Providence Friars vs Marquette Golden Eagles: Senior Night Showdown

0:00On March 4th, Providence Fires host the Marquette Golden Eagles tonight at 7pm Eastern in Providence, Rhode Island. The Fires sit at 14 wins and 15 losses overall, 7 and 11 in conference, and they've hit a hot streak with 3 straight wins and 5 of their last 7. Marquette is 10 and 19 overall, 5 and 13 in the Big East, and coming off 4 losses in their last 5 games. Earlier this season, on January 19th, Marquette edged Providence 105-104 in overtime. Providence just beat Creighton 79-76 over the weekend, though that's below their average of 86.8 points per game. Marquette hit a low in their latest home loss to DePaul, scoring just 14 points in the first half. Fans in better C Providence as 6.5 point favorites with a total of 161.5 points. The Fires ranked 65th in Kenpom and 75th in net ahead of Marquette at 103rd in 107. Providence is 3 in 7 at home this year, while Marquette is 1 in 10 on the road.

1:04Injuries could shake things up, with Marquette ruling out 4 players including Sean Jones with a foot issue and Providence listing 2 as, questionable, while sidelining 3 others. Trend show Providence caching the over in 20 of 29 games, and Marquette winning 7 of the last 10 heads ahead matchups. Expected defensive battle on senior night at Amica Mutual Pavilion, where emotions run high and key friars return from injury. Providence aims to extend their groove against the fading Marquette squad, making this a pivotal late season clash.