Can the Golden Eagles topple a top 10 ranked opponent in Fiserv Forum?
THE VITALS: #15 Marquette Golden Eagles (4-0) vs #6 Purdue Boilermakers (4-0)
THE DATE: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
THE TIME: 8pm Central
THE LOCATION: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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: Sidearm Stats
THE LINE: Marquette -3 from our friends at Draft Kings.
THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette a 57% chance of victory with a predicted score of 78-76.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 79.5, making it the most potentially exciting game out of the 46 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #2? UC Riverside at Santa Clara with a Thrill Score of 42.8.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Stevie Mitchell (11.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.3 spg)
- Kam Jones (24.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 5.0 apg, 2.0 spg)
- Chase Ross (13.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, 3.0 spg)
- David Joplin (13.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.8 spg)
- Ben Gold (7.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.3 bpg)
MARQUETTE INJURY UPDATE: Junior guard Sean Jones remains out while recovering from ACL surgery in January. Freshman forward Damarius Owens is cleared for action after debuting and playing 4 minutes against Maryland on Friday.
PURDUE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Braden Smith (15.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 9.5 apg, 2.5 spg)
- Gicarri Harris (3.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.3 apg)
- Fletcher Loyer (17.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 2.8 apg)
- Trey Kaufman-Renn (18.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.0 apg)
- Will Berg (4.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
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