#MUBB Welcomes Providence Tuesday At 8 p.m. CT

The Marquette University men's basketball team (6-6, 2-4 BIG EAST) returns to action Tuesday night at 8 p.m. CT when the team hosts Providence (7-5, 3-3 BIG EAST) at Fiserv Forum. FS1 will feature the television broadcast, with Lisa Byington (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) calling the action. Following Tuesday's outing, the Golden Eagles will travel to St. John's on Jan. 16 before returning home for a pair of BIG EAST matchups.

Series With Friars Full Of Memories

The all-time series between Marquette and Providence consists of 30 games (Marquette leads 19-11) and includes 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.

Since the teams began meeting in BIG EAST Conference action, series highlights include a game delayed at the Bradley Center when a bat continued to interrupt play on the court, a record-tying 52-point performance by Markus Howard in 2017-18 at Providence and multiple overtime results.

The Friars swept the home-and-home series in 2019-20, including a narrow 81-80 decision in overtime at Fiserv Forum, after the Golden Eagles had done the same the previous campaign.

Marquette Has Faced League's Best

The BIG EAST is one of the toughest leagues in the nation and Marquette's early schedule has been as difficult as any for a conference program.

Of the team's six outings, five have come against teams currently at the top of the standings, which as a group owns a combined BIG EAST record of 21-6. Included in those games are matchups with top-10 programs Creighton and Villanova.

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Players Mentioned

Markus Howard