BIG EAST Tournament GameThread: Marquette Golden Eagles (20-12) vs. Xavier Musketeers (26-4)

THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (20-12, 100 KenPom) vs. Xavier Musketeers (26-4, 14 KenPom)

THE LOCATION: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

THE HOUR: 6:00 p.m. CST

THE AUDIOVISUAL: FS1 (TV) and 540 ESPN (radio)

THE LINE: Xavier (-10.0)

THE LIBATION: Milwaukee Brewing Company's Brutus Strong Ale

MARQUETTE PROBABLE STARTERS

• Traci Carter (5.5 ppg; 2.6 rpg; 4.8 apg)
  
• Haanif Cheatham (11.8 ppg; 3.4 rpg; 2.2 apg)
  
• Duane Wilson (11.8 ppg; 2.5 rpg; 2.6 apg)
  
• Henry Ellenson (17.1 ppg; 9.9 rpg; 1.8 apg)
  
• Luke Fischer (12.2 ppg; 6.1 rpg; 1.0 apg)

XAVIER PROBABLE STARTERS

• Trevon Bluiett (15.2 ppg; 6.4 rpg; 2.4 apg)
• Edmond Sumner (11.0 ppg; 3.1 rpg; 3.3 apg)
• Myles Davis (11.3 ppg; 3.5 rpg; 4.1 apg)
• J.P. Macura (9.5 ppg; 2.6 rpg; 2.1 apg)
• Jalen Reynolds (9.5 ppg; 6.4 rpg; 0.7 apg)

THIS IS GOOD BEER. YOU SHOULD DRINK SOME.

Since it worked last night, we're dancing with the girl that brung us: for the second night in a row, today's Beer of the Tournament is Milwaukee Brewing Company's Brutus Strong Ale.