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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
 The significance of Gardner's game
By Joe Kaiser

 Just how huge was Davante Gardner's game in Marquette's big win over Syracuse last night? Lets just say he accomplished something that hasn't been done since the 1990s.

The bruising 6-foot-9, 290-pound big man had his way inside the paint all night long, putting the Golden Eagles on his back in route to the 3-point victory over the Orange. Jeremy Lundblad of ESPN Stats & Info uncovers just how significant the junior's performance was.

Jeremy Lundblad
It's been 15 years since a bench performance like Gardner's
"Gardner was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field and scored a career-high 26 in Marquette’s 74-71 win against Syracuse. The last major-conference player with more points off the bench and a perfect field-goal percentage was Maryland’s Lonny Baxter in 1998."