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1978-79 Season
1978-79 (22-7)
NCAA West Regional
Coach: Hank Raymonds
Captain: Bernard Toone
Leading Scorer: Bernard Toone (18.7 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Bernard Toone (6.7rpg)
Marquette makes the NCAA tournament as a three seed, before losing to DePaul in the Sweet Sixteen. They finished the season ranked tenth in the final AP poll and 13th in the final UPI poll. The Warriors ranked ninth nationally in scoring defense, allowing opponents just 61.2 points per game.
Roster
Schedule
| Date | Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N 29 | Belmont Abbey | W 70-56 | Belmont Abbey set an opponent record for free throws in a game, when they knocked down all 14 of their attempts |
| D 2 | Northern Michigan | W 80-50 | |
| D 6 | at Bowling Green | W 72-57 | |
| D 9 | Missouri | W 74-57 | |
| D 16 | Minnesota | W 72-55 | |
| D 20 | at Western Michigan | W 76-60 | |
| D 23 | at UW-Madison | L 52-65 | |
| D 29 | North Texas State | W 84-69 | Milwaukee Classic |
| D 30 | UNC-Charlotte | W 61-57 | Milwaukee Classic |
| J 3 | at Brown | W 57-49 | |
| J 5 | at Maine | W 57-46 | |
| J 9 | Southwestern Louisiana | W 84-78 | |
| J 13 | #2 Notre Dame | L 60-65 | |
| J 16 | Cal State-Long Beach | W 99-80 | |
| J 20 | Xavier (OH) | W 67-50 | |
| J 23 | Oral Roberts | W 75-60 | |
| J 28 | at #7 Duke | L 64-69 | |
| J 30 | at Creighton | W 79-77 | |
| F 2 | at Saint Louis | W 71-51 | |
| F 6 | Detroit | L 63-64 | |
| F 10 | #5 Louisville | W 71-55 | |
| F 13 | Stetson | W 86-78 | |
| F 17 | Loyola (IL) | W 75-63 | |
| F 24 | at #20 DePaul | L 60-61 | |
| F 27 | South Carolina | W 83-64 | |
| M 1 | at Air Force | W 61-43 | |
| M 4 | at UNLV | L 83-86 | |
| M 10 | Pacific | W 73-48 | NCAA Tournament (Tucson, AZ) |
| M 15 | vs #6 DePaul | L 56-62 | NCAA Tournament (Provo, UT) |
Marquette's Seed: 3