The Golden Eagles head to Storrs in search of a validating performance against the Huskies.
THE VITALS: #20 Marquette Golden Eagles (22-7, 13-5 Big East) at RV Connecticut Huskies (20-9, 12-6 Big East)
THE DATE: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
THE TIME: 7:30pm Central
THE LOCATION: Harry Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut
THE TELEVISION: FS1, with Jason Benetti and Bill Raftery 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: Stat Broadcast
THE LINE: Marquette +3.5 from our friends at Draft Kings.
THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives UConn a 54% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 74-73.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 77.5, making it the fifth most potentially exciting game out of the 31 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Stevie Mitchell (11.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.7 apg, 2.4 spg)
- Kam Jones (18.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 6.2 apg, 1.4 spg)
- Chase Ross (10.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.8 spg)
- David Joplin (13.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.1 spg)
- Ben Gold (7.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg)
CONNECTICUT PROBABLE LINEUP
- Hassan Diarra (8.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 6.0 apg, 1.5 spg)
- Solo Ball (14.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.6 apg)
- Liam McNeeley (15.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.5 apg)
- Alex Karaban (14.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.6 bpg)
- Samson Johnson (7.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.5 bpg)
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