WHO: Marquette Golden Eagles (1-0) @ #20 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)

WHERE: Value City Arena, Columbus, OH

WHEN: Tonight, 7:30 PM ET

TV: ESPN2

Teams met in Milwaukee on November 16th of last year…game was tied 19-19 (!) at half, Ohio State went on to win 52-35.

Buckeyes

• Beat UMass Lowell River Hawks 92-55 in season & home opener last Friday
• Starting 5 was Scott, Russell, Thompson, Loving, A. Williams
• Russell – 16 pts (led team), 2-6 from 3, 4 reb, 6 ast, 3 steals, 1 turnover in 26 min
• Scott – 9 pts, 11 ast (led team), 30 min (led team)
• Lee 13 pts, K. Williams 12 pts (2-4 from 3) off bench
• Tate led reserves in minutes (25)
• Ten players played at least 10 minutes
• Buckeyes have won 13 consecutive nonconference games in Columbus

Golden Eagles

• Long time Duke player and assistant Steve Wojciechowski in his first year as Marquette’s head coach
• Defeated UT Martin Skyhawks 79-63 in season & home opener last Friday
• Sophomore forward JuJuan Johnson led the team with 20 pts, 4 steals and 2 blocks
• Senior forward Juan Anderson also pitched in 16 points and a team-high 7 boards
• No player taller than 6’7″ on the roster
• Senior guard & captain Derrick Wilson suffered a leg injury against the Skyhawks, is questionable to play
• Team was picked tied for 7th in preseason Big East coaches’ poll