MBB Preview: Mizzou Faces Marquette in Chi-Town Showdown

Missouri vs. Marquette

When | 1:30 p.m. CT

Where | United Center; Chicago, Ill.

TV | Peacock

Radio | Tiger Radio Network

Twitter | @MizzouHoops

KenPom prediction | Mizzou -1

ESPN win probability | 43.7% chance

The Starters

Mizzou (2-1)

G: Jason Crowe Jr. (FR, No. 7 recruit nationally in the 247Sports Composite)

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F: Trent Pierce (SR, 10.4 PPG in 25-26)

F: Toni Bryant (FR, No. 21 recruit nationally in the 247Sports Composite)

F: Mark Mitchell (5 YR, 18.3 PPG in 25-26)

C: Bryson Tiller (SO, 7.9 PPG in 25-26 at Kansas)

Notable Sixth Man: Jamier Jones (SO, 11.9 PPG in 2025-26 at Providence)

Marquette (2-1)

G: Nigel James Jr. (SO, 16.4 PPG in 25-26)

G: Adrien Stevens (SO, 7.9 PPG in 25-26)

G/F: Damarius Owens (JR, 4.8 PPG in 25-26)

F: Royce Parham (JR, 12.5 PPG in 25-26)

C: Sananda Fru (SR, 9.0 PPG in 25-26 at Louisville)

Notable Sixth Man: Colin Porter (5 YR, 11.1 PPG in 25-26 at Liberty)

Note: these starting lineups are projected.

Get to know Marquette: a (mostly) old fashioned roster from the state known for the old fashioned

Oct 1, 2026; New York, NY, USA; Marquette Golden Eagles head coach Shaka Smart speaks at 2026 Big East Media Day at Marriott Marquis. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

When looking at the traditional landscape of college basketball, Marquette does not rise to the level of a blue blood like Duke or Kentucky.

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But the Golden Eagles have as strong of an argument as anyone to be included in the sport’s second tier. They have 37 NCAA Tournament appearances — more than Arizona, Illinois and Purdue — and reached the Sweet Sixteen in 17 of those trips, ranking among the top 15 in both categories.

Marquette reached the height of its success during the Al McGuire era, winning its only national title over a Dean Smith-coached North Carolina squad in 1977. Former McGuire assistants Hank Raymonds and Rick Majerus led the program to solid results through the mid-80s before the program faltered a bit heading into the new…

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