During the 2010 – 11 campaign , Williams led the Golden Eagles back to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2003 . His team went 22 – 15 including a 9 – 9 Big East Conference record . They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament to Louisville . Marquette received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Tournament . There they defeated Xavier in the second round ( formerly the First Round ) and Syracuse in the Third Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . In the Sweet Sixteen , they were defeated by No. 7-ranked and No. 2-seeded North Carolina . Wiliams ' 2012 team returned to the NCAA Tournament after finishing second in the Big East regular season , finishing 14 – 4 in conference play . As a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament , they defeated BYU and Murray State to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen . There , they lost to No. 7-seeded Florida . After winning a share of the Big East Men 's regular season championship , Marquette received an at-large bid in the 2013 NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed . There , they earned come-from-behind victories over Davidson in the Second Round and Butler in the Third Round . In the Sweet Sixteen , the school 's third straight under Williams , they defeated ACC regular season and conference champion Miami to earn a trip to Williams 's first Elite Eight , where they lost to Syracuse . The 2013 – 14 season was Williams ' worst at Marquette , finishing 17 – 15 with a loss to Xavier in the Big East Tournament
2011 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
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