Hopkins leads No. 22 Providence against No. 20 Marquette after 20-point showing
Providence Friars (14-4, 6-1 Big East) at Marquette Golden Eagles (14-5, 6-2 Big East)
Milwaukee; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Marquette -7.5; over/under is 151.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Providence takes on the No. 20 Marquette Golden Eagles after Bryce Hopkins scored 20 points in Providence's 73-67 loss to the Creighton Bluejays.
The Golden Eagles have gone 10-1 in home games. Marquette ranks sixth in college basketball with 18.5 assists per game led by Tyler Kolek averaging 7.9.
The Friars are 6-1 against Big East opponents. Providence ranks sixth in the Big East with 14.2 assists per game led by Jared Bynum averaging 4.4.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kam Jones is scoring 15.8 points per game with 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Golden Eagles. Olivier-Maxence Prosper is averaging 14.4 points over the last 10 games for Marquette.
Hopkins is averaging 16.2 points and 9.1 rebounds for the Friars. Devin Carter is averaging 13.2 points and 1.9 steals over the last 10 games for Providence.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Eagles: 8-2, averaging 83.6 points, 27.3 rebounds, 18.1 assists, 9.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 51.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.2 points per game.
Friars: 9-1, averaging 82.3 points, 39.2 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
