Big East Game Thread: #19 Marquette Golden Eagles vs #15 Creighton Bluejays

THE VITALS: #19 Marquette Golden Eagles (17-7, 7-5 Big East) vs #15 Creighton Bluejays (20-6, 9-4 Big East)

THE DATE: Tuesday, February 18, 2020

THE TIME: 7:30pm Central

THE LOCATION: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI

THE TELEVISION: FS1, with Brandon Gaudin and Stephen Bardo on the call

THE STREAMING: FoxSportsGo.com

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

THE LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats

THE LINE: Marquette -2

THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette a 60% chance to win, with a predicted score of 79-76.

THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 75.1, making it the most potentially exciting game out of the 26 scheduled for the day. #2? Baylor at Oklahoma.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

• Markus Howard (27.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.0 spg)
• Koby McEwen (10.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 3.3 apg)
• Sacar Anim (13.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.4 apg)
• Brendan Bailey (7.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.3 apg)
• Theo John (4.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg)

CREIGHTON PROBABLE LINEUP

• Marcus Zegarowski (15.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 5.2 apg, 1.2 spg)
• Ty-Shon Alexander (16.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.3 spg)
• Damien Jefferson (9.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.5 apg)
• Mitch Ballock (12.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.8 apg)
• Christian Bishop (8.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.2 apg)