Marquette Men’s Basketball Big East Preview Primer: at Providence

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Marquette Golden Eagles (10-19, 5-13 Big East) at Providence Friars (14-15, 7-11 Big East)

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Time: 6pm Central
Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, Rhode Island

Marquette Stats Leaders

Points: Nigel James, 16.2 ppg
Rebounds: Ben Gold, 5.7 rpg
Assists: Nigel James, 4.9 apg

Providence Stats Leaders

Points: Jaylin Sellers, 18.0 ppg
Rebounds: Oswin Erhunmwunse, 8.5 rpg
Assists: Jason Edwards & Stefan Vaaks, 3.2 apg

Providence Injury Notes: Freshman forward Stefan Vaaks has missed the last two games due to illness, while senior guard Corey Floyd has missed the last four games due to a hamstring injury. Senior guard Jason Edwards missed the first game against Marquette this season, but has been in the lineup for the past three Friars games, including starting and playing 36 minutes against Creighton on Saturday. He has been listed as questionable for each of PC’s last five games. Senior forward Duncan Powell has now completed the last of his three game suspension for fighting against St. John’s and will be eligible to play in this game.

KenPom.com Rankings

Marquette: #100
Providence: #63
Game Projection: Providence has a 74% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 86-79

Last Time Out: I’m just going to reprint what I wrote in the recap:

Down 4 with less than 20 seconds left, Nigel James charges in and shoots a pull up 10 footer with 12 seconds left. This should, under nearly all circumstances, end the game. MU didn’t even take the shot they needed to tie the game, and didn’t even get a layup, which you could at least understand taking an easy bucket. Rebound PC, they throw it into the front court, and SOMEHOW, Vaaks loses it. SOMEHOW, Damarius Owens throws it, half no-look, mostly off-balance, to Royce Parham. He gets to James on the right wing, and Sellers — of course it’s Sellers, history rhymes — grabs James’ hand after he lets the shot go. Miss, but foul, and after…

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