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March 21, 1970 - Marquette vs. St. John's
Marquette 65 
St. John's 53
Recap
The 1970 Marquette men’s basketball team finished the season with a 26-3 record and defeated St. John’s to win the National Invitation Tournament. The 26 wins and 89.6 winning percentage were both school records at the time and are now good for third all time. MU turned down a bid to the NCAA Midwest Regional in Fort Worth, Tex., after being denied an invitation to the Mideast Regional that was being held closer to home. MU accepted a bid to the NIT in New York and defeated Massachusetts (featuring a young Julius “Dr.J” Erving), Utah and Pete Maravich’s LSU squad before defeating local favorite St. John’s, 65-53, in the NIT Final. The team was ranked eighth in the final Associated Press poll and 10th in the final United Press International ranking. The team was inducted into the Marquette Hall of Fame in 1999.
Box Score
Date: March 21, 1970
Location: Madison Square Garden • New York, New York
St. John’s
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | Reb | PF | A | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Abraham | 1-6 | 2-4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe DePre | 0-2 | 5-5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Billy Paultz | 7-19 | 1-2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| Jim Smyth | 3-10 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Richie Lyons | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| John DeVasto | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Greg Cluess | 2-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Richie Gilkes | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Phillips | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 18-53 | 17-24 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 53 |
Marquette
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | Reb | PF | A | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Brell | 4-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Joe Thomas | 3-5 | 5-7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Ric Cobb | 3-5 | 1-6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Jeff Sewell | 8-16 | 6-7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| Dean Meminger | 4-14 | 8-13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Hugh McMahon | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Burke | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lam | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 22-44 | 21-35 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 65 |
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