The Golden Eagles will be the #2 seed in the conference tournament, but they'll probably need the auto-bid to make the NCAA tournament now.
After a halftime tie at six, #1 Denver scored six unanswered in the third quarter and then withstood a rally from the Golden Eagles to defeat #18 Marquette, 14-11, on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Pioneers win the Big East regular season title and the #1 seed in the conference tournament next week. Marquette will have to settle for the #2 seed in the tournament, which means they'll play #3 Villanova on this coming Thursday in the semifinals.