Game 7 | Dec. 14 | Marquette (4-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) at Creighton (4-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) TIP‐OFF: 8 p.m. CT LOCATION: CHI Health Center Omaha - Omaha, Neb. MU SCOREBOARD TV: FS1 features the broadcast, with Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME Steve Lavin (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 (4-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) Dec. 8 Green Bay W, 82-68 T opens BIG EAST Conference play at nationally ranked Creighton (4-1, Dec. 11 at UCLA L, 69-60 0-0 BIG EAST) on Monday Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. CT from the CHI Health Center Dec. 14 8/7 at Creighton * 8 p.m. CT Omaha. FS1 will feature the national television broadcast, with Brandon Dec. 17 Seton Hall * 8 p.m. CT Gaudin (play-by-play) and Steve Lavin (analyst) calling the action. Dec. 20 at Xavier * 1 p.m. CT Dec. 23 Villanova * 6 p.m. CT All-Time Series Dates Back To 1922-23 Marquette’s all-time series Series Snapshot BIG EAST Tournament against Creighton spans nearly the Mar. 10 First Round TBA Overall MU leads 55-35 entirety of the program’s 103-year Mar. 11 Quarterfinals TBA @ Marquette MU leads 32-14 history. @ Creighton MU leads 24-20 Mar. 12 Semifinals TBA Prior to 2013-14 when the Neutral -- Mar. 13 Championship TBA Bluejays joined the BIG EAST, the RECENT RESULTS most recent meeting between the F 13, 2016 H Creighton 65, Marquette 62 F 24, 2016 A Marquette 66, Creighton 61 * - indicates BIG EAST Conference game two programs came in the 1998 J 21, 2017 A Marquette 102, #7 Creighton 94 AP/ESPN Top-25 rankings as of time game was played M 4, 2017 H Marquette 91, Creighton 83 All times are Central National Invitation Tournament. F 17, 2018 A Marquette 90, Creighton 86 MU posted an 80-68 victory in the M 3, 2018 H Marquette 85, Creighton 81 J 9, 2019 A #21 Marquette 106, Creighton 104 (ot) opening round at the BMO Harris M 3, 2019 H Creighton 66, #10 Marquette 60 Bradley Center en route to an J 1, 2020 A Creighton 92, Marquette 75 F 18, 2020 H Creighton 73, #19 Marquette 65 appearance in the event’s quarter- finals. Creighton claimed both meetings in the home-and-home series last sea- son and has won three-straight overall after the Golden Eagles had claimed six consecutive matchups from 2016-19. Defensive Focus Shows Early Dividends The Marquette coaching staff focused on the defensive end of the court in the shortened pre- MU Defense season and early in 2020-201 those efforts are BIG EAST Rank paying dividends for the Golden Eagles. FG Pct. Def. 1st Through games of Dec. 12, Marquette ranks 3-pt FG Pct. Def. 1st among the BIG EAST leaders in several defensive Scoring Defense 2nd categories including scoring defense (2nd, 63.2 DRPG 3rd ppg.), field goal percentage defense (1st, .354 - 14th in nation), 3-point field goal percentage defense (1st, .265) and defen- sive rebounds (3rd, 30.0 drpg.). Marquette is also third in the conference in blocks per game (4.7). 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 15.3 4.3 2.3 .500 .792 D.J. Carton G 10.3 3.3 3.5 .400 .706 MARQUETTE IN THE Jamal Cain F 9.8 6.8 1.0 .385 .786 Dawson Garcia F 12.7 5.5 0.8 .403 .826 BIG EAST STATS Theo John F 6.8 8.2 1.3 .619 .684 statistics through 12/12/20 Team Carton Gaining Comfort In Marquette Offense Sophomore guard D.J. Carton continues to increase his contribution to the team as he SCORING OFFENSE: . .8th (74.2) gains comfort in Marquette’s system and that process has sped up with his move to the SCORING DEFENSE: . .2nd (63.2) starting lineup. FT PERCENTAGE: . .3rd (72.5) The Bettendorf, Iowa, native has started each of the last three outings and in those FG PERCENTAGE: . .8th (43.8) games is contributing 13.