#MUBB Travels To DePaul Wednesday Night

The No. 14/15 Marquette University men's basketball team (13-5, 4-3 BIG EAST) continues the road portion of its BIG EAST campaign when the squad travels to DePaul (3-15, 0-7 BIG EAST) on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. CT in Wintrust Arena. CBS Sports Network features the television broadcast, with Andrew Catalon (play-by-play) and Steve Lappas (analyst) calling the action. Following Wednesday's outing, the Golden Eagles return to Fiserv Forum to host Seton Hall on Jan. 27 to concluded the home-and-home series.

Series With DePaul Spans Program History

Marquette's all-time series with DePaul dates back to the 1917-18 season (second year of MU's varsity history) and includes 133 previous meetings, the highest total against any single opponent in team history.

The Golden Eagles own an 83-50 advantage in the series and the extensive series history has been aided by the fact the two programs have been in the same league dating back to the 1991-92 campaign. Since that season, the teams have shared affiliation in the Great Midwest Conference, Conference USA and BIG EAST.

The Golden Eagles swept the home-and-home series in 2022-23 and have won four of the last five contests. The most recent matchup resulted in a 90-84 win by Marquette at Fiserv Forum on Feb. 25, 2023. Guards Tyler Kolek and Kam Jones both scored 22 points in the victory.

In the outing last season at Wintrust Arena, forward David Joplin scored a carer-high 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor, including an 8-of-11 effort from long distance in 25 minutes off the bench.

Balanced Scoring Helps MU To Win At St. John's

Marquette had all five starters finish with double figures in points in the victory at St. John's, marking the first time all five netted 10-or-more points in the same game since the non-conference finale against St. Thomas on Dec. 14.

Forward Oso Ighodaro led the way with 17 points and guard Tyler Kolek chipped in 15 points.

Marquette has featured five double-digit scorers on three occasions (Southern, St. Thomas, St. John's) in 2023-24.

Marquette Attacks The Paint In Recent Wins

Marquette's offensive shot selection prioritizes 3-pointers and attempts at the rim and in the last two games the team has been making a living in the lane.

In the wins over Villanova and St. John's, the Golden Eagles combined to score 112 points in the paint (56.0 ppg.) and shoot 70.9 percent (56-of-79) from inside the 3-point line. All of Marquette's two-point field goals in the last two outings have come in the lane.

In the win over the Red Storm, MU netted 52 points in the paint shooting 26-of-39 (66.7 percent) from inside the arc. Forward Oso Ighodaro led the way, finishing 8-of-10 from the floor in 36 minutes of action.

Marquette finished with a season-high 60 points in the paint in the Jan. 15 win over Villanova, outscoring the Wildcats 40-18 in the lane. Marquette's point total in the paint was the team's highest since netting 62 points against Providence (Dec. 20. 2022).

MU also dished out a season-high 24 assists, its most since 23 helpers against Rider in the second game of the season on Nov. 10, 2023.

Kolek Doubles Up In Back-To-Back Outings

Marquette guard Tyler Kolek collected his eight-career double-double in the victory at St. John's on Saturday, his second in as many games.

Against the Red Storm in a season-high 39 minutes, Kolek finished with 15 points and 11 assists and also chipped in six rebounds and a blocked shot. In the win over Villanova, Kolek chipped in 21 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

In the last two outings, Kolek averaged 18.0 points, 11.0 assists, 5.5 rebounds while shooting 50.0 percent (13-of-26) from the floor overall. He was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 22 for his efforts in those outings.

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Players Mentioned

Oso Ighodaro

Kam Jones

David Joplin

Tyler Kolek