Bob Huggins. The man who served as the icon for the evil Bearcats in Conference USA during the 90s. Although he no longer walks the sidelines for the Cincinnati Bearcats he is still very familar with Tom Crean and the Marquette Program. Many epic battles took place between the two programs throughout Marquette's tenure in CUSA and look for Huggins signature tuffness to make itself apparent with the Mountainers of West Virginia in Sunday's game.
Huggins now coaches a new team in West Virginia and has resurrected some of his old magic this season leading the Mountaineers to a 10-3 record on the year. Tip off is set for 1 o'clock in West Virginia and looks to be a challenging game as Marquettes looks to take an early lead in conference out of the gates. Looking ahead to the rest of the week MU will also be playing to more opponents at home with Seton Hall coming to town Tuesday and then the big showdown with Notre Dame on Saturday.
As with most games this season Sunday's game should come down to who can impose their style of basketball upon the other team. Being one of the most athletic teams in the nation Marquette will look for transition baskets while West Virginia will work primarily out of the half court set. While the Big Three remain consistent leaders on the offensive end the front court led by Sophomore Lazar Hayward and company has carried its own as well helping Marquette control the boards in the majority of the games this season.
My prediction 73-65 in a game with plenty of scoring and sloppy play.
Here are a few previews from ESPN and a great MU blog Cracked Sidewalks
Ring Out Ahoya!
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