1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1977–78 season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 24–4. The Warriors would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Miami (OH).

1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 81–84 vs. Miami (OH)
ConferenceIndependent
1977–78 record24–4
Head coach
Home arenaMECCA Arena
1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 DePaul    273  .900
No. 18 Detroit    254  .862
Illinois State    244  .857
No. 8 Marquette    244  .857
Pan American    224  .846
VCU    245  .828
Fairfield    225  .815
North Texas State    226  .786
Syracuse    226  .786
Rhode Island    247  .774
Providence    248  .750
Utah State    217  .750
Georgetown    238  .742
No. 6 Notre Dame    238  .742
Holy Cross    207  .741
Northeast Louisiana    207  .741
UNC Wilmington    197  .731
St. Bonaventure    218  .724
UNLV    208  .714
Virginia Tech    198  .704
James Madison    188  .692
Maine    178  .680
Army    199  .679
Dayton    1910  .655
St. Francis (NY)    169  .640
Iona    1710  .630
William & Mary    1610  .615
Air Force    1510  .600
Loyola (IL)    1611  .593
Mercer    1611  .593
Oklahoma City    1611  .593
Boston College    1511  .577
Butler    1511  .577
Saint Francis (PA)    1511  .577
South Carolina    1612  .571
Siena    1310  .565
Navy    1411  .560
Milwaukee    1512  .556
Niagara    1412  .538
Northeastern    1412  .538
Southern Mississippi    1312  .520
Portland State    1413  .519
Stetson    1413  .519
Oral Roberts    1314  .481
Xavier    1314  .481
Cleveland State    1213  .480
Tennessee State    1112  .478
Catholic    1214  .462
Georgia Southern    1215  .444
Northwestern State    1215  .444
Connecticut    1115  .423
Old Dominion    1115  .423
Vermont    1115  .423
Boston University    1015  .400
Hardin–Simmons    1016  .385
Campbell    915  .375
Centenary (LA)    1017  .370
Denver    1017  .370
Colgate    917  .346
East Carolina    917  .346
Long Island    818  .308
Saint Peter's    818  .308
Charleston Southern    819  .296
Samford    819  .296
Canisius    719  .269
Houston Baptist    719  .269
New Hampshire    719  .269
Wagner    719  .269
Evansville    13  .250
Fairleigh Dickinson    618  .250
Valparaiso    619  .240
Robert Morris    419  .174
Richmond    422  .154
Hawaii    126  .037
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30
St. Thomas (MN) W 87–60  1–0
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 3
Western Michigan W 59–47  2–0
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 6
at Minnesota W 61–44  3–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 10
Florida W 81–67  4–0
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 17
Bowling Green State W 86–54  5–0
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 22
at Louisville L 60–61  5–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
December 26
Eastern Kentucky W 90–73  6–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 27
Texas W 65–56  7–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 2
at Wichita State W 67–56  8–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
January 6
Centenary W 72–56  9–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 9
at Missouri W 70–52  10–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
January 13
Saint Louis W 56–54  11–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 15
UNLV W 97–81  12–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 18
DePaul W 80–74  13–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 21
Washington W 71–63  14–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 24
Xavier W 78–62  15–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 28
at Loyola (IL) L 64–68  15–2
Alumni Gym 
 
February 2
at Penn State W 73–60  16–2
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 2
at South Carolina W 69–66 2OT 17–2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 7
Creighton W 82–57  18–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 11
Air Force W 76–59  19–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 14
Wisconsin W 75–64  20–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 18
Cincinnati W 57–45  21–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 20
at Xavier W 75–53  22–2
Schmidt Field House 
Cincinnati, OH
February 26
at Notre Dame L 59–65  22–3
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
March 1
Butler W 90–79  23–3
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
March 4
at Detroit W 80–77  24–3
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
March 11
vs. Miami (OH) L 81–84  24–4
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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