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Opponent Preview: Marquette Golden Eagles

Game Day Info

Gavitt Tipoff Games

Tuesday, November 15th, 8:30 p.m.

Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana

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Interesting Marquette Facts

  1. It wasn’t just Chris Farley’s Tommy Boy character Thomas Callahan III who fictitiously graduated from Marquette—the late comedian graduated from Marquette in real life. This is not basketball-related. I just love Chris Farley.
  2. Prior to leading Marquette to their first and only national championship (1977), Al McGuire became the first ever coach to be ejected from an NCAA Tournament Final in 1974.
  3. McGuire announced that he’d retire at the end of the ‘77 season which happened to end with a national title.