball wins from the first month These are the victories from the first month of the men's college basketball season that just might make an impact when the NCAA tournament field is put together in 2021. READ MORE 10 surprising college basketball teams in 2020, ranked These are the teams that have turned heads through the first few weeks of the 2020-2021 college basketball season, ranked by NCAA.com's Andy Katz. READ MORE 10 rising stars in college basketball you should keep an eye on, ranked These are the players who are on the rise after the first couple weeks of the 2020-2021 college basketball season, ranked by NCAA.com's Andy Katz. READ MORE