Maui Jim Maui Invitational GameThread: Marquette Golden Eagles vs LSU Tigers

THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (2-2) vs LSU Tigers (3-1)

THE TIME: 7pm Central

THE LOCATION: Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii

THE TELEVISION: ESPN2

THE STREAMING: WatchESPN

THE RADIO: 540 ESPN Milwaukee

THE LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast

THE LINE: Marquette -5

THE PROJECTION: KenPom gives Marquette a 66% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 82-77.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

• Markus Howard (20.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.5 apg)
• Andrew Rowsey (23.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.5 apg)
• Haanif Cheatham (9.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.3 apg)
• Sam Hauser (9.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.8 apg)
• Matt Heldt (4.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.0 bpg)

LSU PROBABLE LINEUP

• Tremont Waters (15.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 5.5 apg)
• Skylar Mays (10.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.5 apg)
• Brandon Rachal (6.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.8 apg)
• Wayde Sims (7.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg)
• Duop Reath (13.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg)

LSU INJURY NOTE: Brandon Sampson has started every game so far this season for LSU, but he sprained his ankle one minute into the semifinal game against Notre Dame. Head coach Will Wade said after the game that Sampson will miss three to four weeks as a result, so he’s presumably unavailable for this game, just 24 hours after the injury. Through the first three games, Sampson was averaging 13.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists.