Big East GameThread: Marquette Golden Eagles at Providence Friars

THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (17-10, 8-7 Big East) at Providence Friars (17-11, 7-8 Big East)

THE LOCATION: Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island

THE TIME: 3pm Central

THE AUDIO/VISUAL: CBS Sports Network (TV) - CBSSports.com if you're lucky (streaming) - 540 ESPN (radio)

THE LINE: Marquette +2

THE PROJECTION: KenPom gives Providence a 53% chance of victory with a predicted score of 75-74.

THE STAKES:

If Marquette, Providence & Seton Hall all finish 9-9 in BE as KenPom projects, #mubb only wins the tiebreaker w/ win on Saturday. Huge game.

— Matt Velazquez (@Matt_Velazquez) February 23, 2017

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

• Matt Heldt (2.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg)
• Sam Hauser (8.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.4 apg)
• Duane Wilson (5.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.0 spg)
• Andrew Rowsey (11.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.2 apg)
• Markus Howard (12.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.0 apg)

PROVIDENCE PROBABLE LINEUP

• Rodney Bullock (16.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.2 spg)
• Emmitt Holt (12.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg)
• Alpha Diallo (5.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.1 apg)
• Jalen Lindsey (10.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg)
• Kyron Cartwright (11.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 6.8 apg, 1.1 spg)