Big East Game Thread: Marquette Golden Eagles at DePaul Blue Demons

THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (18-10, 8-8 Big East) at DePaul Blue Demons (14-15, 2-14 Big East)

THE DATE: Tuesday, March 3, 2020

THE TIME: 7pm Central

THE LOCATION: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL, aka Fiserv South

THE TELEVISION: FS1, with Alex Faust and Dickey Simpkins 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 -4.5

THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette a 61% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 75-72.

THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 63.3, making it the fifth most potentially exciting game of the day. #1? Michigan State at Penn State.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

• Markus Howard
• Koby McEwen
• Sacar Anim
• Brendan Bailey
• Theo John

DEPAUL PROBABLE LINEUP

• Charlie Moore (15.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 6.1 apg, 1.6 spg)
• Jalen Coleman-Lands (11.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.2 apg)
• Romeo Weems (8.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.3 spg)
• Darious Hall (4.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg)
• Jaylen Butz (10.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.1 spg)

DEPAUL INJURY NOTE: Paul Reed missed this past Saturday’s game with what was declared to be a hip pointer. That was three days ago, and it seems unlikely that a 6’9”, 220 pound guy is going to suddenly have healthier hips in that time frame. Without any further information available than “he missed the last game,” I’d list him as “questionable” at best. Reed is averaging 14.9 points, a team high 10.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.9 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game.