The No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers . Friday's matchup is the first of the season for the teams. Marquette is 16-7 against the Big East, and Western Kentucky is 11-8 against the CUSA.
The Golden Eagles’ record in Big East games is 16-7, and their record is 9-2 in non-conference games. Marquette leads the Big East averaging 38.8 points in the paint. Oso Ighodaro leads the Golden Eagles with 10.4.
Marquette’s average of 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.8 more made shots on average than the 8.1 per game Western Kentucky gives up. Western Kentucky averages 6.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Marquette allows.
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