Game 22 | Feb. 1 | Marquette (15-6, 5-4 BIG EAST) vs. DePaul (13-8, 1-7 BIG EAST) TIP‐OFF: 1 p.m. CT LOCATION: Fiserv Forum (17,500) - Milwaukee, Wis. MU SCOREBOARD TV: FS Wisconsin features the broadcast, with Chris Vosters (play-by-play) DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME and Tim Miles (analyst) calling the action. Nov. 5 Loyola Maryland W, 88-53 RADIO: 94.5 ESPN FM is the flagship of the MU Radio Network, with Steve Nov. 13 Purdue W, 65-55 “The Homer” True (play-by-play) and Tony Smith (analyst). Nov. 17 at Wisconsin L, 77-61 MU CONTACT INFO: Scott Kuykendall handles the communications duties Nov. 23 Robert Morris W, 66-62 for MU and can be reached at 414.807.3490 or [email protected]. Nov. 28 vs. Davidson ^ W, 73-63 he Marquette University men’s basketball team (15-6, 5-4 BIG EAST) Nov. 29 vs. USC ^ W, 101-79 T returns to Fiserv Forum on Saturday, Feb. 1 to host DePaul (13-8, 1-7 Dec. 1 5/8 vs. Maryland ^ L, 84-63 BIG EAST) at 1 p.m. CT in BIG EAST action. FS Wisconsin features the televi- Dec. 4 Jacksonville W, 75-56 sion broadcast, with Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Tim Miles (analyst) call- Dec. 7 at Kansas St. W, 73-65 ing the action. Saturday’s matchup marks a run of 3-of-4 league outings at Dec. 17 Grambling St. W, 93-72 home for the Golden Eagles, who will enjoy their first bye of the conference Dec. 20 North Dakota St. W, 82-68 slate prior to hosting Butler on Feb. 9 for National Marquette Day. Dec. 28 Central Arkansas W, 106-54 Jan. 1 at Creighton * L, 92-75 Series With DePaul Dates Back To 1917-18 Jan. 4 10/9 Villanova * W, 71-60 Marquette’s all-time series with Series Snapshot Jan. 7 Providence * L, 81-80 (OT) DePaul dates back to the 1917-18 Jan. 11 at Seton Hall * L, 69-55 season (second year of MU’s varsi- Overall MU leads 78-47 @ Marquette Jan. 15 Xavier * W, 85-65 ty competition) and includes 125 MU leads 44-14 @ DePaul DePaul leads 32-31 Jan. 18 at Georgetown * W, 84-80 previous meetings. Neutral MU leads 3-1 Jan. 21 St. John’s * W, 82-68 The Golden Eagles own a 78-47 RECENT RESULTS Jan. 24 13/12 at Butler * L, 89-85 (OT) advantage in the series and have M 7, 2015 H Marquette 58, DePaul 48 J 20, 2016 H DePaul 57, Marquette 56 Jan. 29 at Xavier * W, 84-82 (2OT) claimed 14 of the last 17 matchups F 20, 2016 A Marquette 73, DePaul 60 overall. The extensive series histo- J 14, 2017 H Marquette 83, DePaul 58 Feb. 1 DePaul * 1 p.m. F 4, 2017 A Marquette 92, DePaul 79 ry has been aided by the fact the J 15, 2018 H Marquette 70, DePaul 52 Feb. 9 Butler * 11 a.m. F 24, 2018 A DePaul 70, Marquette 62 Feb. 12 at Villanova * 7:30 p.m. two programs have been in the M 7, 2018 N Marquette 72, DePaul 69 same league dating back to the J 23, 2019 H Marquette 79, DePaul 69 Feb. 18 Creighton * 7:30 p.m. F 12, 2019 A #10 Marquette 92, DePaul 73 1991-92 campaign. Since that sea- Feb. 22 at Providence * 11 a.m. son, the teams have shared affiliation in the Great Midwest Conference, Feb. 26 Georgetown * 7:30 p.m. Conference USA and BIG EAST Conference. Feb. 29 Seton Hall * 1:30 p.m. In program history, Marquette has faced only rival Wisconsin (126) on Mar. 3 at DePaul * 7 p.m. more occasions. Mar. 7 at St. John’s * 11 a.m. BIG EAST Tournament Crowder, Hayward Earn HOF Status Mar. 11 First Round TBA Former Marquette standouts Jae Crowder (2010-12) and Lazar Hayward Mar. 12 Quarterfinals TBA (2006-10) are part of the new six-member 2020 M Club Hall of Fame class. Mar. 13 Semifinals TBA Crowder, a current member of the Memphis Grizzlies, was the BIG EAST Mar. 14 Championship TBA Player of the Year and All-America selection in 2011-12 and one of just seven players in program history to score 1,000 points in just two seasons. Hayward is the only player in Marquette history with over 1,800 points and 900 rebounds and ranks third all-time in scoring with 1,859 points. He is also the program leader in career games played (138). ^ - indicates Orlando Invitational * - indicates BIG EAST Conference game Marquette’s 1970 National Invitation Tournament title team is celebrat- AP/ESPN Top-25 rankings as of time game was played ing its 50th anniversary and will also be recognized at the game. All times are Central Marquette Game Notes Page 2 INJURY REPORT LAST GAME STARTERS Player (Injury) Status NAME POS. PPG. RPG. APG. FG% FT% Elliott (ankle) Probable Markus Howard G 27.8 3.3 3.1 .416 .857 Howard (face) Questionable Koby McEwen G 10.2 5.2 3.1 .333 .839 Brendan Bailey F 8.0 5.6 1.4 .422 .563 1,000-Point Scorers Sacar Anim F 13.7 4.1 1.4 .454 .656 1. 