CHICAGO – The Marquette men’s basketball team gets its first significiant test of the season when it takes on Indiana at noon on Nov. 9 at the United Center.
The Golden Eagles (2-0) have had a busy week, opening the season with a victory over Albany on Nov. 3 and then beating Southern on Nov. 5. MU also got a commitment from 2026 recruit Alex Egbuonu on Nov. 6.
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Marquette’s probable starters
Guards: Sean Jones, Chase Ross, Zaide Lowery
Forwards: Ben Gold, Caedin Hamilton
Marquette-Indiana prediction
Indiana is a smart passing team with center Reed Bailey and has a knockdown shooter in Tucker DeVries. MU’s defense could get overly aggressive and give those two players holes to exploit. This will be a fun one with both teams willing to get up and down.
Predicted score: Indiana 83, Marquette 80
How to watch Marquette-Indiana
Date: Sunday, Nov. 9
Start time: Noon CT
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TV channel: ESPN
MU-Indiana will be broadcast nationally on ESPN with Dave O’Brien (play-by-play) and Tom Crean (analysis) on the call. Crean is a former coach at both schools.
Marquette-Indiana odds
Indiana is a 2.5-point favorite, with the over-under set at 157.5, per BetMGM.com
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Tom Crean will be on the TV broadcast for Indiana-Marquette in Chicago
