Villanova (10-11) and 17th Ranked Marquette (17-4) Face Off

Filed under Game Preview on January 27th, 2012

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It will be a test of will for the Wildcats at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday as Villanova takes on Marquette in Big East action. It starts at 12:00 EST and it will be televised on ESPN 2.

Villanova is in 12th place in the conference, Marquette is in 2nd place. Marquette is a Top 25 team, ranked #17 in the AP, and Villanova has a record of 0-3 against ranked teams. The Wildcats are 10-11 overall as well as 3-6 in the Big East. Meanwhile, the Golden Eagles have a notable record of 17-4 including 6-2 in the conference. The RPI has the Golden Eagles ranked #10 while the Wildcats are ranked #78. Marquette has won five straight.

Villanova has played Marquette already, and lost to them 81-77 on January 1st. Last season, the Wildcats beat the Golden Eagles 75-70. Over four years, Villanova has gone 5-4 against Marquette.

• Keep filling up on cupcakes. Villanova has a stronger schedule than Marquette this season (SOS Rank: #3 vs #23).
• Villanova is taller. The average height of the top 8 players on Villanova is 78.1 inches compared to 76.0 inches for Marquette.
• Mouphtaou Yarou is ranked 5th in the Big East in rebounds
• Villanova can actually jump, with more rebounds (40.9 per game vs 36.0 per game) than Marquette this season.

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