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

THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (8-6, 4-4 Big East) vs DePaul Blue Demons (2-5, 0-5 Big East)

THE DATE: Saturday, January 23, 2021

THE TIME: 5pm Central

THE LOCATION: A very empty Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

THE TELEVISION: FS1, with Eric Collins and Nick Bahe 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 -9.5

THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette a 76% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 76-68.

THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 45.5, making it the 26th most potentially exciting game out of the 120 scheduled games between Division 1 opponents for the day.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

• D.J. Carton (11.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.4 steals)
• Koby McEwen (12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists)
• Jamal Cain (10.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steals)
• Dawson Garcia (13.4 points, 7.3 rebounds)
• Theo John (7.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.7 blocks)

DEPAUL PROBABLE LINEUP

• Charlie Moore (12.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists)
• Javon Freeman-Liberty (11.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.4 steals)
• Darious Hall (7.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steals)
• Romeo Weems (10.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.7 steals)
• Pauly Paulicap (6.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.6 blocks)