(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) MILWAUKEE – The No. 5/4 Marquette University men’s basketball team (8-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) hits the road for a top-10 matchup at No. 6/5 Iowa State (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) on Wednesday, Dec. 4 in the Big 12-BIG EAST Battle. ESPN+ features the broadcast, with Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) and King McClure (analyst) calling the action. Following Wednesday’s outing, the Golden Eagles will return home to host No. 11/11 Wisconsin on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Fiserv Forum.
Series With Cyclones Dates Back To 1960-61
Marquette and Iowa State have met on just eight previous occasions, but the series does date back to the 1960-61 campaign.
MU claimed the first meeting, 70-62, on Dec. 20, 1960 in Milwaukee and the two programs would meet four times in the next five years in a pair of home-and-home series.
The next matchup wouldn’t come until March 15, 1984 in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament, with MU claiming a 73-53 victory in Ames. The most recent outing also came in the NIT, this time the Cyclones were victorious, 77-69, at home on March 25, 2004.
Marquette head coach Shaka Smart posted a 9-4 record against Iowa State while the head coach at Texas, including a pair of wins at Hilton Coliseum.
Marquette Off To Best Start Since 2011-12
The Golden Eagles, who have claimed each of their first eight outings, are off to the team’s best start since the 2011-12 campaign.
Marquette opened that season 10-0, not falling until a 67-59 decision at LSU on Dec. 19, 2011. The Golden Eagles finished 27-8 overall and 14-4 in BIG EAST action, advancing to the Sweet 16 before losing to Florida in Phoenix, Arizona.
Through games of Dec. 1, Marquette is one of 17 unbeaten teams remaining in the country.
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