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Game 9 | Dec. 20 | Marquette (5-3, 1-1 BIG EAST) at Xavier (7-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) TIP‐OFF: 1 p.m. CT LOCATION: Cintas Center - Cincinnati, Ohio MU SCOREBOARD TV: FS1 features the broadcast, with Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Dickey DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME Simpkins (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 (5-3, 1-1 BIG EAST) Dec. 8 Green Bay W, 82-68 T hits the road Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT to face Xavier (7-0, 0-0 BIG Dec. 11 at UCLA L, 69-60 EAST) in the Cintas Center. FS1 will feature the television broadcast, with Dec. 14 9/9 at Creighton * W, 89-84 Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Dickey Simpkins (analyst) calling the action. Dec. 17 Seton Hall * L, 70-63 Following Sunday’s game, the Golden Eagles will return to host No. 7/6 Dec. 20 at Xavier * 1 p.m. CT Villanova on Dec. 23 at 6 p.m. in the team’s third potential top-10 outing of Dec. 23 Villanova * 6 p.m. CT the season. Jan. 2 at Georgetown * TBA Jan. 5 UConn * TBA Series With Musketeers Spans 60 Years Jan. 8 at Villanova * TBA Marquette and Xavier will meet Series Snapshot Jan. 12 Providence * TBA for the 78th time on Sunday after- Jan. 16 at St. John’s * TBA Overall MU leads 53-24 noon, continuing a series that Jan. 20 Georgetown * TBA spans nearly half of the program’s @ Marquette MU leads 29-8 @ Xavier MU leads 22-14 Jan. 23 DePaul * TBA 103-year history. Neutral Tied 2-2 Jan. 27 at Providence * TBA The Golden Eagles own a 53-24 RECENT RESULTS Feb. 2 Butler * TBA overall lead in matchups that date F 6, 2016 A #6 Xavier 90, Marquette 82 M 10, 2016 N #5 Xavier 90, Marquette 72 Feb. 6 Creighton * TBA back to the 1958-59 campaign and F 18, 2017 H Marquette 83, Xavier 61 have claimed each of the last four M 1, 2017 A Marquette 95, Xavier 84 Feb. 14 at Seton Hall * TBA D 27, 2017 H #5 Xavier 91, Marquette 87 Feb. 17 at Butler * TBA meetings and 6-of-8 overall. MU J 24, 2018 A #8 Xavier 89, Marquette 70 J 6, 2019 H #16 Marquette 70, Xavier 52 Feb. 20 St. John’s * TBA dominated the pairings during the J 26, 2019 A #10 Marquette 87, Xavier 82 Al McGuire and Hank Raymonds J 15, 2019 H Marquette 85, Xavier 65 Feb. 27 at UConn * TBA J 29, 2020 A Marquette 84, Xavier 82 era, at one point claiming 26- Mar. 2 at DePaul * TBA straight victories between 1969 and 1983. Mar. 6 Xavier * TBA Marquette swept the season series in 2019-20, most recently posting an BIG EAST Tournament 84-82 victory on Jan. 29, 2020 in the Cintas Center. Forward Sacar Anim led Mar. 10 First Round TBA the way with 28 points and he and Koby McEwen netted 17-straight at one Mar. 11 Quarterfinals TBA point in the second half after guard Markus Howard left with an injury. Mar. 12 Semifinals TBA Mar. 13 Championship TBA Marquette Winning Rebounding Battle Marquette has been winning the battle on the boards, at both ends of * - indicates BIG EAST Conference game the court, through the team’s first eight games in 2020-21. AP/ESPN Top-25 rankings as of time game was played The Golden Eagles are currently second in the league in rebound margin All times are Central (+9.1, 44th in nation) and third in both offensive (11.8) and defensive (29.5) boards. MU’s success has been a team effort, with four players ranked among the league leaders in rebounding. Forwards Justin Lewis and Theo John top the roster at 7.0 rebounds per game to rank 10th, while Dawson Garcia (6.9 rpg., 13th) and Jamal Cain (6.3 rpg., 15th) are also both in the top-15. Marquette Game Notes Page 2 INJURY REPORT LAST GAME STARTERS Player (Injury) Status NAME POS. PPG. RPG. APG. FG% FT% Symir Torrence (foot) Questionable Koby McEwen G 14.6 4.0 2.5 .481 .806 D.J. Carton G 12.3 3.5 3.6 .418 .760 MARQUETTE IN THE Jamal Cain F 9.5 6.5 1.1 .409 .688 Dawson Garcia F 12.3 6.9 1.0 .415 .793 BIG EAST STATS Theo John F 7.6 7.0 1.5 .667 .667 statistics through 12/17/20 Team Marquette Claims Second Top-10 Win Marquette rallied for an 89-84 win