Marquette–Wisconsin men's basketball rivalry

The Marquette–Wisconsin men's basketball rivalry is an intercollegiate basketball rivalry^[1] between the Marquette Golden Eagles and Wisconsin Badgers. The rivalry series is between the two major college athletics programs in the state of Wisconsin and is known as the I-94 Rivalry, given the 78 miles along the highway separating the two schools.^[2] The game was ranked the 16th-best among college basketball programs in 2013^[3] and 13th in 2020.^[4] The series is the second most-played for the Golden Eagles, only trailing its series with DePaul.^[5] In turn, Marquette is Wisconsin's most-played non-conference opponent.^[6] Marquette and Wisconsin have met 131 times and has been played annually since 1958. As of 2025, the series is led by Wisconsin, which holds a 72–60 advantage. Since the 1949–50 season, the total point differential has only been 34, signifying the relative competitiveness of the series.^[4] Both programs are in the top-50 for all-time Division I basketball victories.

FirstmeetingDecember 19, 1917
Wisconsin 15, Marquette 14

LatestmeetingDecember 6, 2025
Wisconsin 96, Marquette 76

Totalmeetings132

All-time series

Wisconsin leads, 72–60

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Marquette–Wisconsin men's basketball rivalry
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Marquette Golden Eagles Wisconsin Badgers
First meeting	December 19, 1917 Wisconsin 15, Marquette 14
Latest meeting	December 6, 2025 Wisconsin 96, Marquette 76
Total meetings	132
All-time series	Wisconsin leads, 72–60
Largest victory	Marquette, 94–64 (1982)
Longest win streak	Marquette, 15 (1969–1978)
Current win streak	Wisconsin, 1 (2025–present)

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Locations of Marquette and Wisconsin

Series history

Under head coach Al McGuire, Marquette dominated the 1970s as the program became a national powerhouse, including a series-record 15 straight victories from 1969 to 1978 that inflamed tensions to their then-high.^[7] During the stretch, Marquette was ranked in the Top 12 for all but one year, while the Badgers entered unranked each season.^[4] One of the most memorable games occurred in 1974, as the Golden Eagles' Maurice Lucas hit a 20-foot jumpshot as time expired to lift Marquette to a 59–58 victory.^[8] In celebration, McGuire jumped onto the scorer's table and raised his fists as Badgers coach John Powless walked away dejectedly. The moment was captured in a famous photograph by Robert "Buck" Miller.^[8]

Wisconsin finally snapped the streak in 1978 after McGuire retired,^[4] flipping the narrative on the series after a 65 to 52 victory. Coming into the game, Marquette had won 25 of the last 40 matchups; since, the Badgers have compiled a 25–19 record.^[6] In the most recent meeting on December 6th, 2025, the Badgers defeated the Golden Eagles in Madison 96–76 behind 30 points from John Blackwell, marking the Badgers' fourth victory in the previous five meetings.

Rival accomplishments

The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.^[9]^[10]

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Team	Marquette Golden Eagles	Wisconsin Badgers
NCAA National Titles	1	1
NCAA Final Four Appearances	3	4
NCAA Tournament Appearances	33	26
NCAA Tournament Record	41–34	41–26
Conference Tournament Titles	1	3
Conference Championships	3	20
Consensus First Team All-Americans	4	21
Naismith Players of the Year	1	1
All-time Program Record	1651–1018	1638–1220
All-time Winning Percentage	.619	.573

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Marquette victories	Wisconsin victories	Tie games

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No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	December 19, 1917	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	15–14
2	December 18, 1920	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	23–18
3	January 3, 1923	Madison, WI	Marquette	9–8
4	December 19, 1923	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	27–7
5	December 18, 1925	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	42–26
6	December 22, 1926	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	29–26
7	February 11, 1930	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	29–15
8	February 13, 1930	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	29–22
9	December 30, 1930	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	16–14
10	December 21, 1931	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	26–23
11	January 20, 1932	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	18–16
12	December 17, 1932	Madison, WI	Marquette	18–16
13	January 3, 1933	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	22–16
14	December 16, 1933	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	32–30
15	January 2, 1934	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	28–26
16	December 15, 1934	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	29–20
17	December 22, 1934	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	33–25
18	December 14, 1935	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	35–22
19	December 21, 1935	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	46–21
20	December 12, 1936	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	29–21
21	December 19, 1936	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	35–29
22	December 4, 1937	Madison, WI	Marquette	32–21
23	December 18, 1937	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	38–32
24	December 5, 1938	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	27–26
25	December 17, 1938	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	46–27
26	December 9, 1939	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	46–39
27	December 16, 1939	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	41–28
28	December 7, 1940	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	38–32
29	December 21, 1940	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	40–30
30	December 6, 1941	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	35–34
31	December 20, 1941	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	36–25
32	December 5, 1942	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	45–36
33	December 19, 1942	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	50–38
34	December 4, 1943	Madison, WI	Marquette	51–43
35	December 18, 1943	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	40–37
36	December 9, 1944	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	45–40
37	December 23, 1944	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	46–39
38	December 8, 1945	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	42–32
39	December 22, 1945	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	62–41
40	December 7, 1946	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	65–51
41	December 22, 1946	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	55–47
42	December 6, 1947	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	57–50
43	December 31, 1947	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	67–60
44	December 4, 1948	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	67–63^OT
45	December 31, 1948	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	60–34

