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With only a couple of hours before tipoff, sophomore star Markus Howard’s status for Saturday’s game against DePaul remains unknown.
However, it didn’t look like Marquette missed a beat without its leading scorer in Wednesday’s game against St. John’s. Five different players scored in double figures to lead the Golden Eagles to a 85-73 victory. The win kept Marquette’s fledgling tournament hopes alive; BracketMatrix, an online aggregator of March Madness projections, has Marquette as the fifth team out of the tournament.
In order to remain in contention, the Golden Eagles (16-11, 7-8 BIG EAST) will must defeat the DePaul Blue Demons (10-17, 3-12 BIG EAST) in the newly-built Wintrust Arena Saturday.