Game 11 | Jan. 2 | Marquette (5-5, 1-3 BIG EAST) at Georgetown (3-5, 1-3 BIG EAST) TIP‐OFF: 6:30 p.m. CT LOCATION: McDonough Arena - Washington, D.C. MU SCOREBOARD TV: CBS Sports Network features the broadcast, with Chick Hernandez (play- DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME by-play) and Pete Gillen (analyst) calling the action. Nov. 25 UAPB W, 99-57 RADIO: 94.5 ESPN FM is the flagship of the MU Radio Network, with Steve Nov. 27 Eastern Illinois W, 75-50 “The Homer” True (play-by-play) and Tony Smith (analyst). Big 12-BIG EAST Battle MU CONTACT INFO: Scott Kuykendall handles the communications duties Dec. 1 Oklahoma State L, 70-62 for MU and can be reached at 414.807.3490 or [email protected]. Dec. 4 4/7 Wisconsin W, 67-65 he Marquette University men’s basketball team (5-5, 1-3 BIG EAST) Dec. 8 Green Bay W, 82-68 T hits the road this weekend for a 6:30 p.m. CT matchup at Georgetown Dec. 11 at UCLA L, 69-60 (3-5, 1-3 BIG EAST) on Saturday, Jan. 2 in McDonough Arena. CBS Sports Dec. 14 9/9 at Creighton * W, 89-84 Network features the television broadcast, with Chick Hernandez (play-by- Dec. 17 Seton Hall * L, 70-63 play) and Pete Gillen (analyst) calling the action. Following Saturday’s out- Dec. 20 at Xavier * L, 91-88 ing, MU returns home to host UConn in BIG EAST play for the first time since Dec. 23 5/3 Villanova * L, 85-68 the 2012-13 campaign. Jan. 2 at Georgetown * 6:30 p.m. Jan. 5 UConn * 8 p.m. Narrow Margin Separates All-Time Series Jan. 8 at Villanova * 8 p.m. Marquette owns a slim 16-13 Series Snapshot Jan. 12 Providence * 8 p.m. advantage in the all-time series, Jan. 16 at St. John’s * 1 p.m. Overall MU leads 16-13 with the Golden Eagles claiming Jan. 20 Georgetown * TBA @ Marquette MU leads 11-3 wins in seven of the last 10 outings. Jan. 23 DePaul * TBA All but two of the matchups @ Georgetown GU leads 7-5 Neutral GU leads 3-0 Jan. 27 at Providence * TBA have come since Marquette joined RECENT RESULTS Feb. 2 Butler * TBA the BIG EAST in 2005-06. J 2, 2016 A Georgetown 80, Marquette 70 M 1, 2016 H Marquette 88, Georgetown 87 Feb. 6 Creighton * TBA The programs first met during D 28, 2016 H Marquette 76, Georgetown 66 the 1941-42 campaign and the F 11, 2017 A Georgetown 80, Marquette 62 Feb. 14 at Seton Hall * TBA D 30, 2017 H Marquette 74, Georgetown 65 Feb. 17 at Butler * TBA Hoyas were able to claim a 35-34 F 26, 2018 A Marquette 90, Georgetown 86 (OT) J 15, 2019 A #15 Marquette 74, Georgetown 71 Feb. 20 St. John’s * TBA victory. The next meeting didn’t M 9, 2019 H Georgetown 86, #16 Marquette 84 come until the 1971-72 season and J 18, 2020 A Marquette 84, Georgetown 80 Feb. 27 at UConn * TBA F 26, 2020 H Marquette 93, Georgetown 72 Marquette posted a winning 88-44 Mar. 2 at DePaul * TBA decision. Mar. 6 Xavier * TBA The Golden Eagles swept the home-and-home series in 2019-20 and will BIG EAST Tournament be making their first trip to McDonough Arena on Saturday. Mar. 10 First Round TBA Mar. 11 Quarterfinals TBA Offense Picks Up Production In League Play Mar. 12 Semifinals TBA Marquette has found its shooting touch early in league play, despite Mar. 13 Championship TBA playing against some of the league’s top defensive units. Through games of Dec. 29 in league action, the Golden Eagles rank first * - indicates BIG EAST Conference game in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.500) and 3-point field goal percent- AP/ESPN Top-25 rankings as of time game was played age (.474) and are scoring 77.0 points per outing, all marks above the All times are Central squad’s season-long statistics. Marquette’s offense has managed to increase efficiency despite playing three programs (Villanova, 1st - Seton Hall, 2nd - Creighton, 4th) ranked among the top four in the BIG EAST in scoring defense in conference action. MU’s first four BIG EAST opponents are a combined 10-3 in league com- petition. Marquette Game Notes Page 2 INJURY REPORT LAST GAME STARTERS Player (Injury) Status NAME POS. PPG. RPG. APG. FG% FT% Gardiner (knee) Out Koby McEwen G 14.2 3.7 2.5 .455 .806 D.J. Carton G 11.8 3.4 3.9 .435 .778 MARQUETTE IN THE Jamal Cain F 10.1 6.6 0.9 .447 .688 Dawson Garcia F 12.7 6.7 1.0 .450 .730 BIG EAST STATS Theo John F 8.5 6.2 1.3 .638 .710 statistics through 12/29/20 Team John Moving Up Career Blocks List Senior forward Theo John is ranked among the league