Marquette spent the entire season in the Top 25, used the same starting five for all 33 games, and will journey to Cleveland for the first round of the NCAA Tournament with the same goal the team had in October: End the season in San Antonio to prolong the end of the season as long as possible. The Golden Eagles (23-10) are the No. 7 seed in the South Region and will open Friday night against No. 10 seed New Mexico (26-7) in a showdown with star power. Marquette guard Stevie Mitchell is one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award and expects the assignment of Donovan Dent, the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year.
Seniors carry Marquette into matchup with New Mexico
