Game 25 | March 2 | Marquette (11-13, 6-11 BIG EAST) at DePaul (4-12, 2-12 BIG EAST) TIP‐OFF: 8 p.m. CT LOCATION: Wintrust Arena - Chicago, IL MU SCOREBOARD TV: FS1 features the broadcast, with Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Nick DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME Bahe (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 (11-13, 6-11 BIG EAST) Dec. 8 Green Bay W, 82-68 T continues its six-game road swing at DePaul (4-12, 2-12 BIG EAST) on Dec. 11 at UCLA L, 69-60 Tuesday, March 2 at 8 p.m. CT in Wintrust Arena. FS1 features the television Dec. 14 9/9 at Creighton * W, 89-84 broadcast, with Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Nick Bahe (analyst) calling Dec. 17 Seton Hall * L, 70-63 the action. Following Tuesday night’s outing, the Golden Eagles will con- Dec. 20 at Xavier * L, 91-88 clude the regular season on Saturday, March 6 against Xavier at Fiserv Dec. 23 5/3 Villanova * L, 85-68 Forum. Jan. 2 at Georgetown * W, 64-60 Jan. 5 UConn * L, 65-54 Series With DePaul Dates Back To 1917-18 Jan. 8 at Villanova * PPD Marquette’s all-time series with Series Snapshot Jan. 12 Providence * W, 79-69 DePaul dates back to the 1917-18 Jan. 16 at St. John’s * W, 73-71 Overall MU leads 79-49 season (second year of MU’s varsi- Jan. 20 Georgetown * PPD ty competition) and includes 128 @ Marquette MU leads 45-15 @ DePaul DePaul leads 33-31 Jan. 23 DePaul * L, 68-61 previous meetings. Neutral MU leads 3-1 Jan. 27 at Providence * L, 72-63 OT The Golden Eagles own a 79-49 RECENT RESULTS Jan. 31 St. John’s * L, 75-73 advantage in the series and have J 14, 2017 H Marquette 83, DePaul 58 F 4, 2017 A Marquette 92, DePaul 79 Feb. 2 Butler * W, 70-67 claimed seen of the last 10 J 15, 2018 H Marquette 70, DePaul 52 matchups, but the Blue Demons F 24, 2018 A DePaul 70, Marquette 62 Feb. 6 15/12 Creighton * L, 71-68 M 7, 2018 N Marquette 72, DePaul 69 5/4 have earned wins in the last two J 23, 2019 H Marquette 79, DePaul 69 Feb. 10 at Villanova * L, 96-64 F 12, 2019 A #10 Marquette 92, DePaul 73 Feb. 14 at Seton Hall * L, 57-51 matchups. The extensive series F 1, 2020 H Marquette 76, DePaul 72 history has been aided by the fact M 3, 2020 A DePaul 69, Marquette 68 Feb. 17 at Butler * W, 73-57 J 23, 2021 H DePaul 68, Marquette 61 the two programs have been in the Feb. 24 at North Carolina W, 83-70 same league dating back to the 1991-92 campaign. Since that season, the Feb. 27 at UConn * L, 80-62 teams have shared affiliation in the Great Midwest Conference, Conference Mar. 2 at DePaul * 8 p.m. USA and BIG EAST Conference. Mar. 6 Xavier * 8 p.m. In program history, Marquette has faced only rival Wisconsin (127) on as BIG EAST Tournament many occasions. Mar. 10 First Round TBA Mar. 11 Quarterfinals TBA Lewis’ Return Bolsters Bench Production Mar. 12 Semifinals TBA Freshman Justin Lewis missed a majority of the team’s previous seven Mar. 13 Championship TBA games with an ankle injury before returning at UConn and as a result the team’s bench production received a much-needed boost. * - indicates BIG EAST Conference game During his absence, the reserves contributed just 8.1 points per contest, AP/ESPN Top-25 rankings as of time game was played including a trio of games with three-or-less points scored. Lewis chipped in All times are Central 14 points of his own on Saturday afternoon and the four players to see action off the bench accounted for 25 total points. Guard Symir Torrence was 3-of-5 from the floor and added seven points in 12 minutes of action, marking his season-best contribution and most since scoring six points on Nov. 27 against Eastern Illinois. Marquette Game Notes Page 2 INJURY REPORT LAST GAME STARTERS Player (Injury) Status NAME POS. PPG. RPG. APG. FG% FT% Gardiner (knee) Out D.J. Carton G 12.4 3.8 3.5 .432 .721 Ighodaro (foot) Out Greg Elliott G 5.8 1.6 0.8 .483 .853 Jamal Cain F 9.6 6.1 1.1 .444 .700 MARQUETTE IN THE Dawson Garcia F 13.3 6.7 0.8 .487 .786 Theo John F 8.6 5.5 1.2 .580 .732 BIG EAST STATS statistics through 2/28/21 Garcia Making Name For Himself In BIG EAST Team Dawson Garcia, the Preseason BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, has already claimed SCORING OFFENSE: . .9th (70.5) the league’s weekly top newcomer accolade on three occasions and is proving himself to SCORING DEFENSE: . .7th (70.3) be one of the conference’s top players (ranked in six categories), regardless of class. FT PERCENTAGE: . .5th (73.3) Through games of Feb. 28, the Prior Like, Minnesota, native is ranked among the FG PERCENTAGE: . .6th (44.6) league leaders in scoring (15th, 13.3 ppg.), rebounding (10th, 6.7 rpg.), field goal percent- ASSISTS: . .9th (12.5) age (9th, .487), free throw percentage (9th, .786), defensive rebounds (13th, 4.4 drpg.) STEALS: . .11th (5.1) and offensive rebounds (5th, 2.3 orpg.). He was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor BLOCKED SHOTS: . .7th (3.8) Roll on March 1 after averaging 21.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game last week. FG PCT. DEFENSE: . .5th (41.5) Garcia finished 9-of-13 from the floor at North Carolina, finishing with 24 points and OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS: . .6th (10.1) 11 rebounds for his third double-double this season. DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS: . .4th (26.5) He is the top-ranked freshman in both scoring and rebounding and has scored double 3-PT FG’S MADE: . .8th (164) figures in 11 league outings, including 20-or-more points six times. Individual Team Effort Leads To Win At UNC SCORING Freshman forward Dawson Garcia’s third double-double (24 points, 11 rebounds) of Dawson Garcia . .15th (13.3 ppg.) the season led the way, but Marquette received numerous contributions in the win at D.J. Carton . .19th (12.4 ppg.) North Carolina. All eight players to see action scored for Marquette, with four finishing in double fig- REBOUNDING ures. The Golden Eagles finished 51.8 percent from the floor and featured a first-time Dawson Garcia . .10th (6.7 rpg.) starting lineup combination of D.J. Carton, Greg Elliott, Jamal Cain, Theo John and Garcia. Jamal Cain . .15th (6.1 rpg.) Guard Koby McEwen came off the bench for the first time at MU after starting his first Justin Lewis . .19th (5.8 rpg.) 51 appearances. Theo John . .20th (5.5 rpg.) BLOCKED SHOTS Elliott Makes Most Of Starting Nods Theo John . .5th (1.6 bpg.) Guard Greg Elliott has started each of the team’s last three outings, making the most of his increased role on the floor. ASSISTS In the last three games against Butler (Feb. 17), North Carolina (Feb. 24) and UConn D.J. Carton . .11th (3.5 apg.) (Feb. 27), Elliott has averaged 12.7 points and 3.3 boards per contest while shooting 50.0 percent (11-of-22) from the floor overall and 8-of-14 (57.1 percent) from behind the 3- FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE point line. He also knocked down 8-of-9 free throw attempts. Dawson Garcia . .9th (.487) The Detroit native netted a personal-best 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor against Butler, including a 3-of-6 effort from behind the 3-point line. He also chipped in six rebounds and a steal in 28 minutes. Record By Starting Lineup Elliott now owns eight starting assignments in 83 career appearances. Prior to the Torrence, McEwen......................2-1 game at Butler, Marquette had featured the same starting unit in 18-straight games. John, Cain, Garcia Carton, McEwen ......................7-11 John, Cain, Garcia John Continues To Be More Accepting Of Charity Carton, McEwen ........................1-0 In his first three seasons at Marquette, forward Theo John combined to shoot just John, Elliot, Garcia 52.5 percent (105-of-200) from the free throw line, but has been much more accepting Carton, Cain................................1-1 of charity in 2020-21. John, Elliot, Garcia The Minneapolis, Minnesota, native has knocked down 73.2 percent (52-of-71) of his opportunities this season, including 16-of-19 (84.2 percent) in the last four outings. He was 8-of-9 from the stripe against Butler on Feb. 17, his best effort since finishing 9-of- 10 in the season lidlifter against UAPB on Nov. 25. 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.