THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (7-13, 2-7 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (12-7, 3-5 Big East)
THE DATE: Friday, January 23, 2026
THE TIME: 7pm Central
THE LOCATION: Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
THE TELEVISION: FS1, with Jeff Levering and Dickey Simpkins on the call
THE STREAMING: FoxSports.com/live or the Fox Sports app
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THE RADIO: 94.5 FM/ESPN Milwaukee, available online via The Varsity Network.
THE LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast
THE LINE: Nothing yet from our
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THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Butler an 82% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 85-75.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 38.2, making it the fifth most potentially exciting game out of the 22 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #1? Utah State at Colorado State with a Score of 67.0.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Nigel James (15.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.6 spg)
- Adrien Stevens (6.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.0 spg)
- Chase Ross (15.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.4 apg, Big East best 2.5 spg)
- Royce Parham (10.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg)
- Ben Gold (8.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg)
MARQUETTE INJURY NOTE: Redshirt junior guard Sean Jones missed the last six 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 the game on the availability report.
BUTLER PROBABLE LINEUP
- Azavier Robinson (6.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.5 spg)
- Finley Bizjack (16.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.1 apg)
- Jamie Kaiser (9.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.2 spg)
- Michael Ajayi (16.3 ppg, Big East best 11.6 rpg, 3.2 apg)
- Drayton Jones (7.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.2 bpg)
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