Game Notes & Preview: Providence (13-9, 3-6) at Marquette (14-6, 5-3) 1/28/17

Where: Bradley Center – Milwaukee, WI

When: 2:00pm EST

How: FSN (Jeff Levering & Dickey Simpkins)/Fox Sports GO (Where Available)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

Game Notes

• Providence and Marquette will meet for the 23rd time ever on Saturday. The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series, 16-6. Providence is 0-10 all-time against Marquette in Milwaukee. The Golden Eagles swept the Friars last season in both of their matchups.
• Providence is 1-6 this season on the road against an 11-2 record at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The Friars are also 1-1 on neutral courts. Providence’s lone road win occurred on January 16th against Georgetown at the Verizon Center.
• Marquette is 14-6 this season. The Golden Eagles are coming of an upset win over #1 Villanova in their last game.
• Opening Line: Providence +9 at Marquette 1/28/17

Game Preview

Providence is coming off a bad home loss while Marquette is off an upset win over #1 Villanova. It’s been well documented that Providence has never won in Milwaukee and the current streak is 10 straight.

The probable starters according to the game notes are:

Providence

• Kyron Cartwright – #24 – Junior
• Alpha Diallo – #11 – Freshman
• Jalen Lindsey – #21 – Junior
• Rodney Bullock – #5 – Junior
• Emmitt Holt – #15 – Junior

Marquette

• Markus Howard – #0 – Freshman
• Haanif Cheatham – #25 – Sophomore
• Jajuan Johnson – #23 – Sophomore
• Sam Hauser – #10 – Fres Han
• Luke Fischer – #40 – SEnsor

The keys to victory for Providence are for the Friars to defend the 3-point line and make 3’s on the other end. Marquette is 3rd in the nation in 3P% at 41.9%. They have been even better in league play where they are sinking triples at a rate of 44.3%. Providence will need to make shots to win on the road. The Golden Eagles are on a high and if the Friars can come out and punch them in the mouth they have a chance to get their first ever win against Marquette in Milwaukee.

Prediction: Providence 74 Marquette 79

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