2011 – 12 Marquette Golden Eagles men 's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2011 – 12 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Marquette was coached by Buzz Williams and played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . The Golden Eagles were members of the Big East Conference . The Golden Eagles finished the season 26 – 7 , 14 – 4 in Big East play to finish in second place . ( Syracuse , the winner of the Big East regular season , was forced to vacate its wins from the season due to NCAA violations . ) The Eagles received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated BYU and Murray State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year . There they lost to Florida
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team