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Marquette’s Sunday afternoon was hardly ideal. The Golden Eagles missed their fourth NCAA Tournament in the last five years after previously appearing in eight consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
“I felt we had done enough to make it, but it didn’t happen,” sophomore guard Markus Howard said. “Today was kind of just a mix of emotions.”
Instead, Marquette will be a No. 2 seed in the National Invitation Tournament and host seventh-seeded Harvard Wednesday.
“It’s not exactly what we wanted, but great,” Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “And we need to look at the opportunity as such.