#MUBB Faces Georgetown In BIG EAST Tourney Wednesday

The Marquette University men's basketball team (13-13, 8-11 BIG EAST) has earned the No. 9 seed in the 2021 BIG EAST Championships presented by Jeep and will face No. 8 seed Georgetown (9-12, 7-9 BIG EAST) at 2 p.m. CT on Wednesday, March 10 in Madison Square Garden. FS1 will feature the television coverage, with Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (analyst) calling the action. The winner of Wednesday's outing advances to play No. 1 seed Villanova at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday, March 11.

Mixed Results For MU In League Tourney

Marquette has advanced to at least the league tourney quarterfinals every season since joining the BIG EAST in 2005-06, the longest current run by any program in the conference.

The Golden Eagles are 12-14 all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament and 24-29 in postseason events since joining a league for the first time in 1989-90. MU has made a total of three trips to the semifinals, including in 2019 against Seton Hall (L, 81-79). The
Golden Eagles were defeated in 2010 by Georgetown, 80-57, and Pittsburgh, 68-61, in 2008.

Defense, Balanced Scoring Key Recent Key

The Golden Eagles have been victorious in four of the team's last five outings, thanks in large part to balanced scoring on the offensive end and an improved effort defensively.

Since the team's win over Butler on Feb. 17, Marquette's roster features seven players contributing five-or-more points per game, led by freshman Dawson Garcia (15.4 ppg.). MU has featured multiple starting lineup combinations as well, providing increased bench scoring and the team as a whole is shooting 46.8 percent from the floor.

Defensively, Marquette has held opponents to just 25.0 percent (27-of-108) shooting from behind the 3-point line and is creating an average of 11.2 turnovers-per-outing. The team is also winning the battle on the boards, especially at the defensive end.