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| ===== Season review ===== | ===== Season review ===== | ||
| - | The Warriors embarked on the 1968-69 campaign equipped with only one starter returning from the 23-6 club of the previous year. Aware of his team's lack of experience and anticipating a banner year for Midwest independents, | + | The Warriors embarked on the 1968-69 campaign equipped with only one starter returning from the 23-6 club of the previous year. Aware of his team's lack of experience and anticipating a banner year for Midwest independents, |
| That returning starter was the one who counted: a 6-2 senior named [[George Thompson]] whose ruthless assault on the MU record book would give him dominion over virtually every offensive statistic in the school' | That returning starter was the one who counted: a 6-2 senior named [[George Thompson]] whose ruthless assault on the MU record book would give him dominion over virtually every offensive statistic in the school' | ||
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| - | But the second loss, to a well-respected Drake squad, may have marked a watershed point in the MU season. For two important truths had revealed themselves through that 2-2 record. [[Dean Meminger]], the ballyhooed sophomore with a fistful of high school credentials was for real. And [[Ric Cobb]], Ranger (Texas) Junior College' | + | But the second loss, to a well-respected Drake squad, may have marked a watershed point in the MU season. For two important truths had revealed themselves through that 2-2 record. [[Dean Meminger]], the ballyhooed sophomore with a fistful of high school credentials was for real. And [[Ric Cobb]], Ranger (Texas) Junior College' |
| - | With its big four of Thompson, Thomas, Cobb and Meminger duly intact, Marquette now bounded away to eleven straight victories that included a Milwaukee Classic title, an upset of sixth-ranked Detroit, and a record 118 points against | + | With its big four of Thompson, Thomas, Cobb and Meminger duly intact, Marquette now bounded away to eleven straight victories that included a Milwaukee Classic title, an upset of sixth-ranked Detroit, and a record 118 points against |
| The semester break winning streak came to an end in Madison as the Badgers gained revenge for their loss in the Classic with a 56-50 triumph, a game which saw Thompson score the 1,505th point of his career and overtake Don Kojis as the leading scorer in the history of Marquette basketball. | The semester break winning streak came to an end in Madison as the Badgers gained revenge for their loss in the Classic with a 56-50 triumph, a game which saw Thompson score the 1,505th point of his career and overtake Don Kojis as the leading scorer in the history of Marquette basketball. | ||
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| In the Mideast regional at Madison, [[Al McGuire]] witnessed one of the finest hours of his coaching career when his rapacious troops upset Kentucky' | In the Mideast regional at Madison, [[Al McGuire]] witnessed one of the finest hours of his coaching career when his rapacious troops upset Kentucky' | ||
| - | The Boilermaker tilt left Marquette only a few seconds, or, a single shot, away from its first trip to the national finals. The Warriors overcame an early 14-3 deficit to eventually send the game into overtime, then watched Rick Mount end it all with a jumper at the gun. | + | The Boilermaker tilt left Marquette only a few seconds, or, a single shot, away from its first trip to the national finals. The Warriors overcame an early 14-3 deficit to eventually send the game into overtime, then watched Rick Mount end it all with a jumper at the gun. Marquette finished the season ranked 14th in both the UPI and AP polls and ranked 12th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 63.5 points per game. |
| ===== Schedule and Results ===== | ===== Schedule and Results ===== | ||
| ^Date^ Opponent^ Result^ | ^Date^ Opponent^ Result^ | ||
| - | |D 2| St. John’s (Minn.)| W 68-45| | + | |D 2| [[Saint |
| - | |D 3| at Minnesota| L 73-75| | + | |D 3| at [[Minnesota]]| L 73-75| |
| - | |D 7| Portland| W 75-53| | + | |D 7| [[Portland]]| W 75-53| |
| - | |D 9| at Drake| L 63-68| | + | |D 9| at [[Drake]]| L 63-68| |
| - | |D 11| Valparaiso| W 103-66| | + | |D 11| [[Valparaiso]]| W 103-66| |
| - | |D 14| Denver| W 81-70| | + | |D 14| [[Denver]]| W 81-70| |
| - | |D 21| Western Michigan| W 76-60| | + | |D 21| [[Western Michigan]]| W 76-60| |
| - | |D 27| Army*| W 62-42| | + | |D 27| [[Army]]| W 62-42|Milwaukee Classic| |
| - | |D 28| Wisconsin*| W 59-56 OT| | + | |D 28| [[UW-Madison]]| W 59-56 OT|Milwaukee Classic| |
| - | |J 4| #7 Detroit| W 85-71| | + | |J 4| #7 [[Detroit]]| W 85-71| |
| - | |J 7| Loyola (Ill.)| W 61-56| | + | |J 7| [[Loyola (IL)]]| W 61-56| |
| - | |J 9| at DePaul| W 77-72| | + | |J 9| at [[DePaul]]| W 77-72| |
| - | |J 11| Xavier (Ohio)| W 82-69| | + | |J 11| [[Xavier (OH)]]| W 82-69| |
| - | |J 14| Wis.-Milwaukee| W 118-60| | + | |J 14| [[UW-Milwaukee]]| W 118-60| |
| - | |J 24| at Loyola (Ill.)| W 65-64| | + | |J 24| at [[Loyola (IL)]]| W 65-64| |
| - | |J 28| at Wisconsin| L 50-56| | + | |J 28| at [[UW-Madison]]| L 50-56| |
| - | |F 1| at Detroit| W 75-74| | + | |F 1| at [[Detroit]]| W 75-74| |
| - | |F 4| Northern Michigan| W 84-59| | + | |F 4| [[Northern Michigan]]| W 84-59| |
| - | |F 8| Eastern Michigan| W 82-58| | + | |F 8| [[Eastern Michigan]]| W 82-58| |
| - | |F 13| at St. Bonaventure| L 62-84| | + | |F 13| at [[Saint |
| - | |F 15| DePaul| W 66-55| | + | |F 15| [[DePaul]]| W 66-55| |
| - | |F 18| at Xavier (Ohio)| W 67-54| | + | |F 18| at [[Xavier (OH)]]| W 67-54| |
| - | |F 20| at Denver| W 65-61| | + | |F 20| at [[Denver]]| W 65-61| |
| - | |F 26| Tulane| W 85-72| | + | |F 26| [[Tulane]]| W 85-72| |
| - | |M 1| at Creighton| W 79-76| | + | |M 1| at [[Creighton]]| W 79-76| |
| - | |M 3| at Air Force| W 69-57| | + | |M 3| at [[Air Force]]| W 69-57| |
| - | |M 8| Murray State#| W 82-62| | + | |M 8| [[Murray State]]| W 82-62|NCAA Tournament (Carbondale, |
| - | |M 13| vs #7 Kentucky%| W [[81-74]]| | + | |M 13| vs #7 [[Kentucky]]|[[Kentucky_3_13_69|W |
| - | |M 15| vs #6 Purdue%| L 73-75 OT| | + | |M 15| vs #6 [[Purdue]]| L 73-75 OT|NCAA Tournament (Madison, |
| - | *Milwaukee Classic (Milwaukee, Wis.)\\ | + | |
| - | #NCAA Tournament (Carbondale, | + | |
| - | %NCAA Tournament (Madison, | + | |
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