THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (10-19, 5-13 Big East) at Providence Friars (14-15, 7-11 Big East)
THE DATE: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
THE TIME: 6pm Central
THE LOCATION: Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, Rhode Island
THE TELEVISION: Nope. We’ve been over this.
THE STREAMING: Peacock, with (sigh) John Fanta and Tim Welsh on the call.
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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 +4.5 according
to our friends at FanDuel.
THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Providence a 74% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 86-79.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 47.9, making it the 11th most potentially exciting game out of the 40 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #1? Miami at SMU with a Score of 77.4.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Nigel James (16.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.9 apg, 1.9 spg)
- Adrien Stevens (7.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.3 spg)
- Chase Ross (14.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.4 apg, Big East best 2.3 spg)
- Royce Parham (12.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg)
- Ben Gold (8.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg)
PROVIDENCE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Jason Edwards (17.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.2 apg)
- Jaylin Sellers (Big East best 18.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.6 apg)
- Jamier Jones (12.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.5 apg)
- Ryan Mela (8.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.0 apg)
- Oswin Erhunmwunse (7.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, Big East best 2.3 bpg)
PROVIDENCE INJURY NOTES: Freshman forward Stefan Vaaks has missed the last two games due to illness, while senior guard Corey Floyd has missed the last four games due to a hamstring injury. Senior guard Jason Edwards missed the first game against Marquette this season, but has been in the lineup for the past three Friars games, including starting and playing 36 minutes against Creighton on Saturday. He has been listed as questionable for each of PC’s last five games. Senior forward Duncan Powell has now completed the last of his three game suspension for fighting against St. John’s and will be eligible to play in this game.
YOUR 90s ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE DAY: Sleep Now In The Fire by Rage Against The Machine
