6-5, 1-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
N Illinois NIU	36	34			70
Marquette MARQ	42	37			79

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8-3, 5-2 Home

Northern Illinois Huskies @ Marquette Golden Eagles

Howard, Hauser score 47 combined; Marquette tops N. Illinois

Markus Howard hit all nine of his free-throw attempts and finished with 26 points and Sam Hauser scored 21, including four 3-pointers, to help Marquette pull away for a 79-70 win over Northern Illinois on Monday night.

Dec 18, 2018, 11:14 pm - Associated Press

NIU

According to ESPN Analytics

Data is currently unavailable.

NCAA Division I

Horizon League	CONF	GB	OVR
Wright State	15-5	-	23-12
Robert Morris	13-7	2	22-11
Green Bay	12-8	3	18-15
Detroit Mercy	12-8	3	17-15
Oakland	12-8	3	16-16
Purdue Fort Wayne	11-9	4	17-15
Northern Kentucky	10-10	5	20-14
Youngstown State	8-12	7	15-17
Milwaukee	8-12	7	12-20
Cleveland State	6-14	9	11-22
IU Indianapolis	3-17	12	7-25

NCAA Division I

Big East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	30-7
UConn	17-3	1	34-6
Villanova	15-5	3	24-9
Seton Hall	10-10	8	21-12
Creighton	9-11	9	16-18
DePaul	8-12	10	16-16
Butler	7-13	11	16-16
Providence	7-13	11	15-18
Marquette	7-13	11	12-20
Georgetown	6-14	12	16-18
Xavier	6-14	12	15-18

Men's College Basketball News

Transfers, recruits and roster moves for key men's NCAA basketball teams

The season is finally here. Here is what we think key program rosters look like.

11h

LSU coach Will Wade refuses to discuss RJ Luis Jr.'s eligibility status

LSU coach Will Wade declined to take questions Thursday on the status of RJ Luis Jr., who a day earlier won a temporary restraining order opening the door to play for the Tigers.

12h

Ohio Supreme Court keeps two dozen players eligible as basketball season looms

The Ohio Supreme Court filed an order Thursday that will keep the two dozen players involved in an eligibility case in that state available to play for teams across the country, with the start of college basketball season beginning next week.

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