Overview
- Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT in Milwaukee, with streaming on ESPN+ and no linear TV broadcast.
- Marquette enters 2-1 after a 100-77 loss to Indiana at the United Center, while Little Rock is 1-1.
- Starting point guard Sean Jones is out with a right shoulder injury and will be evaluated later this week, with freshman Nigel James Jr. expected to get his first start.
- Little Rock extended its stay in the city after a 92-72 defeat at UW–Milwaukee, where Braxton Bayless scored 19 points.
- BetMGM lists Marquette as a heavy favorite at -20.5 (moneyline -5000; Little Rock +1400), and the Golden Eagles lead the series 2-0.