BYU vs. Marquette - NCAA Tournament

BYU vs. Marquette Game Notes

No. 14 BYU Cougars 

• 2011-12 Record: 26-8
• WCC Record: 12-4
• Head Coach: Dave Rose
• Alma Mater: Houston, 1983
• Career Record: 185-53 (7th)
• Record at BYU: Same

No. 3 Marquette

• 2011-12 Record: 25-7
• Big East Record: 14-4
• Head Coach: Buzz Williams
• Alma Mater: Oklahoma City, 1994
• Career Record: 108-61 (5th)
• Record at Marquette: 94-44 (4th)

Series Information

• Series tied: 2-2
• Last Meeting: Marquette won 81-70, 1/2/67
• In Provo: 1-0
• At Marquette: 1-2
• Neutral: 0-0

Game Information

• 2012 NCAA Tournament • Second Round
• Louisville, Ky. • KFC Yum! Center (22,090) • March 15, 2012 • 2:45 p.m. ET
• TV: CBS
• TV Talent: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Leslie Visser (sideline)
• Live Video: www.ncaa.com/march-madness
• Radio: KSL 102.7 FM / 1160 AM • BYU Radio - Sirius XM 143
• Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Mark Durrant (analyst)
• Live Audio: Westwood One Radio: dialglobalsports.com/player
• Live Audio Talent: Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Kyle Macy (analyst)
• Live Stats: BYUcougars.com

Up Next

• NCAA Third Round
• BYU/Marquette vs. Murray State/Colorado State 
• March 17, Louisville
• TV: TBD
• Radio: TBD

Quick Hits

• BYU defeated Iona 78-72 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton. The Cougars tralied by as many as 25 in the first half at 49-24 and by 18 (62-44) in the seocond half. BYU’s come back was the largest deficit overcome in NCAA Tournament history. Noah Hartsock led the way with 23 points, including the go ahead three with 2:25 remaining.
• Four Cougars earned West Coast Conference honors: Noah Hartsock (All-WCC), Brandon Davies (All-WCC), Matt Carlino (All-WCC Honorable Mention and All-Freshman) and Craig Cusick (All-Academic).