Marquette looks to make it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. But first, they have to get past 10-seed Colorado.
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A mixture of dismay and elation spreads across the face of the crowd in Pittsburgh as the clock winds down and Kentucky has yet to regain the lead in the first round of the Southeastern divisional round of the NCAA Tournament.
After closing out the season strong, despite the absence of starting guard Tyler Kolek, the Golden Eagles obtained a favorable turnout at the selection show.
Marquette (22-8) shows their versatility and depth as they battle all night against Xavier (15-15) and pull away with a win, without their starting point guard.
Marquette, at 19-6, continues their battle to return to the top 5 in rankings. They’ve done incredible at home and have a full house of Marquette Men’s basketball legends with the 1974 Final Four members being honored at Sunday’s game.
Dwyane Wade makes a $3 million dollar gift to Marquette University to give new growth to youth literacy, enhance Men’s basketball, and add scholarship opportunities.