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Game Thread: RV Marquette Golden Eagles at RV UCLA Bruins

The Golden Eagles head out on the road for the first time this season to face a team that they haven’t played in over 50 years.

NCAA Basketball: Hall of Fame Classic-Creighton at UCLA
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THE VITALS: RV Marquette Golden Eagles (4-1) at RV UCLA Bruins (4-1)

THE DATE: Friday, December 11, 2020

THE TIME: 8:30pm Central

THE LOCATION: Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

THE TELEVISION: Pac-12 Network, with Ted Robinson and THE ICON BILL F. WALTON on the call.

THE PAC-12 NETWORK GUIDE: If you don’t get Pac-12 Network, then you need to consult this to figure it out.

THE STREAMING: Pac-12.com

THE RADIO: 94.5 FM ESPN Milwaukee, available through the TuneIn app, with Steve “The Homer” True and Tony Smith on the call

THE LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast

THE LINE: UCLA -4.5

THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives UCLA a 61% chance of victory in this game, with a predicted score of 71-68.

THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 70.6, making it the most potentially exciting game out of the 24 games scheduled between Division 1 opponents today.

THE GAME PREVIEW: Over here.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

  • D.J. Carton (8.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.0 steals)
  • Koby McEwen (16.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists)
  • Jamal Cain (10.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steals)
  • Dawson Garcia (12.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists)
  • Theo John (8.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 2.4 blocks)

UCLA PROBABLE LINEUP

  • Tyger Campbell (14.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists)
  • Jules Bernard (8.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists)
  • Jaime Jaquez (14.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 blocks)
  • Chris Smith (15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.0 steals)
  • Cody Riley (10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists)