BIGEASTwbb Minute: Friday’s Top-25 Showdown Between Marquette and DePaul

Two top-25 BIG EAST teams meet on Friday on FS1 as No. 24/24 DePaul visits No. 20/16 Marquette.

WBB Notes - 1.2.19
Meaningful Matchup
For just the second time since conference realignment, a BIG EAST women’s basketball game will feature two Associated Press Top-25 teams as No. 24/24 DePaul visits No. 20/16 Marquette Friday at 8 p.m. ET. The game will air live on FS1. The last time two top-25 teams met in conference play was Jan. 5, 2016, when 24^th-ranked DePaul won at 25^th-ranked Seton Hall, 86-74. In total, Friday’s battle between the BIG EAST’s preseason co-favorites will be the 193^rd top-25 matchup between BIG EAST teams.