BIG EAST GAME THREAD: Marquette vs Creighton

Can the Golden Eagles take advantage of a Bluejays team that comes into Milwaukee with more than a few bumps & bruises?

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THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (7-14, 2-8 Big East) vs Creighton Bluejays (12-8, 6-3 Big East)

THE DATE: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

THE TIME: 8:30pm Central

THE LOCATION: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

THE TELEVISION: TNT and truTV with Brian Anderson, Grant Hill, and Andy Katz on the call

THE STREAMING: TNTDrama.com/WatchTNT or HBO Max

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THE RADIO: 94.5 FM/ESPN Milwaukee, available online via The Varsity Network.

THE LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast

THE LINE: Marquette

+2.5 according to our friends at FanDuel.

THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Creighton a 64% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 78-75.

THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 55.5, making it the seventh most potentially exciting game out of the 35 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #1? Purdue at Indiana with a Score of 81.4.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

Nigel James (15.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.6 spg)
Adrien Stevens (6.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.0 spg)
Chase Ross (15.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.4 apg, Big East best 2.4 spg)
Royce Parham (10.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg)
Ben Gold (8.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg)

MARQUETTE INJURY NOTE: Redshirt junior guard Sean Jones missed the last seven games with a foot issue. He was not wearing a walking boot for Monday’s contest against Providence, but he was still listed as out ahead of Friday’s game at Butler on the availability report.