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Golden Eagles Head To Anaheim For NCAA Championship
March 17, 2008 Marquette Press Conference Transcript - March 17
2008 MU NCAA Postseason Guide (PDF) Marquette Alumni Events in Anaheim
The Marquette University men's basketball team has been tabbed an at-large selection to the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, earning the No. 6 seed in the South Region. The Golden Eagles will face No. 11 seed Kentucky at 1:30 p.m. CT at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Thursday. The MU/UK winner will advance to face the No. 3 seed Stanford/No. 14 seed Cornell winner on Saturday at either 5:45 p.m. CT or 8:15 p.m. CT. The Golden Eagles are making their third-straight NCAA appearance, while the Wildcats have participated in 17-consecutive seasons, including the program's selection in 2008.
Marquette Making Program's 25th Appearance MU has been tabbed a No. 6 seed for the second time in program history, having posted a 2-1 record at that position during the 1993-94 campaign. The Golden Eagles defeated UL-Lafayette 81-59 in the first round before downing Kentucky 76-53 in the second round. The squad's season came to an end that year with a 59-49 loss to No. 2 seed Duke in Nashville, Tenn., in the regional semifinal.
Marquette & Kentucky Make History Before Opening Tip The most recent meeting came in 2003, when Marquette secured an 83-69 victory to advance to the Final Four. Prior to a 76-53 victory by MU in 1994, the two squads hadn't met in the NCAA's since 1975. That season, Kentucky posted a 76-54 decision in the first round. Marquette earned an invitation to the NCAA's four times (1968, 1969, 1971 and 1972) in five years, squaring off against the Wildcats during each of those campaigns. MU and UK first met in the postseason in 1955, resulting in a 78-71 win by Marquette in the second round.
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