The Villanova Wildcats (20-8, 11-4) have lost three straight conference games for the first time since realignment. Can the Marquette Golden Eagles (23-4, 12-2) go to Finneran Pavilion, give Villanova a fourth straight loss, and clinch the Big East regular season title?
If any team in the Big East has stood out all season long, it’s been Marquette. You likely already know by now how good Big East Player of the Year frontrunner Markus Howard has been. He leads the conference in scoring at 25.3 points per game (tied for fifth-best in the nation), and has been a walking bucket this season.