Marquette takes on Wisconsin following Prosper's 24-point game

Published Dec. 3, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) at Marquette Golden Eagles (6-2)

Milwaukee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Marquette -5.5; over/under is 135.5

BOTTOM LINE: Marquette hosts the Wisconsin Badgers after Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 24 points in Marquette's 96-70 victory over the Baylor Bears.

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The Golden Eagles have gone 5-0 in home games. Marquette is seventh in college basketball with 19.6 assists per game. Tyler Kolek leads the Golden Eagles averaging 8.3.

The Badgers play their first true road game after going 5-2 with a 3-1 record in neutral-site games to start the season. Wisconsin is fourth in the Big Ten shooting 36.2% from deep. Connor Essegian leads the Badgers shooting 51.7% from 3-point range.

TOP PERFORMERS: Prosper is shooting 58.5% and averaging 14.1 points for the Golden Eagles. Kam Jones is averaging 14.1 points for Marquette.

Tyler Wahl is scoring 14.4 points per game and averaging 7.1 rebounds for the Badgers. Chucky Hepburn is averaging 11.6 points for Wisconsin.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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