Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Marquette-UWM exhibition set for Sunday.

- BEN STEELE

The Marquette and UW-Milwaukee men's basketball teams have renewed their intracity rivalry, this time for charity.

The Golden Eagles and the Panthers, who haven't met since 2011, will play an exhibition game at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Al McGuire Center on MU's campus.

According to the school, MU requested a waiver from the NCAA to play another exhibition game.

It was granted provided all the proceeds go to hurricane relief efforts across the country. The schools will work with the American Red Cross.

NCAA rules normally allow only exhibition­s against non-NCAA Division I four-year schools. The Golden Eagles face Division II Lindenwood in an exhibition game on Nov. 4.

Kansas and Missouri, another hoops rivalry that has been on hiatus, will also stage a game for hurricane relief.

MU and UWM have met 39 times in regularsea­son games. The last matchup was a 64-50 victory by the Golden Eagles on Dec. 22, 2011, under head coach Buzz Williams. The Panthers have never won in the series.

Tickets will be $20 for lower-level seats, $10 for upper level and $5 for MU students.

They will go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. by phone at 414-288-GOMU or online at www.GoMarquett­e. com/tickets.

The game will not be televised or streamed on the internet.

Fans in attendance can also donate money at the game.

MU hasn't played a game at the McGuire Center since an 83-49 win over Alabama A&M on Dec. 19, 2014.

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