And then the world officially ended.. For the first time in my MU fan life..when Al ran on to the court.the ref listened to Al.then agreed with Al and the ref wiped away the basket. Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (67-66) versus Kansas State Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. A Classic Beginning. Just five days ago, Sports Illustrated ranked Marquette as number five in their article on the Top 10 Uniforms in College Basketball. This image is issued by Marquette University. Ford ultimately scored only six points, while Lee and Ellis combined for 33 and Whitehead grabbed 11 rebounds. The untucked jersey, along with Bos other exceptional designs, further established Marquettes profile as a completely independent and daring program, both on the court and off. . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. old watching the game.and it was against todays opponent Kansas State. MU was led by star guard Butch Lee who scored 26and by Bo Ellis who had 19pts. So the momentum turnedAl senses a comebackand grabs his tie in a choking motionto tell his team that the momentum has changed and K State is choking.the ref sees this and gives him a T..I think Evans got 2 FTs.and it killed the MU run.Al who had two Ts in the 1974 Final game loss vs NCST and a T at the end of the 1976 Mid East Tourney game loss vs Indiana..always thought the NCAA was out to get himand he might have been right..and sat back on the bench.and told Hank, 'If we lose this gamethey are going to run me out of Milwaukee on a rail. Even at 2 a.m., hundreds of fans packed the old Milwaukee airport. Friday Flashback: Too bad NCAA tournament teams don't follow the lead of Marquette, whose innovative untucked-jersey look took March Madness by storm in the 1970s. However, it left an impact on the players at Marquette, the other teams that they played, the fans that rooted for them, and the nation as a whole who tuned in to watch their games on national television. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:49AM. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Won Midwest First Round (66-51) versus Cincinnati And then the world officially ended.. For the first time in my MU fan life..when Al ran on to the court.the ref listened to Al.then agreed with Al and the ref wiped away the basket. Go deep into the heart of the 1978-88 era in baseball, college football and the NFL. Scoop Jackson, an ESPN.com columnist, explains how times have changed, saying that, What we saw in Marquette well never, ever see again because the business side of sports is really taking precedence over everything else.. In 1977, the Marquette mens basketball team was coming off a 28-2 season in 1975-76 and were picked to be in the top five in almost every preseason poll. Won Midwest Regional Final (82-68) versus Wake Forest It was not an unstoppable team, as the early lossesand those still to comewould indicate but it was a tough team to beat when they were playing well. Remarkable things, almost magical things happening those last five games and it was like a culmination of a big exhale of Wow, we won.

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