Big East Game Thread: Marquette Golden Eagles at St. John’s Red Storm

THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (7-6, 3-4 Big East) at St. John’s Red Storm (7-6, 2-5 Big East)

THE DATE: Saturday, January 16, 2021

THE TIME: 11am Central

THE LOCATION: Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, New York

THE TELEVISION: FS1, with Brian Custer and Jim Spanarkel on the call

THE STREAMING: FoxSportsGo.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: Sidearm Stats

THE LINE: Marquette -1.5

THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette a 57% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 78-76.

THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 62.9, making it the 13th most potentially exciting game out of the 115 contests scheduled between Division 1 opponents on the day.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

• D.J. Carton (11.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.3 steals)
• Koby McEwen (13.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists)
• Jamal Cain (10.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steals)
• Dawson Garcia (13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds)
• Theo John (7.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.6 blocks)

ST. JOHN’S PROBABLE LINEUP

• Posh Alexander (9.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.2 steals)
• Rasheem Dunn (7.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.6 steals)
• Greg Williams (11.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.9 steals)
• Julian Champagnie (20.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.7 steals, 1.2 blocks)
• Josh Roberts (2.4 points, 2.4 rebounds)