The Golden Eagles host the Wildcats with an eye on keeping pace with St. John’s at the top of the Big East standings.
THE VITALS: #10 Marquette Golden Eagles (16-3, 7-1 Big East) vs Villanova Wildcats (12-8, 5-4 Big East)
THE DATE: Friday, January 24, 2025
THE TIME: 6pm Central
THE LOCATION: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a GOLD OUT in effect to celebrate the life of Marquette University President Michael Lovell.
THE TELEVISION: FS1, with Connor Onion and Stephen Bardo on the call.
THE STREAMING: FoxSports.com/live or the Fox Sports app
THE RADIO: 94.5 ESPN Milwaukee, available online at Wisconsin On Demand or The Varsity Network.
THE LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
THE LINE: Nothing yet from our friends at Draft Kings.
THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette an 81% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 78-68.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 53.1, making it the fourth most potentially exciting game out of the 13 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #1? Michigan at Purdue.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Stevie Mitchell (11.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 2.6 spg)
- Kam Jones (19.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 6.5 apg, 1.7 spg)
- Chase Ross (10.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.2 apg, 2.3 spg)
- David Joplin (14.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.2 spg, 1.2 bpg)
- Ben Gold (8.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.1 apg)
VILLANOVA PROBABLE LINEUP
- Jhamir Brickus (10.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 5.6 apg)
- Wooga Poplar (13.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.5 apg)
- Jordan Longino (11.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.5 spg)
- Eric Dixon (24.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.2 apg)
- Enoch Boakye (4.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg)
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