at No. 9/9 Creighton Monday night in the BIG EAST SCORING OFFENSE: . .8th (74.6) opener, claiming the team’s second win against a top-10 opponent in 2020-21. SCORING DEFENSE: . .4th (66.6) Freshman forward Justin Lewis’ tip-in at the buzzer gave the Golden Eagles a 67-65 FT PERCENTAGE: . .3rd (72.7) win over No. 4/7 Wisconsin on Dec. 4 at Fiserv Forum. Marquette now owns 48 victories FG PERCENTAGE: . .9th (44.6) all-time against top-10 foes and 127 versus teams ranked in the top-25. ASSISTS: . .6th (13.9) Marquette last defeated a pair of top-10 opponents in the same season in 2016-17 STEALS: . .7th (5.8) when the Golden Eagles won at No. 7 Creighton (Jan. 21, 2017) in overtime and at home BLOCKED SHOTS: . .4th (4.8) against No. 1 Villanova (Jan. 24, 2017) in back-to-back outings. FG PCT. DEFENSE: . .2nd (37.8) Through games of Dec. 17, Marquette is the only team in the country with more than OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS: . .3rd (11.8) one top-10 victory in 2020-21. DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS: . .3rd (29.5) 3-PT FG’S MADE: . .5th (65) Elliott Dials Long Distance In Omaha Individual Junior guard Greg Elliott was one of five players to finish with double figures in points SCORING at Creighton, chipping in a career-high 14 points in 27 minutes of action off the bench. Koby McEwen . .14th (14.6 ppg.) The Detroit, Michigan, native finished 5-of-6 from the floor overall, including a per- Dawson Garcia . .t21st (12.3 ppg.) sonal-best 4-of-4 effort from behind the 3-point line. He also chipped in four rebounds, D.J. Carton . .t21st (12.3 ppg.) three assists and a steal. Elliott, who has battled through a variety of injuries (hand, ankle) during his career, REBOUNDING now owns 10 career double-figure scoring games in his 66 appearances. Theo John . .t10th (7.0 rpg.) Justin Lewis . .t10th (7.0 rpg.) Freshman Duo Makes Big Impact Dawson Garcia . .13th (6.9 rpg.) Marquette’s freshman duo of Dawson Garcia and Justin Lewis has already made a Jamal Cain . .15th (6.5 rpg.) name for itself early in 2020-21 and the reasons for that recognition were on full display in the win at Creighton. BLOCKED SHOTS The tandem combined to contribute 25 points and 19 rebounds, including multiple Theo John . .4th (2.3 bpg.) critical plays in the closing minutes. Garcia finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds, six at the offensive end, for his first career double-double and Lewis chipped in 11 points ASSISTS and nine boards off the bench. D.J. Carton . .11th (3.6 apg.) Both players have already claimed one BIG EAST Rookie of the Week accolade this season. Garcia ranks 21st in the league in scoring at 12.3 points per game and Lewis is STEALS 10th in rebounding at 7.0 boards per contest. In both categories, respectively, they are D.J. Carton . .8th (1.6 spg.) the top freshman listed. Record By Starting Lineup Carton Gaining Comfort In Marquette Offense Torrence, McEwen......................2-1 Sophomore guard D.J. Carton continues to increase his contribution to the team as he John, Cain, Garcia gains comfort in Marquette’s system and that process has sped up with his move to the Carton, McEwen ........................3-2 starting lineup. John, Cain, Carcia The Bettendorf, Iowa, native has started each of the five outings and in those games is contributing 15.0 points (team best), 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in just over 31 minutes per night. He has heated up from the field, knocking down 11-of-27 (40.7 percent) during that span and has also taken advantage of his opportunities at the free throw line (14-of-17, .824). Carton finished with a career-best 20 points in the win over Creighton, which included a 5-of-7 effort from behind the 3-point line. His previous collegiate best total of 19 points came in 2019-20 against Minnesota as a member of Ohio State. 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 Consensus nationally ranked prep prospect ... member of three state title-winning teams Oso Ighodaro ig-uh-DAR-oh 4 Theo John F 6-9 245 Sr.