The Golden Eagles attempt to move to 3-0 in Big Ten play this season.
THE VITALS: #5 Marquette Golden Eagles (8-1) vs #11 Wisconsin Badgers (8-1, 0-1 Big East)
THE DATE: Saturday, December 7, 2024
THE TIME: 12:30pm Central
THE LOCATION: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
THE TELEVISION: Fox, with Jeff Levering and Jim Jackson 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: Marquette -7.5 from our friends at Draft Kings.
THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette a 75% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 79-71.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 63.7, making it the fourth most potentially exciting game out of the 99 Division 1 games scheduled for the day.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Stevie Mitchell (11.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.7 spg)
- Kam Jones (19.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 6.7 apg, 1.6 spg)
- Damarius Owens (6.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg)
- David Joplin (15.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.2 spg, 1.0 bpg)
- Ben Gold (8.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.4 apg)
MARQUETTE INJURY UPDATE: Junior guard Sean Jones remains out while recovering from ACL surgery in January. Sophomore guard Zaide Lowery is out after suffering a leg injury late in Saturday’s win over Western Carolina. Junior guard Chase Ross suffered a turned ankle in the first half against Iowa State and has been ruled doubtful for this game.
WISCONSIN PROBABLE LINEUP
- John Blackwell (15.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.8 apg)
- Max Klesmit (11.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.7 spg)
- John Tonje (22.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.8 apg)
- Nolan Winter (9.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.0 apg)
- Steven Crowl (7.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.1 apg)
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