Marquette guard Markus Howard scored 52 points in the Golden Eagles' win over Providence.
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...
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) January 4, 2018
That man was @MarquetteMBB Markus Howard and he tied a Big East shooting record!
(Via @BIGEASTMBB) pic.twitter.com/PjBjgz1oil
