NCAA Prediction: Marquette Golden Eagles at DePaul Blue Demons
Monday, February 06, 2012
by Joe Rodriguez
Still smarting from Saturday's 76-59 setback at Notre Dame, No. 15 Marquette Golden Eagles wraps up its brief Midwestern road trip when it travels to Chicago for a Monday night clash with rival DePaul Blue Demons.
The Golden Eagles had won seven Big East games in a row before falling to the Fighting Irish, who made 11 3-point shots.
The Blue Demons, meanwhile, fell into a tie for last place in the conference after a 74-66 defeat at Cincinnati.
- Marquette Golden Eagles @ DePaul Blue Demons
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, February 6, 2012
Where: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
TV: 9 p.m.; ESPNU, ESPN3
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Marquette Golden Eagles (19-5): The Golden Eagles, who rank second in the conference in scoring (75.4 ppg), are led by the outside-inside combo of shooting guard Darius Johnson-Odom (18.0 ppg) and senior forward Jae Crowder (16.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.3 spg). Marquette is extremely disciplined considering its fast pace, ranking near the top of the Big East in turnover margin (plus-4.0) and assist-turnover ratio (1.3) while dishing out a league-high 17.4 assists. Sophomore power forward Davante Gardner, who has missed the last two games with a sprained left knee, is unlikely to suit up for the Golden Eagles Monday.
DePaul Blue Demons (11-11): The young Blue Demons rank third in the league in scoring (74.5) but have been giving up far too much at the other end, ranking last in points allowed (75.1) and rebounding margin (minus-6.6) while allowing opponents to shoot 48 percent, easily the worst figure in the conference. DePaul has remained competitive thanks to the dynamic sophomore tandem of forward Cleveland Melvin (18.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and guard Brandon Young (15.5 ppg, 5.0 apg). Only Cincinnati has attempted more 3-pointers among Big East teams than DePaul's 478.
1. Marquette leads the all-time series, 66-44, with victories in the last two meetings and five of the last six. The Golden Eagles won, 94-64, at home on Jan. 18, 2011.
2. The Blue Demons were victorious the last time the two schools played in Chicago, eking out a 51-50 triumph on Jan. 20, 2010.
3. The 110 previous meetings between the two teams are the most for DePaul against any opponent.
BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Golden Eagles 84, Blue Demons 69.
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