Marquette men’s basketball had a chance to make history.
After handling the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks Tuesday, the No. 4 Golden Eagles turned their sights towards the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers, hoping to become the first-ever team to beat the AP Poll No. 1 and 2 ranked teams on consecutive days.
But foul trouble and poor shooting from deep meant Marquette (5-1) was unable to achieve the feat, falling to Purdue (6-0) 78-75 in the Maui Invitational championship Wednesday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
“Our guys showed tremendous guts,” Marquette head coach Shaka Smart told ESPN Milwaukee broadcasters Steve “The Homer” True and Tony Smith in a post-game radio interview.