# 1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1997–98 season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 20—11, 8—8 in their conference. The Golden Eagles were led by fourth year Mike Deane and received an invitation to the NIT Tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 14* | at Wisconsin | W 65–60 | 1–0 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| November 21* | Notre Dame | W 72–48 | 2–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 5* | Montana State | W 84–60 | 3–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 6* | St. Bonaventure | W 68–61 | 4–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 14* | UW Milwaukee | W 69–56 | 5–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 21* | Dayton | W 86–68 | 6–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 23* | UCF | W 85–58 | 7–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 28* | at UIC | W 73–67 | 8–0 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| December 31* | Saint Peter's | W 71–55 | 9–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 3 | at Louisville | W 71–70 | 10–0 (1–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| January 7 | UAB | L 52–65 | 10–1 (1–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 11 | at Cincinnati | L 51–68 | 10–2 (1–2) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 13 | at Charlotte | L 53–66 | 10–3 (1–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| January 17* | Boston College | L 54–64 | 10–4 (1–3) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 19 | DePaul | W 58–49 | 11–4 (2–3) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 22 | No. 21 Cincinnati | W 66–63 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (3–3) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 24 | Saint Louis | L 62–71 | 12–5 (3–4) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 29 | at Southern Miss | W 46–43 | 13–5 (4–4) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| February 1 | at Tulane | W 66–40 | 14–5 (5–4) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| February 7 | at DePaul | W 73–51 | 15–5 (6–4) | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 12 | Charlotte | L 56–58 | 15–6 (6–5) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 14 | Houston | W 70–52 | 16–6 (7–5) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 19 | Louisville | W 57–52 | 17–6 (8–5) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 22 | at South Florida | L 53–57 | 17–7 (8–6) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| February 25 | at Saint Louis | L 65–67 | 17–8 (8–7) | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| February 27 | Memphis | L 65–77 | 17–9 (8–8) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Conference USA Tournament ||||||
| March 4 | vs. DePaul | W 52–50 | 18–9 (8–8) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| March 5 | vs. Charlotte | L 55–63 | 18–10 (8–8) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| NIT ||||||
| March 11* | Creighton | W 80–68 | 19–10 (8–8) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| March 16* | Auburn | W 75–60 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 (8–8) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| March 18* | at Minnesota | L 71–73 | 20–11 (8–8) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||