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STARTING FIVE: No. 2 Marquette faces No. 15 Western Kentucky in NCAA First Round

Stevie Mitchell (left) and Zaide Lowery (right) in Marquette’s win over Southern.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Marquette men’s basketball is dancing for the third straight year.

The No. 2 seed Golden Eagles take on 15th seeded Western Kentucky at 1 p.m. CST Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

“We’re excited to be here in Indy,” Marquette head coach Shaka Smart said. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been in this building… It’s great to be back. Excited about our group of guys.

“Those three guys (Oso, Tyler and Kam) that were just up here talking, awesome representatives of Marquette University and of our team, as are the rest of our players.