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Big East GameThread: Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Creighton Bluejays

Ready or not, here we go: YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles pay a visit to Omaha to welcome the fightin' Bluejays of Creighton to the Big East 2.0. But before that, we've got day-long Big East action on Fox Sports 1 as the conference season tips off.

By Rubie Q

SidebarMARQUETTE PROBABLE STARTERS

Derrick Wilson (5.2 ppg; 4.5 rpg; 4.0 apg)

Jake Thomas (7.0 ppg; 2.5 rpg; 1.6 apg)

Jamil Wilson (11.7 ppg; 4.6 rpg; 2.4 apg)

Juan Anderson (5.8 ppg; 4.8 rpg; 1.6 apg)

Chris Otule (7.2 ppg; 5.2 rpg; 0.1 apg)


CREIGHTON PROBABLE STARTERS

Austin Chatman (7.6 ppg; 4.5 rpg; 4.3 apg)

Grant Gibbs (5.9 ppg; 3.2 rpg; 4.3 apg)

Jahenns Manigat (7.1 ppg; 2.8 rpg; 2.4 apg)

Doug McDermott (24.8 ppg; 7.3 rpg; 1.1 apg)

Ethan Wragge (12.4 ppg; 4.1 rpg; 0.9 apg)


THIS IS GOOD BEER. BOTTOMS UP.

For Marquette's maiden voyage to Omaha, Nebraska native Admiral Ackbar, S.J, has nominated one of his favorite craft brews for today's Pint Touch: Lucky Bucket Brewing Company's Certified Evil.


WE'VE GOT WALL-TO-WALL BIG EAST BASKETBALL BEFORE THE MAIN EVENT TONIGHT, WHICH WE'VE GOT GOING FOR US, WHICH IS NICE.

The matchups and tip times (all CST) are listed below, and all of 'em are available for your viewing pleasure on Fox Sports 1. So until MU and Creighton get after it, use this thread as your Big East Tipoff Extravaganzapalooza Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve Open Thread. Cool?

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