Big East Game Thread: Marquette Golden Eagles vs RV Connecticut Huskies

THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (6-5, 2-3 Big East) vs RV Connecticut Huskies (4-1, 1-1 Big East)

THE DATE: Tuesday, January 5, 2021

THE TIME: 8pm Central

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

THE TELEVISION: FS1, with Kevin Kugler 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 +1

THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette a 54% chance of victory in this game, with a predicted score of 70-69.

THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 70.2, making it the third most potentially exciting game out of the 23 scheduled games between Division 1 opponents for the day.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

• D.J. Carton (11.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.4 steals)
• Koby McEwen (13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists)
• Jamal Cain (11.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals)
• Dawson Garcia (12.4 points, 7.3 rebounds)
• Theo John (7.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.7 blocks)

CONNECTICUT PROBABLE LINEUP

• R.J. Cole (10.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 steals)
• James Bouknight (23.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.6 steals)
• Tyrese Martin (10.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists)
• Adama Sanogo (4.8 points, 3.4 rebounds)
• Isaiah Whaley (8.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 2.4 blocks)