SCORING OFFENSE: . .9th (75.3) leaders (6th, 1.8 bpg.) in blocked shots this season and with Career Blocks SCORING DEFENSE: . .5th (70.9) every swatted attempt he continues to move up Marquette’s Name Total FT PERCENTAGE: . .5th (72.3) Jim McIlvaine 399 all-time list. FG PERCENTAGE: . .5th (46.3) Amal McCaskill 175 The Minneapolis, Minnesota, native is currently fourth in ASSISTS: . .6th (14.7) Faisal Abraham 172 program history with 169 blocks, right behind Amal McCaskill STEALS: . .9th (4.9) Theo John 169 (2nd, 175, 1991-92, 1993-96) and Faisal (fy-SELL) Abraham BLOCKED SHOTS: . .7th (4.0) Luke Fisher 153 (3rd, 172, 1993-97). FG PCT. DEFENSE: . .5th (40.4) Unfortunately for John, second is as high as he will be able to climb in the record OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS: . .5th (11.1) book, courtesy of Jim McIlvaine’s four-year effort (1990-94) of 399, which still ranks the DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS: . .5th (27.9) 22nd-best total in NCAA history. 3-PT FG’S MADE: . .6th (82) McIlvaine’s blocked shots record and Tony Miller’s assist total (956) are likely to never even be threatened at Marquette. Dominic James is second all-time (636) in the Blue & Individual Gold in assists, more than 300 assists less than Miller. SCORING Koby McEwen . .15th (14.2 ppg.) Dawson Garcia . .22nd (12.9 ppg.) Marquette Taking Advantage Of Charity D.J. Carton . .26th (11.8 ppg.) The Golden Eagles are shooting 72.3 percent from the free throw line in 2020-21 and while that mark ranks the team in the middle of the BIG EAST, the volume at which the REBOUNDING players are getting to the line is among the best in the nation. Dawson Garcia . .t11th (6.7 rpg.) Through games of Dec. 29, Marquette ranks 10th in the nation in free throws made Jamal Cain . .13th (6.6 rpg.) (159) and 13th in charity tosses attempted (220). It’s been a team effort at the line, with Theo John . .t16th (6.2 rpg.) eight players in double figures in attempts on the season and no player with more than Justin Lewis . .t16th (6.2 rpg.) 37 shots (Dawson Garcia). BLOCKED SHOTS Elliott Dials Long Distance In Omaha Theo John . .6th (1.8 bpg.) Junior guard Greg Elliott was one of five players to finish with double figures in points at Creighton, chipping in a career-high 14 points in 27 minutes of action off the bench. ASSISTS The Detroit, Michigan, native finished 5-of-6 from the floor overall, including a per- D.J. Carton . .10th (3.9 apg.) sonal-best 4-of-4 effort from behind the 3-point line. He also chipped in four rebounds, three assists and a steal. STEALS Elliott, who has battled through a variety of injuries (hand, ankle) during his career, D.J. Carton . .14th (1.3 spg.) now owns 10 career double-figure scoring games in his 69 appearances. Record By Starting Lineup McEwen’s Health, Shooting, Pain Free Torrence, McEwen......................2-1 Senior guard Koby McEwen battled through a hand injury a majority of the 2019-20 John, Cain, Garcia campaign and as a result, he struggled with his shooting touch in his debut campaign Carton, McEwen ........................3-4 with the Golden Eagles after playing two seasons at Utah State. John, Cain, Carcia McEwen currently leads the roster and is 15th in the BIG EAST in scoring (14.2 ppg.), thanks in large part to a 45.5 percent effort from the field overall and a 43.8 percent clip (8th in BIG EAST) from behind the 3-point line. He has also knocked down a team-best 80.6 percent of his free throws through the first 10 outings. In 30 starts as a junior last season, McEwen connected on just 33.2 percent from the field and 29.2 percent from behind the 3-point line. Marquette Game Notes Page 3 Pronunciations 2020‐21 MARQUETTE ROSTER Dexter Akanno uh-CAN-oh NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN Ike Eke Eh-kay 2 Justin Lewis F 6-7 245 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Polytechnic HS Luke Fizulich FIZZ-uh-litch Tip-in at buzzer beat No. 4 Wisconsin (Dec. 4) ... BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 7) Oso Ighodaro ig-uh-DAR-oh 4 Theo John F 6-9 245 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn./Champlin Park HS Koby McEwen Mc-YOU-en Double-double (13 pts., 12 reb.) vs. UAPB (sixth of career) ... double figures in points in 3-straight games Symir Torrence SIGH-meer 5 Greg Elliott G 6-3 180 RJr.