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
46	December 3, 1949	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	63–48
47	December 17, 1949	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	62–45
48	December 2, 1950	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	49–42
49	December 16, 1950	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	61–58
50	December 1, 1951	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	48–46
51	December 22, 1951	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	51–47
52	December 5, 1952	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	76–55
53	December 4, 1953	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	64–56
54	December 2, 1958	Madison, WI	Marquette	76–47
55	December 19, 1959	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	84–66
56	December 10, 1960	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	55–51
57	December 20, 1961	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	92–75
58	December 19, 1962	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	76–58
59	December 29, 1962	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	70–56
60	January 28, 1964	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	72–68
61	December 19, 1964	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	62–61
62	January 13, 1965	Madison, WI	Marquette	59–58
63	January 3, 1966	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	73–72
64	January 4, 1967	Madison, WI	Marquette	66–60
65	December 16, 1967	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	77–65
66	January 11, 1968	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	71–56
67	December 28, 1968	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	59–56^OT
68	January 28, 1969	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	56–50
69	December 27, 1969	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	64–43
70	January 27, 1970	Milwaukee, WI	#7 Marquette	60–51
71	December 30, 1970	Milwaukee, WI	#3 Marquette	72–69
72	February 2, 1971	Madison, WI	#1 Marquette	89–75
73	January 3, 1972	Milwaukee, WI	#2 Marquette	72–60
74	December 30, 1972	Milwaukee, WI	#3 Marquette	75–73^2OT
75	February 6, 1973	Madison, WI	#7 Marquette	64–58
76	December 29, 1973	Milwaukee, WI	#6 Marquette	49–48^OT
77	February 5, 1974	Milwaukee, WI	#6 Marquette	59–58
78	February 4, 1975	Madison, WI	#11 Marquette	69–63
79	December 16, 1975	Milwaukee, WI	#3 Marquette	78–54
80	December 30, 1975	Milwaukee, WI	#6 Marquette	82–66
81	December 28, 1976	Milwaukee, WI	#12 Marquette	64–57
82	February 21, 1977	Madison, WI	#9 Marquette	73–58
83	February 14, 1978	Milwaukee, WI	#2 Marquette	75–64
84	December 23, 1978	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	65–52
85	December 15, 1979	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	57–56
86	March 10, 1981	Madison, WI	Marquette	64–53
87	March 9, 1982	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	94–64
88	February 17, 1983	Madison, WI	Marquette	68–62
89	February 16, 1984	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	74–59
90	November 30, 1985	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	75–74

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
91	December 1, 1986	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	84–71
92	December 10, 1987	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	66–55
93	December 3, 1988	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	70–55
94	February 22, 1989	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	61–50
95	December 2, 1989	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	63–58^OT
96	February 19, 1990	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	82–65
97	December 4, 1990	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	69–58
98	January 4, 1992	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	81–63
99	January 2, 1993	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	77–67
100	January 2, 1994	Madison, WI	#17 Wisconsin	71–52
101	December 31, 1994	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	80–65
102	December 31, 1995	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	55–46
103	December 31, 1996	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	59–52
104	November 14, 1997	Madison, WI	Marquette	65–60
105	December 23, 1998	Milwaukee, WI	#20 Wisconsin	61–45
106	December 23, 1999	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	86–74
107	December 23, 2000	Madison, WI	#16 Wisconsin	52–47
108	December 22, 2001	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	86–73
109	December 14, 2002	Milwaukee, WI	#16 Marquette	63–54
110	December 20, 2003	Madison, WI	#22 Wisconsin	63–59
111	December 11, 2004	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	63–54
112	December 10, 2005	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	77–63
113	December 9, 2006	Milwaukee, WI	#11 Wisconsin	70–66
114	December 8, 2007	Madison, WI	#11 Marquette	81–76
115	December 6, 2008	Milwaukee, WI	#25 Marquette	61–58
116	December 12, 2009	Madison, WI	#20 Wisconsin	72–63
117	December 11, 2010	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	69–64
118	December 3, 2011	Madison, WI	#16 Marquette	61–54
119	December 8, 2012	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	60–50
120	December 7, 2013	Madison, WI	#8 Wisconsin	70–64
121	December 6, 2014	Milwaukee, WI	#2 Wisconsin	49–38
122	December 12, 2015	Madison, WI	Marquette	57–55
123	December 10, 2016	Milwaukee, WI	#17 Wisconsin	93–84
124	December 9, 2017	Madison, WI	Marquette	82–63
125	December 8, 2018	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	74–69^OT
126	November 17, 2019	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	77–61
127	December 4, 2020	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	67–65
128	December 4, 2021	Madison, WI	#23 Wisconsin	89–76
129	December 3, 2022	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	80–77^OT
130	December 2, 2023	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	75–64
131	December 7, 2024	Milwaukee, WI	#5 Marquette	88–74
132	December 6, 2025	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	96–76
Series: Wisconsin leads 72–60

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