Howard becomes 1st Big East player to score 40-plus in consecutive games
Marquette star Markus Howard made history during the Golden Eagles' 101-79 thrashing of USC on Friday.
The senior guard scored 51 points on 14-of-24 shooting - including nine triples - to become the first player in Big East history to drop 40-plus points in consecutive games. He's also the fourth player in major conference history to notch 40-plus points in consecutive days, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
Howard posted 40 points in Thursday's win over Davidson in the opening round of the Orlando Invitational, bringing his total to a new tournament record of 91, according to Emily Giambalvo of The Washington Post.
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The Arizona native is one of college basketball's most prolific scorers. Howard has produced three of the four 50-plus-point games in Big East history, and he's the only player over the last 20 seasons to post multiple 50-point contests, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
The second-team All-American finished with a Big East-record 53 points against Creighton in January.
Howard was averaging 25 points on 42.4% shooting entering Friday's game.
Marquette (5-1) will play No. 5 Maryland on Sunday in the championship game of the Orlando Invitational.