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2019 NCAA Tournament: Marquette Will Face Murray State In The First Round

After a brief detour into the NIT last season, Marquette men’s basketball is back in the NCAA tournament in 2019!

The Golden Eagles earned an at-large bid to the field of 68. According to the CBS Sports broadcast on Sunday evening, the Golden Eagles have earned a #5 seed in the bracket and will be playing #12 seed Murray State in the first round. That game will be played on Thursday in Hartford, Connecticut, where the winner will advance to play either #4 seed Florida State or #13 seed Vermont.