2510 MARKUS HOWARD 2016-19 Theo John F 4.9 4.9 0.7 .472 .586 2. 1985 Jerel McNeal 2005-09 3. 1859 Lazar Hayward 2006-10 Anim Picks Up Scoring Contribution 4. 1773 George Thompson 1966-69 Senior forward Sacar Anim has scored 20-or-more points in each of the team’s previ- 5. 1749 Dominic James 2005-09 ous three games, highlighted by a career-night in the double-overtime win at Xavier 6. 1735 Butch Lee 1974-78 7. 1691 Travis Diener 2001-05 Wednesday night. 8. 1690 Brian Wardle 1997-01 The Minneapolis, Minnesota, native finished with a personal-best 28 points, including 9. 1688 Tony Smith 1986-90 clutch baskets in the second overtime (11 total points), finishing 8-of-14 from the floor 10. 1673 Wesley Matthews 2005-09 overall and 5-of-9 from behind the 3-point line. He also chipped in five rebounds, four 11. 1663 Bo Ellis 1973-77 steals and drew six fouls in his team-high 48 minutes of action. 12. 1649 Darius Johnson-Odom 2009-12 Over the course of the last three outings, Anim is contributing 23.7 points per game 13. 1647 Damon Key 1990-94 while shooting 13-of-27 (48.1 percent) from deep and 48.9 percent (22-of-45) from the 14. 1637 Dean Meminger 1968-71 floor overall. In 107 career games, Anim has netted 20-or-more points six times, with 15. 1571 Trevor Powell 1987-91 half of those coming in the team’s most-recent outings. 16. 1567 Steve Novak 2002-06 17. 1504 Don Kojis 1958-61 Anim’s previous career-high total of 26 points came at Creighton on Feb. 17, 2018. He 18. 1479 Bob Wolf 1964-67 is currently ranked 15th in the BIG EAST in scoring at 13.7 points per game. 19. 1471 Roney Eford 1992-96 20. 1439 Aaron Hutchins 1994-98 McEwen Shoulders Scoring, Leads MU To Win 21. 1355 Mike Moran 1956-59 Entering the start of the second half at Xavier, junior guard Koby McEwen hadn’t 22. 1353 Russ Wittberger 1951-55 23. 1347 Cordell Henry 1998-02 scored after missing his first four field goal attempts. He more than made up for the lack 24. 1330 Ron Glaser 1960-63 of production, however, putting the team on his back late in regulation and overtime. 25. 1309 Terry Rand 1953-56 The Toronto, Ontario, native didn’t hit his first field goal until the final minutes of the 26. 1299 Michael Wilson 1978-82 second half, but thanks to his ability to get to the line, he put together a personal eight- 27. 1287 Davante Gardner 2010-14 to-nothing run to give MU a 61-58 lead with nine seconds left. 28. 1282 Sam Hauser 2016-19 McEwen continued to carry the offensive load in the first extra session, netting all of 1282 Tom Flynn 1963-66 Marquette’s seven points during that time and sealed his scoring with a late free throw 30. 1281 Dwyane Wade 2001-03 in the final moments of the game. He finished the game with 18 points and five rebounds 31. 1278 Jim McIlvaine 1990-94 and was 9-of-11 from the charity stripe. 32. 1277 Jimmy Butler 2008-11 33. 1234 Anthony Pieper 1993-97 In the last three games, McEwen is contributing 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per 1234 Glenn “Doc” Rivers 1980-83 game, including his first career double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds at Butler). 1234 Earl Tatum 1972-76 36. 1227 Oliver Lee 1977-81 Howard Joins Elite NCAA Company 37. 1221 Kerry Trotter 1982-86 Senior guard Markus Howard became the 72nd player in NCAA history to reach the 38. 1201 Robb Logterman 1990-94 39. 1103 Bernard Toone 1975-79 2,500 point mark for a career with his eighth point in the win at Xavier on Wednesday. 40. 1087 Andrew Rowsey 2016-18 The Chandler, Arizona, native is currently in possession of 2,510 points to rank 68th 41. 1049 Scott Merritt 2000-04 all-time and he is rapidly approaching his brother Jordan’s total of 2,524 points (Central 1049 Jae Crowder 2010-12 Arkansas, 2015-18).