===== Vengeful Band of Warriors Gets Their Revenge =====

December 20, 1961- A vengeful band of Warriors, recovering from their double humiliation in Kansas, blasted [[UW-Madison]] out of the Arena before the largest crowd ever to see a basketball game in Milwaukee, 11,138.  Led by hot-shooting [[Dave Erickson]], Marquette built up leads as high as 28 points before Coach [[Eddie Hickey]] began clearing his bench.\\

The up-state Badgers brought a 4-1 record into the game and were given a good chance of winning.  They fought on even terms with Marquette for the first ten minutes, then the Warriors exploded for 17 points to [[UW-Madison]]'s three in the next five minutes.  Marquette led at halftime 51-36, having shot a tremendous 60.6 per cent from the field.  The Badgers stayed close by shooting a torrid 48.4 per cent themselves.  The second half was purely anticlimatic, with even Marquette's third stringers seeing action.  Coach Hickey used 14 players in the contest.