THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (5-5) at #6 Purdue Boilermakers (9-1, 2-0 Big Ten)
THE DATE: Saturday, December 13, 2025
THE TIME: 1pm Central
THE LOCATION: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
THE TELEVISION: Nope.
THE STREAMING: Peacock, with (sigh) John Fanta and Jess Settles on the call
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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 +… wait, seriously? Okay. Marquette +17.5 according to our friends at FanDuel. Hey, remember when MU beat Purdue last year?
THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Purdue a 96% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 85-67.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 29.3, making this the 52nd most potentially exciting game out of the 93 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #1? Arizona vs Alabama in Birmingham at 91.3.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Nigel James (12.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.5 spg)
- Chase Ross (19.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.1 spg)
- Adrien Stevens (6.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.2 spg)
- Ben Gold (9.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg)
- Caedin Hamilton (4.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg)
MARQUETTE INJURY NOTE: Redshirt junior Sean Jones returned from a shoulder injury against Wisconsin last Saturday after missing the previous six games. He came off the bench, played 23 minutes, and added eight points, four rebounds, six assists, two steals, and two turnovers to the 20 point loss. Sophomore wing Damarius Owens missed the Wisconsin game due to illness and did not even travel with the team to Madison.
PURDUE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Braden Smith (13.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 8.8 apg, 1.3 spg)
- CJ Cox (7.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.0 apg)
- Fletcher Loyer (14.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.7 apg)
- Trey Kaufman-Renn (13.9 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 2.6 apg)
- Oscar Cluff (11.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.9 apg)
YOUR 90s ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE DAY: Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve
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