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C-USA's contender molded in Milwaukee

By Pat Forde
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 11, 2003

The horn blew for halftime in Freedom Hall, but Marquette coach Tom Crean halted his players in mid-jog toward the visitors' locker room. Instead he corralled them into an impromptu huddle squarely at the center of the Louisville Cardinals' court. This was unusual. Given the fact that the Golden Eagles trailed by 11 points at the time, this was very unusual. But this moment called for immediacy, and the savvy 36-year-old Crean rarely fails to sieze the moment. Even a 60-second run off the c ...

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