Marquette Golden Eagles @ DePaul Blue Demons
Forbes leads Marquette against DePaul after 24-point game
Marquette Golden Eagles (4-3) at DePaul Blue Demons (2-6)
Chicago; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Marquette visits DePaul after Skylar Forbes scored 24 points in Marquette's 65-61 loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
The Blue Demons are 2/3 on their home court. DePaul is 2-4 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 14.1 turnovers per game.
The Golden Eagles have gone 1-1 away from home. Marquette is 1-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
DePaul is shooting 39.0% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point higher than the 38.0% Marquette allows to opponents. Marquette has shot at a 43.2% rate from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 42.4% shooting opponents of DePaul have averaged.
The Blue Demons and Golden Eagles match up Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Katie Novik is scoring 14.3 points per game and averaging 6.9 rebounds for the Blue Demons. Natiah Nelson is averaging 10.5 points and 6.6 rebounds while shooting 50.6%.
Forbes is scoring 13.9 points per game and averaging 3.4 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. Jaidynn Mason is averaging 12.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 1-0 | - | 8-0 |
| St. John's | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-1 |
| Seton Hall | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-1 |
| Providence | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
| Georgetown | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| Marquette | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-3 |
| Butler | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-4 |
| Creighton | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| DePaul | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-6 |
| Xavier | 0-1 | 1 | 4-3 |
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