# 1981–82 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1981–82 season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 23–9. As a 7 seed, the Warriors defeated the 10 seed Evansville in the first round, 67–62. Marquette would fall to Missouri in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 27 | | vs. McNeese State | W 88–57 | 1–0 | Sullivan Arena (3,200) Anchorage, Alaska |
| November 28 | | vs. Iona | W 67–54 | 2–0 | Sullivan Arena (3,600) Anchorage, Alaska |
| November 29 | | vs. Southwestern Louisiana | L 64–81 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena (3,800) Anchorage, Alaska |
| December 2 | | Ohio | W 49–45 | 3–1 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 5 | | No. 6 Iowa | L 65–68 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 9 | | at Old Dominion | W 75–70 | 4–2 | Norfolk Scope (7,259) Norfolk, Virginia |
| December 12 | | Wake Forest | L 65–68 | 4–3 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 19 | | Minnesota | L 54–76 | 4–4 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 22 | | at Stanford | W 66–65 | 5–4 | Maples Pavilion (3,031) Stanford, California |
| December 28 | | East Tennessee State | W 96–84 | 6–4 | MECCA Arena (10,214) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 29 | | Arizona State | W 74–68 | 7–4 | MECCA Arena (10,652) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 2 | | at Loyola (IL) | W 81–69 | 8–4 | Alumni Gym (8,783) Chicago, Il |
| January 6 | | at Kansas State | L 65–70 | 8–5 | Ahearn Field House (11,010) Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 9 | | Southwestern Louisiana | W 80–67 | 9–5 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 12 | | Maine | W 73–46 | 10–5 | MECCA Arena (10,140) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 16 | | Creighton | W 82–61 | 11–5 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 20 | | at Xavier | W 63–50 | 12–5 | Riverfront Coliseum (2,671) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 23 | | at Iona | W 75–67 | 13–5 | Madison Square Garden (6,219) New York, NY |
| January 27 | | at Memphis State | L 70–77 | 13–6 | Mid-South Coliseum (11,200) Memphis, Tennessee |
| January 30 | | at Notre Dame | W 70–62 | 14–6 | Joyce Center (11,345) South Bend, Indiana |
| February 2 | | UNC Charlotte | W 67–66 | 15–6 | MECCA Arena (10,703) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 6 | | No. 4 DePaul | L 66–67 | 15–7 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 9 | | St. Bonaventure | W 40–35 | 16–7 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 13 | | Virginia Tech | W 52–51 | 17–7 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 16 | | Duquesne | W 69–55 | 18–7 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 20 | | Dayton | W 72–58 | 19–7 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 24 | | at Detroit | W 78–61 | 20–7 | Calihan Hall (4,520) Detroit, Michigan |
| February 28 | | at Louisville | L 68–80 | 20–8 | Freedom Hall (16,613) Louisville, Kentucky |
| March 6 | | at Stetson | W 72–61 | 21–8 | Edmunds Center (5,063) DeLand, Florida |
| March 9 | | Wisconsin | W 94–64 | 22–8 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 11 | (7 MW) | vs. (10 MW) Evansville First Round | W 67–62 | 23–8 | Mabee Center (8,680) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| March 13 | (7 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Missouri Second Round | L 69–73 | 23–9 | Mabee Center (10,775) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 47 | Michael Wilson | Cleveland Cavaliers |