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in just over 30 ASSISTS: . .6th (13.7) minutes per night. At UCLA, Carton posted a Marquette-best 18 points on 7-of-13 shoot- STEALS: . .8th (5.8) ing from the floor and also chipped in five rebounds and a team-high four assists. BLOCKED SHOTS: . .3rd (4.7) Carton, who spent the 2019-20 campaign at Ohio State, scored a career-high 19 FG PCT. DEFENSE: . .1st (35.4) points against Minnesota on Dec. 15, 2019. His last game for the Buckeyes came in late OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS: . .4th (11.7) January of 2020. DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS: . .3rd (30.0) 3-PT FG’S MADE: . .5th (46) McEwen Carries Offense In Latest Victory Individual Senior guard Koby McEwen posted one of his top performances as a Golden Eagle in SCORING last Tuesday night’s victory, scoring a game-high 28 points in the win over Green Bay. Koby McEwen . .8th (15.3 ppg.) The Toronto, Canada, native finished 10-of-16 from the floor overall and 5-of-9 from Dawson Garcia . .20th (12.7 ppg.) long distance and also chipped in four assists (zero turnovers) and three rebounds in 37 minutes of action. He had a personal scoring run of 10-straight points in the second half, REBOUNDING turning a four-point advantage into a 62-52 lead with 10 minutes remaining. Theo John . .4th (8.2 rpg.) McEwen’s collegiate single-game scoring is 32 points, which he posted Feb. 17, 2018 Jamal Cain . .12th (6.8 rpg.) against Nevada while at Utah State. Justin Lewis . .13th (6.5 rpg.) Cain Continues To Rebound BLOCKED SHOTS Forward Jamal Cain led the team with seven rebounds at UCLA Friday night, continu- Theo John . .3rd (2.2 bpg.) ing his strong performances on the boards early in 2020-21. The Pontiac, Michigan, native is currently 12th in the conference in rebounding with FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 6.8 boards per game, the second-best average on the roster. He collected his first career Justin Lewis . .10th (.529) double-double against Oklahoma State and is tied for the team lead with Justin Lewis in Koby McEwen . .t14th (.500) offensive rebounds (17). The 6-7 Cain has led the team in rebounding on two occasions this season. ASSISTS D.J. Carton . .12th (3.5 apg.) Lewis’ Tip Helps Seal BIG EAST Weekly Honor MARQUETTE IN THE Freshman forward Justin Lewis has received well-deserved attention for his game- winning basket at the buzzer against Wisconsin, but his efforts all season long are worth NCAA STATS noting as well. through games of 12/12/20 The Baltimore, Maryland, native was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Dec. 7, joining fellow honoree Dawson Garcia, who earned the first accolade of the sea- FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE Team . .18th (.354) son on Nov. 30. Lewis averaged 12.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor in a pair of games against UW and Oklahoma State. He fin- ished with a team-best 18 points in the win over No. 4 Wisconsin and had a personal-high 13 rebounds against Oklahoma State. Lewis was also named the nation’s top freshman for the week by Andy Katz of NCAA March Madness. 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. Minneapolis, Minn./Champlin Park HS Koby McEwen Mc-YOU-en Finished third in the BIG EAST in blocked shots (1.8 bpg.) ... fourth all-time at MU in blocks (164) Symir Torrence SIGH-meer 5 Greg Elliott G 6-3 180 RJr. Detroit, Mich./East English Village HS Appeared in 24 games, earning one start in 2019-20 ... reached double figures on three occasions COMMUNICATIONS 10 Symir Torrence G 6-3 205 So. Syracuse, N.Y./Vermont Academy MBB SID: . Scott Kuykendall Appeared in 28 games off the bench as a freshman ... 45 assists are second-most among returnees Email: . [email protected] 12 Dexter Akanno G 6-4 205 RFr. Valencia, Calif./Blair Academy Work Phone: . 414-288-4794 Redshirted in 2019-20 to focus on development ... Made MU debut Dec. 1 against Ok. State Cell Phone: . 414-807-3490 13 Oso Ighodaro F 6-9 205 Fr. Chandler, Ariz./Desert Vista HS Secondary Contact: . Mike Wittliff Nationally ranked prospect ... led high school to state title as a senior Email:. [email protected] 21 D.J. Carton # G 6-2 200 So.