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Game Thread #14: Marquette Golden Eagles vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

By Rubie Q
No time for sleep, boys and girls: Big East basketball is BACK.

BIG EAST BASKETBALL

Marquette vs. West Virginia

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9-4 (0-0 Big East)
KenPom: 42
RPI: 154

8-3 (0-1 Big East)
KenPom: 23
RPI: 9

January 1, 2011 10:00 a.m. CDT

Bradley Center (18,600) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

TV: ESPN2 (w/ Jon Sciambi and Fran Fraschilla)

Radio: ESPN 540 (Milwaukee) (w/ Steve "The Homer" True and Jim McIlvaine)

SBN Coverage: Mountaineers vs Golden Eagles coverage

A View from the Other Side: The Smoking Musket

All-Time Series: Tied, 4-4.

Last Meeting: West Virginia defeated Marquette, 63-62, on December 29, 2009.

Spread: Marquette (-1.5)

After the jump: starters, stats, and beer. Let's go!

MARQUETTE PROBABLE STARTERS
  • G Dwight Buycks (2010-'11 stats: 10.0 ppg; 3.7 rpg; 4.7 apg)
    G Darius Johnson-Odom (2010-'11 stats: 14.2 ppg; 3.6 rpg; 2.5 apg)
    F Jimmy Butler (2010-'11 stats: 15.3 ppg; 6.3 rpg; 2.1 apg)
  • F Jae Crowder (2010-'11 stats: 11.5 ppg; 6.5 rpg; 1.1 apg)
  • C Chris Otule (2010-'11 stats: 5.7 ppg; 3.0 rpg; 0.2 apg)

MARQUETTE FULL STATS

FG 3PT FT Rebounds Misc
G M M A Pct M A Pct M A Pct Off Def Tot Ast TO Stl Blk PF PPG
Jimmy Butler 13 32.1 5.2 10.5 49.3 0.6 1.6 38.1 4.4 5.7 77.0 2.2 4.2 6.3 2.1 1.4 1.3 0.4 1.3 15.3
Darius Johnson-Odom 13 27.1 4.6 11.1 41.7 1.5 4.7 32.8 3.4 4.5 75.9 0.5 3.2 3.6 2.5 1.7 0.5 0.2 2.3 14.2
Jae Crowder 13 23.9 4.4 8.2 53.3 1.0 2.4 41.9 1.7 2.8 59.5 2.3 4.2 6.5 1.2 0.7 1.5 0.8 1.5 11.5
Vander Blue 13 26.6 3.9 7.9 49.5 0.3 1.3 23.5 2.1 3.1 67.5 0.8 2.6 3.5 2.9 2.0 1.8 0.5 2.2 10.2
Dwight Buycks 12 28.3 3.8 7.6 50.5 0.9 2.7 34.4 1.4 1.8 81.0 0.8 2.8 3.7 4.4 2.4 1.7 0.1 1.8 10.0
Davante Gardner 11 10.1 2.5 4.1 62.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.5 71.4 1.2 1.5 2.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.3 6.9
Chris Otule 13 13.1 2.5 3.4 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.4 44.4 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.7
Joseph Fulce 6 10.7 1.7 2.7 62.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.8 100.0 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.0 4.2
Erik Williams 11 8.9 1.4 2.8 48.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.6 71.4 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 1.2 3.2
Junior Cadougan 12 19.0 0.8 1.9 43.5 0.1 0.5 16.7 0.8 1.8 47.6 0.3 1.3 1.5 3.3 1.8 0.5 0.2 1.8 2.6
Jamail Jones 8 8.4 0.8 2.1 35.3 0.4 1.0 37.5 0.4 0.4 100.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.8 2.3
Reggie Smith 8 9.9 0.5 1.4 36.4 0.1 0.5 25.0 0.3 0.8 33.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.5 1.4
Robert Frozena 7 2.6 0.1 0.7 20.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.6 75.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7


WEST VIRGINIA PROBABLE STARTERS

  • G Casey Mitchell (2010-'11 stats: 17.0 ppg; 2.9 rpg; 1.4 apg)
  • G Darryl Bryant (2010-'11 stats: 11.7 ppg; 2.8 rpg; 3.6 apg)
  • F Kevin Jones (2010-'11 stats: 13.2 ppg; 6.1 rpg; 1.1 apg)
  • F Deniz Kilicli (2010-'11 stats: 5.4 ppg; 3.5 rpg; 0.8 apg)
  • F John Flowers (2010-'11 stats: 8.9 ppg; 6.8 rpg; 1.9 apg)

WEST VIRGINIA FULL STATS

FG 3PT FT Rebounds Misc
G M M A Pct M A Pct M A Pct Off Def Tot Ast TO Stl Blk PF PPG
Casey Mitchell 11 27.2 5.5 12.0 45.5 2.5 7.0 35.1 3.6 4.2 87.0 0.9 2.0 2.9 1.6 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3 17.0
Kevin Jones 11 32.8 5.3 11.7 45.0 1.1 3.8 28.6 1.5 2.9 53.1 2.5 3.5 6.1 1.2 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 13.2
Darryl Bryant 10 24.5 3.6 8.5 42.4 1.0 2.7 37.0 3.5 4.4 79.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 3.6 2.1 1.2 0.0 2.7 11.7
John Flowers 11 26.6 2.8 6.4 44.3 0.3 1.5 17.6 3.0 4.0 75.0 2.5 4.4 6.8 1.9 1.6 0.5 2.6 3.2 8.9
Joe Mazzulla 11 22.5 1.8 3.3 55.6 0.1 0.6 14.3 1.8 2.9 62.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.5 1.3 0.7 0.1 2.5 5.5
Deniz Kilicli 11 13.0 2.0 4.7 42.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.2 62.5 1.7 1.7 3.5 0.7 1.5 0.1 0.3 2.5 5.4
Jonnie West 10 12.3 1.5 3.5 42.9 1.2 2.7 44.4 0.8 0.8 100.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 5.0
Dalton Pepper 11 13.5 1.6 4.1 40.0 0.9 2.2 41.7 0.5 0.8 66.7 0.4 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.1 1.1 4.7
Kevin Noreen 7 5.6 1.1 1.3 88.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 50.0 0.7 1.1 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.6 2.9
Cam Thoroughman 11 17.7 0.8 1.7 47.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.1 1.8 60.0 2.2 1.9 4.1 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 2.5 2.7
Danny Jennings 9 10.4 1.0 1.6 64.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 40.0 1.7 1.2 2.9 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.7 1.6 2.7
Kenny Ross 4 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Jake Ferguson 2 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Craig Carey 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


BEER OF THE GAME:

I know, I know: I already used Miller High Life for the Wisconsin game, and that didn't work out to well. But it's New Year's Day, people, and if you're not going to drink the Champagne of Beers on New Year's Day, I'm afraid we can't be friends anymore. Cheers.

Enjoy the game, and bring me home a winner.