2007–08 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 21 |
AP | No. 25 |
Record | 25–10 (11–7 Big East) |
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Home arena | Bradley Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Georgetown | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Louisville | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Notre Dame | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Connecticut | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Marquette | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Pittsburgh† | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*DePaul | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*St. John's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*South Florida | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Rutgers | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2008 Big East tournament winner As of April 7, 2008[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2008 Big East tournament. |
The 2007–08 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Tom Crean, played their home games at the Bradley Center as members of the Big East Conference. They beat Kentucky in the opening round[2] of the NCAA tournament, then lost to Stanford.[3]
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2007* |
No. 11 | IUPUI | W 76–68 | 1–0 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Nov 12, 2007* |
No. 10 | Utah Valley | W 66–55 | 2–0 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Nov 19, 2007 |
No. 11 | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament |
W 74–63 | 3–0 (1–0) |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii | ||||||
Nov 20, 2007* |
No. 11 | vs. Oklahoma State Maui Invitational Tournament |
W 91–61 | 4–0 |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii | ||||||
Nov 21, 2007* |
No. 11 | vs. No. 13 Duke Maui Invitational Tournament |
L 73–77 | 4–1 |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii | ||||||
Nov 30, 2007* |
No. 13 | Milwaukee | W 100–65 | 5–1 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Dec 8, 2007* |
No. 11 | at Wisconsin | W 81–76 | 6–1 |
Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin | ||||||
Dec 15, 2007* |
No. 10 | Sacramento State | W 82–51 | 7–1 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Dec 17, 2007* |
No. 10 | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 80–56 | 8–1 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Dec 21, 2007* |
No. 10 | Coppin State | W 89–42 | 9–1 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Dec 29, 2007* |
No. 12 | Savannah State | W 77–37 | 10–1 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2008 |
No. 10 | Providence | W 96–67 | 11–1 (1–0) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Jan 6, 2008 |
No. 10 | at West Virginia | L 64–79 | 11–2 (1–1) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
Jan 8, 2008 |
No. 15 | Seton Hall | W 61–56 | 12–2 (2–1) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Jan 12, 2008 |
No. 15 | Notre Dame | W 92–66 | 13–2 (3–1) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Jan 17, 2008 |
No. 13 | at Louisville | L 51–71 | 13–3 (3–2) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 20, 2008 |
No. 13 | at Connecticut | L 73–89 | 13–4 (3–3) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Jan 26, 2008 |
No. 21 | DePaul | W 79–71 | 14–4 (4–3) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Jan 29, 2008 |
No. 17 | South Florida | W 62–54 | 15–4 (5–3) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Feb 2, 2008 |
No. 17 | at Cincinnati | W 75–60 | 16–4 (6–3) |
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
Feb 4, 2008 |
No. 16 | Louisville | L 57–71 | 16–5 (6–4) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Feb 9, 2008 |
No. 16 | at No. 22 Notre Dame | L 83–86 | 16–6 (6–5) |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana | ||||||
Feb 12, 2008 |
at Seton Hall | W 89–64 | 17–6 (7–5) |
Prudential Center East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 15, 2008 |
No. 22 Pittsburgh | W 72–54 | 18–6 (8–5) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Feb 20, 2008 |
No. 25 | at St. John's | W 73–64 | 19–6 (9–5) |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Feb 23, 2008 |
No. 25 | Rutgers | W 78–48 | 20–6 (10–5) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Feb 25, 2008 |
No. 21 | at Villanova | W 85–75 | 21–6 (11–5) |
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Mar 1, 2008 |
No. 21 | No. 11 Georgetown | L 68–70 OT | 21–7 (11–6) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Mar 4, 2008* |
No. 21 | Florida Gulf Coast | W 67–37 | 22–7 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Mar 8, 2008 |
No. 21 | at Syracuse | L 72–87 | 22–8 (11–7) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 2008* |
No. 25 | vs. Seton Hall First Round |
W 67–54[5] | 23–8 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 13, 2008* |
No. 25 | vs. No. 14 Notre Dame Quarterfinals |
W 89–79[6] | 24–8 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 14, 2008* |
No. 25 | vs. Pittsburgh Semifinals |
L 61–68[7] | 24–9 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2008* |
(6 S) No. 25 | vs. (11 S) Kentucky First Round |
W 74–66 | 25–9 |
Honda Center Anaheim, California | ||||||
Mar 22, 2008* |
(6 S) No. 25 | vs. (3 S) No. 10 Stanford Second Round |
L 81–82 OT | 25–10 |
Honda Center Anaheim, California | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
References
- ^ "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
- ^ "McNeal, Marquette get by Kentucky, nab first tourney win since 2003". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Brook Lopez's leaner with 1.3 seconds left in OT lifts Stanford into Sweet 16". ESPN. March 22, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Marquette holds Seton Hall scoreless in final minutes of win". ESPN. March 12, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "McNeal's career-high 28 carry Marquette to Big East semis". ESPN. March 13, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Young's 22 points pull Pitt into another Big East final". ESPN. March 14, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Marquette Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.