The No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles face the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Friday's meeting is the first this season for the two squads. Marquette is 16-7 against the Big East, and Western Kentucky is 11-8 against the CUSA.
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Marquette plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Western Kentucky.
The Hilltoppers are 11-8 in CUSA play. Western Kentucky is the CUSA leader with 39.8 rebounds per game led by Babacar Faye averaging 5.6. TOP PERFORMERS: Kam Jones is averaging 16.8 points for the Golden Eagles. Ben Gold is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
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