BIG EAST GAME THREAD: Marquette at #4 Connecticut

THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles () at #4 Connecticut Huskies

THE DATE: Sunday, January 4, 2026

THE TIME: 1pm Central

THE LOCATION: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut

THE TELEVISION: NBC, with (sigh) John Fanta, Donny Marshall, and Kim Adams on the call

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THE STREAMING: Peacock

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THE RADIO: 94.5 FM/ESPN Milwaukee, available online via The Varsity Network.

THE LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast

THE LINE: Marquette +20.5 according to our friends at FanDuel

THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Connecticut a 98% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 84-62.

THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 22.3, making it the 34th most potentially exciting game out of the 40 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #1? Creighton at Seton Hall with a Score of 67.4.

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MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

• Nigel James (12.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.6 spg)

• Adrien Stevens (5.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.1 spg)

• Chase Ross (16.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.9 spg)

• Royce Parham (9.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg)

• Caedin Hamilton (4.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg)

CONNECTICUT PROBABLE LINEUP

• Silas Demary (8.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 5.9 apg, 1.5 spg)

• Solo Ball (15.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.5 apg)

• Braylon Mullins (10.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.3 apg)

• Alex Karaban (14.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.0 spg, 1.1 bpg)

• Tarris Reed (14.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.0 bpg)

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