Sportsday; Mu-Alabama Matchup Turns the Tide
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › March 15, 2006
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The last time, the only time, Marquette played Alabama in basketball, Dwight D. Eisenhower was President, the Golden Eagles had a football team and the only black player MU had stayed at a hotel separate from the team before the game.
When Marquette plays Alabama on Thursday afternoon at Cox Arena in San Diego in the opening round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, you could say the two teams have a wee bit of catching up to do.See the full content of this document
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Sportsday; Mu-Alabama Matchup Turns the Tide
As in the last 50 years.
On Dec. 30, 1955, the Crimson Tide, then ranked No. 19 in the country, beat Marquette, 77-75, at the Sugar Bowl Tournament in New Orleans.The Sugar Bowl Tournament at that time was a four-team two-day i...See the full content of this document
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