Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The No. 25 Marquette Golden Eagles (14-4, 6-1 Big East) will travel to Cincinnati, OH to take on the No. 12 Xavier Musketeers (14-3, 6-0 Big East) at Cintas Center for a Big East battle. The Golden Eagles have won five consecutive games and are coming off a win against Uconn while the Musketeers have won 10 consecutive contests and are coming off a win against Creighton.
The Golden Eagles won five consecutive games and will enter this matchup looking to extend their win streak to six games. In their most recent outing, Marquette earned its 14th victory of the season when they beat the UConn Huskies. During the 82-76 victory, the Golden Eagles shot 50.8% from the field, 37.5% from beyond the arc, and 84.2% from free throw range. They earned 29 rebounds, 16 assists, eight steals, and three blocks while turning the ball over 11 times. Defensively, Marquette allowed UConn to shoot 48.3% from the field and 27.3% from deep while surrendering 12 points on the free-throw line.
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The Golden Eagles' scoring offense is averaging 83.1 points per game while making 50.2% of their field goals, 70.8% of their free throws, and 35.3% of their 3-pointers. In addition, they are averaging 32.8 rebounds, 18.4 assists, 9.4 steals, and 3.4 blocks while turning the ball over 11.3 times per game. They have an assist/turnover ratio of 1.63. On defense, they are surrendering 71.3 points per game. Leading the offense is Kam Jones who is averaging 16.1 points per game while also contributing 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals. Oso Ighodaro is the rebound leader, avergaing 6.3 rebounds while also earning 11.9 points per game. Oliver-Maxence Prosper is the second-leading scorer, avergaing 14.7 points while shooting 57.2% from the field.