March 17, 2013

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MILWAUKEE - The Marquette University men's basketball team has received a No. 3 seed in the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship and will face No. 14-seed Davidson in the second round on Thursday in Lexington, Ky., at Rupp Arena.

Marquette (23-8, 14-4 BIG EAST) is a three seed for the second year in a row and will return to the state of Kentucky after playing at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., in 2012. The Golden Eagles are 7-3 all-time as a three seed, earning the placement in 1979 and 2003 in addition to last year.

The Wildcats (26-7) are the back-to-back Southern Conference champions and are led by leading scorer Jake Cohen's 14.8 points per game. Davidson boasts the nation's longest winning streak, having won 17-straight games.

If the Golden Eagles were to advance they would face the winner of No. 6 Butler and No. 11 Bucknell on Saturday.

Marquette has faced 10 opponents this season who will compete in the tournament and holds a 6-7 record against those foes. 

Thursday will mark the third meeting between MU and the Wildcats, with each team holding one victory in the series. Davidson won the first matchup between the two programs in 1965, while Marquette claimed a 66-65 victory in the last meeting on Feb. 11, 1967.

Marquette Athletics is not coordinating travel or hotels for the second/third rounds of the tournament.

No. 12/13 2012-13 Marquette Men's Basketball (23-8, 14-4 BIG EAST)

• BIG EAST Conference regular season co-champions (Georgetown, Louisville)
• Eighth-straight NCAA Championship appearance (31st overall (38-31), 1977 NCAA Champions) 
• Sweet 16 participants in 2010-11 and 2011-12
• Eighth-straight 20-win season
• Matched program best with 14 BIG EAST wins (also 14-4 in 2011-12)
• Currently in possession of 25-game home winning streak (second longest in the nation)
• South Dakota State owns longest streak at 30 games
• 28-8 in league play the last two seasons (most wins of any conference team)
• 119-53 under fifth-year head coach Buzz Williams 

All-BIG EAST Second Team
Vander Blue

BIG EAST Sixth Man Award/All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Davante Gardner

BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Junior Cadougan

This week's Inside Marquette Basketball will air on Time Warner Cable Sports32 at the following times:

Monday - 6 and 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday - 8:30 and 11 a.m., 5 and 9 p.m.
Wednesday  - 12, 3:30, 5, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday - 7:30, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.