# 2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2005–06 season. Their head coach was Tom Crean. They received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost in the first round to Alabama. This was the first year in which Marquette played in the Big East Conference, having previously played in Conference USA.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 18* | | Rice | W 82–65 | 1–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| November 19* | | Winthrop | L 64–71 | 1–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| November 23* | | vs. Eastern Washington Great Alaska Shootout First Round | W 83–73 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| November 25* | | vs. Oral Roberts Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals | W 73–70 | 3–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| November 26* | | vs. South Carolina Great Alaska Shootout Championship game | W 92–89 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| November 30* | | at Nebraska | L 74–84 | 4–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| December 3* | | South Dakota State | W 87–52 | 5–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 7* | | Valparaiso | W 69–54 | 6–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 10* | | at Wisconsin | L 63–77 | 6–3 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| December 17* | | San Francisco | W 61–48 | 7–3 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 19* | | Oakland | W 90–69 | 8–3 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 22* | | Delaware State | W 60–48 | 9–3 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 28* | | Lewis | W 88–40 | 10–3 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| January 3 | | Connecticut | W 94–79 | 11–3 (1–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 7 | | Cincinnati | L 66–70 | 11–4 (1–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 11 | | at Seton Hall | W 67–63 | 12–4 (2–1) | Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ |
| January 14 | | at West Virginia | L 85–104 | 12–5 (2–2) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| January 17 | | at DePaul | W 82–79 | 13–5 (3–2) | Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 20 | | Notre Dame | W 67–65 | 14–5 (4–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 25 | | DePaul | W 62–47 | 15–5 (5–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 28 | | at Pittsburgh | L 71–77 | 15–6 (5–3) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| February 1 | | St. John's | W 81–61 | 16–6 (6–3) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 4 | | at No. 4 Villanova | L 67–72 | 16–7 (6–4) | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| February 12 | | at Rutgers | L 84–91 | 16–8 (6–5) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| February 16 | | Georgetown | W 57–51 | 17–8 (7–5) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 18 | | Pittsburgh | W 84–82 | 18–8 (8–5) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 25 | | at Notre Dame | W 80–72 | 19–8 (9–5) | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| March 1 | | at Louisville | L 60–67 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (9–6) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| March 4 | | Providence | W 88–78 | 20–9 (10–6) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 9 | | vs. Georgetown | L 59–62 | 20–10 (10–6) | Madison Square Garden New York City, New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16 | (7) | vs. (10) Alabama First Round | L 85–90 | 20–11 (10–6) | Viejas Arena San Diego, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||