Marquette Golden Eagles (18-8, 10-5 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (11-15, 4-11 Big East)
Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown hosts Marquette after Kelsey Ransom scored 25 points in Georgetown’s 70-65 loss to the Villanova Wildcats.
The Hoyas are 5-6 on their home court. Georgetown has a 7-8 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Golden Eagles are 10-5 in conference play. Marquette ranks third in the Big East with 16.7 assists per game led by Olivia Porter averaging 3.2.
Georgetown’s average of 6.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.9 more made shots on average than the 5.6 per game Marquette allows. Marquette has shot at a 44.1% rate from the field this season, 3.1 percentage points above the 41.0% shooting opponents of Georgetown have averaged.
The Hoyas and Golden Eagles face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Victoria Rivera averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Hoyas, scoring 11.8 points while shooting 36.9% from beyond the arc. Ransom is shooting 38.0% and averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games.
Skylar Forbes is averaging 15.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks for the Golden Eagles. Lee Volker is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hoyas: 3-7, averaging 61.9 points, 27.9 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 6.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.6 points per game.
Golden Eagles: 7-3, averaging 65.5 points, 31.2 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.9 points.
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