John’s and their attempts behind the line, as the Red Storm connected on 47% of their long range bombs. Not their own, the Golden Eagles hit 44% of their attempts. John’s in the first meeting this season was the three-point shooting. Tempo Free Fun: Marquette’s biggest problem against St. The Red Storm did manage some highlight wins, including going to Connecticut and holding serve at home over Providence, but they have gone just 6-8 since losing to MU and are currently sitting at their worst KenPom ranking of the entire season. The loss tumbled the Johnnies from #69 in KenPom after starting the year in the top 40 down to #77. John’s to 11-5 overall and 1-4 in Big East action after they started out the year 11-1 and with a win over DePaul in their league opener. This gets a separate paragraph: OMax Prosper led Marquette in that game with 29 points, with 25 of those coming in the second half while MU scored 1.45 points per possession after intermission. MU eventually led by as many as 11 in the second half before the Johnnies cut it back down to just four with a little over three minutes to go, but they made all the right plays and it was back to nine less than a minute later. It was only seven at intermission because of a late bucket from Olivier-Maxence Prosper, and that bucket turned into the start of an 18-2 Marquette run that left the Golden Eagles up 57-50 before five minutes had been played after halftime. John’s took a 48-41 lead into the locker room after the Red Storm built and then lost and then rebuilt a nine point lead. Last Time Out: Marquette picked up a 96-85 victory at Carnesecca Arena back on January 3, 2023. Let’s make it a pursuit goal, not an avoidance goal, to use Shaka Smart’s own terminology: I am sure that the team would love to make the vibes immaculate on Saturday to make it a full fledged party and celebration of everything that they have accomplished this season. The only thing truly on the line are the vibes, because this game is a coronation ceremony for the 2023 outright Big East regular season champions. Whatever shot MU has at a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament - which would be the highest seeding that they have ever received since the NCAA started doing that - is on the line here, but there’s so many other variables involved in the process that MU won’t clinch a #2 by winning this game. ![]() If “winning the league by multiple games” is important to them, then that’s on the line. They clinched a share of the Big East regular season title last weekend against DePaul, and then secured the outright title on Tuesday against Butler. The Stakes: Nothing particularly tangible is on the line for Marquette. Game Projection: Marquette has an 89% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 87-74. ![]() John’s Stats LeadersĪssists: Posh Alexander, 4.4 apg Rankings Location: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marquette Stats LeadersĪssists: Tyler Kolek, 7.9 apg St. #6 Marquette Golden Eagles (24-6, 16-3 Big East) vs St.
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