BIG EAST GAME THREAD: Marquette at RV Villanova

A graphic for a men’s college basketball game between Marquette and Villanova.  The Marquette logo is in the top left, the Villanova logo is in the bottom right.  It is the second meeting of the season between the two teams, so there is a large red 2 in the background.

THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (9-14, 4-8 Big East) at RV Villanova Wildcats (18-5, 9-3 Big East)

THE DATE: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

THE TIME: 6:30pm Central

THE LOCATION: Finneran Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania

THE TELEVISION: TNT & truTV, with Brian Anderson, Grant Hill, and Andy Katz on the call

THE STREAMING: TNTDrama.com/WatchTNT or HBO Max

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THE RADIO: 94.5 FM/ESPN Milwaukee, available online via The Varsity Network.

THE LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast

THE LINE: Marquette +9.5 according to our friends at FanDuel.

THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Villanova a 90% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 78-65.

THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 31.7, making it the 17th most potentially exciting game out of the 22 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #1? Vanderbilt at Auburn.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

  • Nigel James (15.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.8 spg)
  • Adrien Stevens (7.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.2 spg)
  • Chase Ross (15.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.4 apg, Big East best 2.4 spg)
  • Royce Parham (11.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg)
  • Ben Gold (8.3 ppg, 5.6 rpg)

MARQUETTE INJURY NOTE: Redshirt junior guard Sean Jones missed the last ten games with a foot issue. He was not wearing a walking boot as far back as the home contest against Providence, but head coach Shaka Smart is unsure if Jones will play again this season.

VILLANOVA PROBABLE LINEUP

  • Acaden Lewis (12.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.3 apg, 2.0 spg)
  • Bryce Lindsay (13.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.1 apg)
  • Tyler Perkins (13.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.1 spg)
  • Matt Hodge (9.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
  • Duke Brennan (12.1 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 1.6 apg)

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