#MUBB Travels To Providence Saturday At 11 a.m. CT

The No. 19/19 Marquette University men's basketball team (17-8, 7-6 BIG EAST) hits the road to face Providence (15-12, 8-6 BIG EAST) on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. CT in the Dunkin' Donuts Center. FOX will feature the national television broadcasts, with Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Donny Marshall (analyst) and Andy Katz (reporter) calling the action. Following Saturday's outing, the Golden Eagles will conclude the home portion of their 2019-20 regular season against Georgetown (Feb. 26) and Seton Hall (Feb. 29) at Fiserv Forum.

Series With Friars Full Of Memories

While the all-time series between Marquette and Providence consists of just 29 games (Marquette leads 19-10), the matchups do include a number of memorable contests for MU fans.

The two programs first met in the 1963 National Invitation Tournament and the result was a 70-64 victory by PC. The teams would cross paths four years later in the same event and a slim 81-80 Marquette overtime win helped the squad to a runner-up finish under head coach Al McGuire.

Guard Markus Howard added to the series' memorable moments on Jan. 3, 2018 when he netted a then school and BIG EAST record 52 points in the 95-90 overtime victory by Marquette at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

BIG EAST Schedule Enters Home Stretch

Marquette wrapped up a stretch of three-straight games against nationally ranked opponents on Tuesday against Creighton, a matchup that also marked the start of a run that sees the team play 3-of-4 games at Fiserv Forum.

Following Saturday's matchup at Providence, Marquette will host back-to-back home games, including Senior Day against No. 16/14 Seton Hall, on Feb. 29. The Golden Eagles will conclude the regular season with consecutive road games at DePaul and St. John's.

Theo John Doubles Up In Latest Outing

Junior forward Theo John collected one of his best performances of the season against Creighton on Tuesday night, finishing with his second double-double (sixth career) of the campaign.

The Minneapolis, Minnesota, native finished 6-of-6 from the floor in 31 minutes of action, chipping in 12 points, 10 rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. John is now in possession of 146 swats in his career and moved past Chris Otule (2008-14) for fifth all-time at Marquette.

John's double-figure scoring effort was his fourth of the season and first since Jan. 15 and the 12 points tied a personal best in 2019-20.