The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Marquette Golden Eagles
71 – 65 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -3.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money MARQ -188 / VILL +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual MARQ +6 136 Won
Massey MARQ -4.5 (+1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 137.9 (-1.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -3.1 (+2.9) 136.8 (-0.8) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MARQ -3.5 (+2.5) 135.4 (+0.6) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -4.0 (+2.0) 136.6 (-0.6) 66% ✓
Baseline ML MARQ -3.9 (+2.1) 137.6 (-1.6) 68% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 11, 2026 VILL 77 – 74 MARQ
Jan 10, 2026 VILL 76 – 73 MARQ
Feb 22, 2025 VILL 81 – 66 MARQ
Jan 25, 2025 MARQ 87 – 74 VILL
Jan 31, 2024 MARQ 85 – 80 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MARQ VILL
Overall 27-10 18-16
Conference 14-6 10-10
Home 14-2 10-6
Away 7-5 4-8
Neutral 6-3 4-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.1 70.2
Avg Pts Against 69.8 65.6
Massey 16.8 (#15) 12.2 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 2.68 (#9) 1.45 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.24 (#10) 2.05 (#57)
RPI 0.610 (#14) 0.554 (#79)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ VILL
FG% 48.4% 42.8%
3PT% 35.6% 34.3%
REB / G 32.6 34.6
OREB / G 8.9 8.5
AST / TO 1.59 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 50.9%
TOV% 14.6% 14.5%
ORB% 26.7% 25.2%
FT Rate 17.9% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 16.4%
DRB% 68.9% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 19.1%

Game Analysis

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